Ice hockey World Cup: A third of the disaster: German debacle at ice hockey World Cup

Unlike the vice world champion: Hope for a German World Cup medal suffered a bitter dampers in the fourth preliminary round game of the ice hockey national team. Against Archrival Switzerland, the team of national coach Harold Kreis clearly lost 1: 5 (0: 0: 0: 4, 1: 1). Thanks to the three victories before, the selection of the German Ice Hockey Association continues to have all chances of the quarter-finals.

In view of the class difference on the ice, there was no circle. “After four games, we are in three victories and a defeat against the Vice World Champion. Switzerland was simply better today,” said the national coach at ProSieben.

Four pack from ex-NHL striker Andrighetto

After a catastrophic middle section, only Jonas Müller from the Eisbären Berlin (59th minute) only hit late. Previously, ex-NHL striker Sven Andrighetto from the ZSC Lions Zurich had played the DEB selection with four goals (26/34./35./49.). “This is a great player who cannot be disturbed,” said Kreis appreciatively.

The next preliminary round opponent is the US team on Saturday (4.20 p.m./ProSieben and Magenta Sport). “Of course we have to work up the game today. That is very important. But then we have to check it off,” said striker vourer Patrick Hager in magenta.

The Swiss managed almost over the entire playing time to take the service providers such as world-class attackers Tim Stützle from the Ottawa Senators out of the game with hardness. The leaders in the German team around NHL star Moritz Seider from the Detroit Red Wings also showed weaknesses and sometimes seemed overwhelmed against the power of the Swiss.

Only in the first third at eye level

In the past, the two rivals fought hard and close duels in the Ko-round. It also looked like this in the first section. There were numerous hard checks and duels. “The pace is very high. It goes up and down,” said defender Fabio Wagner in magenta.

All the more surprising the crash in the second round. Within 84 seconds, Damien Riat (25th minute) and Andrighetto (26th) took care of the tour with a double strike. Germany hardly took place and tried to get back into play. But Switzerland continued.

The complete defensive was next to you in numerous Swiss attacks. The lack of the injured defender Moritz Müller (Cologne Haie) and Kai Wissmann (Eisbären Berlin) did not notice the underdogs. Seider also had difficulties against the outstanding Swiss star offensive around Kevin Fiala (Los Angeles Kings).

The Swiss do what they wanted. Once the 0: 3 by Michael Fora was withdrawn due to offside position. Then Andrighetto was successful again. His goal was also checked for offside, but the referees gave the goal (34th), although Fiala appeared offside. Andrighetto makes his hat trick on a majority only 62 seconds later.

Switzerland took it easy in the third third. Stützle failed twice in a promising position on the strong goalkeeper Leonardo Genoni. The 23 -year -old attacker later even hit a small frustration foul. In the majority, it was once more Andrighetto, which increased with its fourth goal (49th). Only at the end the DEB selection by Müller came to an honorary goal.