Ice hockey

Germany maintains quarter-final Chance

Cold as ice: the world hockey championship in St. Petersburg, the DEB selection is shown against Belarus unusually nervous. Now, the first world Cup quarter-final the catchment since 2011.

Germany’s national ice hockey team has celebrated the 5:2 (3:0, 1:1, 1:1) against Belarus on Friday the second tournament victory. After the first world Cup success against Belarus for nine years and only the second ever, the Team of national coach, Marco Sturm has a spot in the K. o. round, in their own Hand.

Patrick Reimer (5. Minute) and Brooks Macek (35.) with their third world Cup goal, and Leon Draisaitl (6.), Felix Schütz (11.) and Philip Gogulla (60.) gave Germany the outstanding preliminary round play is in a good position.

With or without striker Rieder?

For Belarus only Andrei Stepanov (28 met.) and Andrei Stas (50.) after a
evil errors of NHL Keeper Thomas Greiss in his world Cup debut. With seven points, the selection of the German ice hockey Federation (DEB) jumped on rank four of the group B in St. Petersburg.

Germany won 5:2 against Belarus!!!! #GoGermany #VFJaeGER pic.twitter.com/Q9NPhmxmc4

— Dt. Ice Hockey Federation (@DEB_eV) 13. May 2016

May be a victory from the games on Sunday, against the USA (15.15 hrs CEST) and on Monday against the Mavericks, Hungary (19.15 GMT) to enter into the K. o.-round. Whether NHL forward Tobias Rieder can help, is unclear. The attacker of the Arizona Coyotes injured, the ill-fated 2:5 on Thursday against Canada in the leg and could not play against white Russia. As long as the quick striker fails, is officially still unclear.

Torreiche The Beginning Of Minutes

Even without their best striker, the German Team impressed on Friday with your callousness. In addition, Greiss from New York Islanders to his Blackout showed in the final third of a good world Cup debut. Especially in the middle third of the new number one, was pushed to an outstanding NHL season on Thursday to the Team, gave his Team previously worry-free.

On into the fray: But where is the Puck?

“This is the most important game in the tournament”, had the coach of said storm before. Accordingly, his Team started. Already the first shot by DEL Topscorer Reimer ended up in the net. Not 80 seconds later burst when NHL young star Draisaitl finally the node. So far at the world Cup disappointing striker of the Edmonton Oilers met after a fine pass from Berlin, Marcel
Noebels.

A goof, a lot of strong parades

In contrast to previous world Cup worked tournaments, the chance of recovery and the power play continue to be excellent. The first penalty time of the Eastern Europeans in Sweden for Rögle BK active Felix Schütz used to the 3:0. In view of the stormy commencement of his front people was Greiss in the German goal first, long out of work. “He has a certain charisma. He is a calm guy. This is extremely important for a front team, that you know that the rear one is in there, the tranquility,” had the storm over the North America, said professional, the Timo Pielmeier replaced.

First, in a Majority Stepanov from Dynamo Minsk beat the German Keeper, who had six years ago, at the Olympic games in Vancouver, nor is it a bitter experience against Belarus. The 3:5 at the time of the Füssener held only twelve out of the 17 shots on goal. And also this time made a mess of Greiss: A deflected liberation of the white Russians slipped the Keeper on the trowel into his own net. In the remaining ten minutes, Greiss showed again strong parades and saved the victory. Gogulla scored into the empty Russian goal for a final score.

sw/haz (dpa, sid)