The USA narrowly defeated Germany. © ANSA / KIMMO BRANDT

Germany's World Cup drama continues

Germany's national ice hockey team continues to pay the lessons at the World Cup and is under enormous pressure early on after the third defeat in the third game.

15 May 2023

From: dpa

Another strong performance did not lead to any points on Monday in Tampere in the 2:3 (0:0, 2:1, 0:2) against the USA. Goals from Samuel Soramies (31st minute) from the outnumbered Augsburg Panthers and Justin Schütz (40th) from the German champions EHC Red Bull Munich were not enough. AHL professional Ronnie Attard (26th), Sean Farrell from the Montreal Canadiens (46th) and Matt Coronato from the Calgary Flames (55th) scored for the favored US team.

"That hurts. Now we have the shotgun on our chest,” said NHL defender Moritz Seider in view of the pressure situation at MagentaSport: “Now we must not lose the thread. Now we have to find a switch to go in a little dirty. We have to make sure we march on with a broad chest.”

The selection of national coach Harold Kreis had previously lost unfortunately against the title favorites Sweden (0:1) and Finland (3:4). “I think we played the third good game, maybe the best, and unfortunately we weren't rewarded again,” said captain Moritz Müller at Sport1: “The most important thing is that we take the positives with us.” After the tough opening program and two After a few days without games, Germany must now win against Denmark on Thursday (19.20:XNUMX p.m.) to keep their chance of reaching the quarter-finals.