From the Olympic dream – Germany experiences ice hockey debacle against Slovakia
Created: 2022-02-15Updated: 2022-02-15, 8:28 p.m
By: Nils Wollenschläger
Olympia 2022 - Germany was eliminated from the men's ice hockey tournament.
On Tuesday, the DEB team suffered a clear defeat against Slovakia.
Out of the dream of an Olympic medal!
The German national ice hockey team clearly lost their quarter-final qualifier against Slovakia 0:4 (0:1, 0:2, 0:1) in Beijing on Tuesday morning and must therefore already start their journey home.
MANNHEIM24* reports on the game.
After the Olympics, a check by David Wolf also caused a stir*.
Olympics 2022 | Men's Ice Hockey Tournament |
round | Quarterfinal Qualification |
lot | Slovakia 4-0 Germany (1-0, 2-0, 1-0) |
Gates | 1-0 Hudáček (12'), 2-0 Cehlárik (28'), 3-0 Krištof (29'), 4-0 Hrivík (58') |
Ice hockey disappointment at the Olympics: Germany fails in Slovakia
From the start, the DEB team doesn't find its way into the game at all.
Libor Hudáček (12th), Peter Cehlárik (28th), Michal Krištof (29th) and
Marek Hrivík (58th) shoot Slovakia into the Olympic quarterfinals.
Ice hockey at the Olympics: Germany loses to Slovakia.
© Peter Kneffel/dpa
Despite several superior numbers, Germany can no longer make the game exciting in the final phase.
Slovakia now meets the USA in the quarterfinals.
For the team of national coach Toni Söderholm, the 2022 Olympics are over.
Ice hockey: Germany loses against Slovakia – live ticker to read
And now it's over! Germany clearly loses 4-0 against Slovakia and has to return home.
59 minutes
: Hudáček is also penalized.
59 minutes
: Wolf has to leave the ice after a completely unnecessary check.
That fits the picture.
58 minutes: Now it's going to be a slap, Slovakia make it 4-0.
58 minutes
: Niederberger goes off the ice.
57 minutes
: The DEB team can thank Niederberger that it is "only" 0:3 here.
56 minutes
: Bittner is back.
54 minutes
: Penalty against Bittner, Germany outnumbered.
53 minutes
: The DEB team can't get through, Slovakia is complete again.
51 minutes
: Kelemen (cross-check) has to come off the ice, again Powerplay Germany.
50th Minute
: The last ten minutes are running.
Germany must throw everything forward.
48 minutes
: There just has to be more.
Even with a majority, Germany does not pose a threat, Slovakia is complete again.
46 minutes
: Powerplay Germany: Gernát has to be off the ice for two minutes.
Now a goal is needed!
43 minutes:
Germany can hardly free themselves, Slovakia is still the better and, above all, more active team.
42 minutes
: First chance in the last third: Čerešňák fails at Niederberger.
41 minutes
: The last third begins, Germany needs to catch up to avert the Olympics.
Ice hockey: Germany threatens to be out of the Olympics – DEB team against Slovakia is completely off the mark
Second and final break in Beijing: Germany are now 3-0 down against Slovakia.
Cehlárik (28') and Krištof (29') can double-raise within moments.
The DEB team needs a little ice hockey miracle in the last third to make it into the quarterfinals after all.
37 minutes
: Pföderl has Germany's best chance so far in the second period, but Rybár is there.
36 minutes
: Germany has its back against the wall, Slovakia is pushing for the fourth goal.
31st Minute
: Slovakia is closer to the fourth goal than Germany to the first.
The Söderholm team urgently needs a reaction.
Ice hockey threatens: Germany completely off the roll - double hit Slovakia
29 minutes: Now it's getting really bitter from a German perspective! Krištof makes it 3-0 for Slovakia.
29 minutes
: The lead here is anything but undeserved.
Germany is completely off the mark.
28 minutes: 2-0 for Slovakia! Cehlárik completes a well-carried attack and extends the lead.
27 minutes
: That was a brief pleasure: Plachta also has to go to the penalty box.
27 minutes
: Is this a chance for the DEB team?
Rosandič needs two minutes off the ice, Powerplay Germany.
24 minutes
: Loibl has to be injured by the ice and is being treated outside.
24 minutes
: The DEB team also survives this shortfall and is now complete again.
22 minutes
: Too many players on the ice, penalty against Germany: Tiffels serves the two minutes.
21 minutes
: The teams are back – the second third is on.
Ice hockey: Germany with a false start against Slovakia – So the Olympics threatens
First break in Beijing: Germany are 1-0 down against Slovakia after 20 minutes.
So far, the DEB team has found it very difficult to get into the game.
The Slovaks create the better chances and take the lead through Hudáček (12th).
To have a chance of progressing, Germany needs to improve in the second third.
We'll get back to you right away!
18 minutes
: The outnumbered is over: Wolf is back, Germany is complete again.
16 minutes
: First penalty of the game: Wolf (legs) has to go into the cool box.
15 minutes
: The series around Wolf, Krämmer and Kühnhackl has so far caused the most danger.
However, what the DEB team is putting on the ice is not really compelling.
13th minute
: Slovakia can almost follow suit here, the DEB team has to be careful.
Olympics – ice hockey: Slovakia shocks Germany
12 minutes: Goal for Slovakia! Is that annoying! Jonas Müller steers the disc unhappily into his own goal. Hudáček is counted as the scorer.
9 minutes
: Krämmer gets through well and runs alone towards Rybár, but the Slovakian goalie keeps the upper hand.
9 minutes
: Good phase in Slovakia, which caused more danger.
Germany so far without a real chance to score.
5 minutes
: Zuzin with the Slovaks' first shot, but DEB goalie Niederberger passes the first test and saves with his schooner.
3. Minute
: Germany takes control of the action in the first few minutes.
1st minute
: The game is on - let's go!
5:08 a.m
.: The two teams come onto the ice and the action is about to begin.
5 a.m
.: This is the starting six that national coach Söderholm is betting on against Slovakia today: Niederberger - M. Müller, Brandt - Rieder, Kahun, Plachta.
Olympia - ice hockey in the live ticker: Germany today against Slovakia
Update from February 15 – 4:50 a.m
.: For the German national ice hockey team, the Olympics are all or nothing today.
At 5:10 a.m. German time, the DEB team meets Slovakia.
Only the winner of the game advances to the Olympic quarterfinals against the USA and can still dream of a medal.
Good omen for the team of national coach Toni Söderholm: Moritz Müller and Co. won the last duel against Slovakia at the Germany Cup 2021 4-1.
Ice hockey at the Olympics: Germany vs. Slovakia in the live ticker – preliminary report
First report from February 14th – 9:20 p.m
.: Hello and welcome to the live ticker from MANNHEIM24*!
The German national ice hockey team* has to worry about entering the quarterfinals at the Olympics in Beijing.
The DEB team did not qualify directly for the round of 8 and will now face Slovakia on Tuesday (February 15) at 5:10 am (CET).
The team of national coach Toni Söderholm only moves into the Olympic quarterfinals* with a win.
There it would go against the USA on Wednesday (February 16).
Germany vs. Slovakia will be broadcast live on free TV and live stream*.
Ice hockey at the Olympics: Germany vs. Slovakia – information about the showdown
"
We now really understand how we have to play on this ice surface,
" explains DEB captain Moritz Müller ahead of Tuesday's decider.
"
It's just a game.
Nerves and constitution have to be there on point.
Then a lot is possible
, ”says DEB attacker Patrick Hager.
Like Germany, Slovakia finished third in the group and have only celebrated a win against Latvia so far.
The DEB team lost to both Canada and the USA.
The silver medalist from 2018 only prevailed against hosts China.
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