Germany beats the USA in a dramatic semi-final after overtime and is in the World Cup final. The title is at stake against Canada.
- Ice Hockey World Cup, quarter-finals: USA - Germany 3:4 (2:2, 1:0, 0:1, 3:4)
- Germany pulls off a surprise and beats the favored USA 4-3 after overtime.
- Player of the match for Germany was goalie Mathias Niederberger.
- As a result, Harold Kreis's team reached the final against Canada and played for the World Cup title.
Playing: What a game! Despite being 0-2 down at the start of the game, Germany is in the final of the Ice Hockey World Championship. After the DEB selection saved themselves with a goal in overtime shortly before the end of regular time, Tiffels shot his team to victory with an outstanding individual performance. In the final, gold is at stake against Canada. Germany has secured silver and thus the first World Championship medal in 70 years.
69th minute: YES! Tiffels hits the puck into the corner after an outstanding individual performance and leads Germany into the final of the World Cup. The game is over.
66th minute: Tiffels suddenly has a huge chance, but the puck bounces onto the goal net. Continue 3:3.
65th minute: Germany barely finishes, the USA dominate overtime. Five minutes left.
63rd minute: Niederberger parries, but the USA continues and shows more pressure forward so far.
61st minute: Overtime continues.
Break in thirds: What a thrill! Due to the late 3:3, the German team saves itself in overtime. Now it's a maximum of ten minutes 3v3. Whoever hits first wins the game. If no goal is scored, it goes to a penalty shootout.
59th minute: TOOOOOOOOOOOOR! Niederberger is off the ice, Germany in 6 to 5 and Noebels pokes the puck over the line!!! Compensation!!!!!
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59th minute: Two minutes left, when will Niederberger leave the ice?
58th minute: Niederberger keeps the German team in the game with a strong save.
56th minute: Desmith with a brilliant deed! That can't be true.
54th minute: Müller hits the puck against the crossbar! Big opportunity for the German team!
52nd minute: There are just over eight minutes left on the clock. Will Germany still manage to score in overtime?
49th minute: Fischbuch with fabulous preparatory work, but Kastner can't take the chance and misses the chance to equalize.
47th minute: The German team increases the pressure and wants the equalizer. However, Desmith quickly closes the schooners and prevents the impact.
44th minute: Niederberger has to risk everything to avoid conceding the 2:4. The keeper shows a really strong game!
43rd min: The Americans disrupt the DEB selection again early in the game and try to force puck losses. Germany must remain patient.
41st minute: The third period continues.
Germany vs. USA: High tension ahead of final third of World Cup semi-final
Break in thirds: Germany is 2-3 down, but still has every chance of reaching the final. Soon we will continue with the last third.
38th minute: Gawanke fails with a shot from the blue line to Casey Desmith.
37th minute: Big chance for the USA after a counterattack, but the wrist shot just misses the case.
35th minute: A little more than five minutes left in the second period. Will the German team still manage to equalize in the middle section?
32nd minute: But now there are two minutes against the DEB selection, Sturm has to go to the penalty box.
31st minute: The referees overlook a clear stick strike against Gawanke. That should have given a two-minute penalty against the USA.
29th minute: Now it's happened, the USA makes it 3-2 and leads again. And again, it's a puck loss in forward motion. Niederberger is able to parry twice, but then has no chance.
27th minute: The USA has taken over the game again and is pushing for the lead. Now it's time to watch out for the DFB selection!
25th minute: The 3-2 for the USA? After a counterattack, the DEB selection is outnumbered and has to accept the supposed goal by Grimaldi. The referees look at the goal again on the screen and realize that the puck was not completely over the line.
24th minute: The German team starts well and forces keeper Casey Desmith to make two strong saves.
21st minute: The second period continues.
Germany vs. USA: Draw after first period
End of third: The DEB selection started the World Cup semi-final against the USA very badly with two quick goals, but showed morale and equalized in the first third.
19th minute: Leg setting against the USA! Grimaldi also has to be off the ice for two minutes, the DEB selection is in 4 to 3 numbers.
19th minute: After a few seconds, the USA also concedes a penalty. It continues with 4v4.
18th minute: Wojciech Stachowiak has to go to the penalty box for two minutes due to leg positioning.
17th minute: Double strike!!!!! The DB selection compensates! After an outstanding assist by Sturm, Maksymilian Szuber hammers the puck into the net.
14th minute: TOOOOOOOOR for the German team!!! In the power play she develops a lot of pressure and after a shot by Moritz Seider it is Frederik Tiffels who dusts off in front of the goal to make it 1-2.
12th minute: Penalty time for the USA. Germany outnumbered by two minutes!
11th minute: Now the chance for Jonas Müller, but his shot from the blue line does not pose any major problems for the USA keeper.
8th minute: Again and again, the German team loses the goal in their own third and invites the USA to scoring chances.
4th minute: Rocco Grimaldi makes it 2-0.
4th minute: The USA have been livelier so far and always follow up early. The DEB selection already knows at the beginning of the game what to expect today.
2nd minute: The defense of the German team is unsorted and is caught cold. After a fine attack, the USA scored to make it 1-0, Niederberger in the goal of the DEB selection has no chance.
1st minute: The semi-finals begin!
Update from Saturday, May 27, 17:05 p.m.: In 15 minutes it starts in Tampere with the semi-finals of the Ice Hockey World Championship between Germany and the USA. Will the DFB team make it to the final?
Initial report: Tampere - The German national ice hockey team surpassed itself at the World Championships in Tampere, Finland. After three defeats at the beginning of the tournament against Sweden, Finland and the USA, four convincing victories followed, which brought the team of national coach Harold Kreis fourth place in the preliminary round group. In the quarter-finals, the DEB team pulled off a real coup, as Switzerland was knocked out of the World Cup tournament 3-1.
Germany vs USA: Who will advance to the final?
What's in it now? "Everything," replied striker and leader Nico Sturm: "Why shouldn't we win two more games?" However, the success against Switzerland cost the team a lot of energy. "I didn't feel my legs at all for the last ten minutes. I'm incredibly proud of the team, how everyone fought for each other. Unbelievable," said Sturm on the TV channel Sport1.
Harold Kreis was very proud of his troops: "I can only take my hat off again and again. We know that it's all about unconditional support for each other and togetherness," said the national coach at the broadcaster MagentaSport. In the semi-finals, Germany will face the USA, who have won all eight games at the World Cup and have become the top favourites for the title.
Germany will meet the USA in the semi-finals of the Ice Hockey World Championship. © IMAGO/Heikki Saukkomaa
Germany vs USA: DEB selection back in Finland
In the preliminary round there was a narrow defeat against the USA for the DEB selection, which was equal and could have won the game. Incidentally, the German national team will return to Tampere, Finland, where they also played all their group matches. For the quarter-finals against Switzerland, she had to travel to Riga, Latvia. So now against the USA, the team is playing in their usual hall again. (smr)