This was the second match of the tournament for both teams. While Switzerland defeated Latvia 7-3 on the opening day, Germany lost 5-10 against the Czech Republic. As expected, this game was in charge of the Swiss players. The key figure of the match was the 21-year-old Deny Känzig, who posted six points (4+2), which were also his first points at the Men’s World Championship in his career.
In the history of the WFC, these two countries faced each other four times, with Switzerland winning all of the matches. And today’s game was not an exception. Switzerland set the pace of the game from the beginning, controlling the ball most of the time. The opening goal was scored in the 7th minute of the first period by Paolo Reidi. It was his first career point at the WFC as well. Also Nils Conrad (0+1) and Dan Hartmann (2+2) recorded their career-first points at the Men’s World Championships.
The match was a really one-sided affair. German players were only defending and you could count their offensive chances on the fingers of one hand. At 17:51 Känzig, the man of the match, scored a spectacular goal. With his stick in one hand he hit the ball from the air straight into the net. As the game went on the Swiss players kept adding more goals. At the end of the second period Germany changed goalies, as Nils Hallerstede went into the crease to replace Mike Dietz, who conceded seven goals.
The Swiss goalkeeper Patrick Eder, playing his first career match at the Men’s World Championship, was on the verge of keeping a clean sheet. But in the 57th minute, Erik Schuschwary scored a power-play goal for Germany and spoilt Eder’s shout-out plans. Actually, the Swiss team should pay more attention to Schuschwary next time they face Germany as he also managed to score twice in their last head-to-head encounter at the WFC 2016, where Switzerland won 11-3.
DAY 4: Group Stage Culminating, Czech Republic to Face Switzerland – 4.12.2018
Germany Saves Czechs by Beating Latvia, Nordic Powers Post Convincing Wins – 4.12.2018
Sweden Dominates Norway to Get Easy 9-1 Win – 3.12.2018
Estonia Beats Thailand 11-4 to End Group Stage Unbeaten – 3.12.2018
Great First Period Secures First Victory for Finland – 3.12.2018
Great Defense Gives Australia First Tournament Win over Poland – 3.12.2018
Data Analysis: Latvia vs Czech Republic 4:3 – 3.12.2018
Impressive Third Period Pushes Germany to First Win in Prague – 3.12.2018
Zubir‘s Two Goals Help Singapore Beat Japan in Front of 6,341 Spectators – 3.12.2018
Data Analysis: Finland vs Sweden 4:5 – 3.12.2018
DAY 3: Program Starts with Asian Battle, Fans to See Two Nordic Derbies – 3.12.2018
Latvia Stuns the Hosts, Slovakia and Switzerland on Scoring Surge – 3.12.2018
Estonia Wins Evening Thriller in Arena Sparta – 2.12.2018
First Tournament Surprise as Latvia Beats Czech Republic 4-3 – 2.12.2018
Battle between Canada and Singapore Ends in First Tournament Draw – 2.12.2018
Switzerland Outclasses Germany 13-1, Känzig Scores Four Goals – 2.12.2018
Japan Enters Tournament with 1-15 Loss against Slovakia – 2.12.2018
Norway Turns Score to Get First Tournament Win – 2.12.2018
Data Analysis: Germany vs Czech Republic 5:10 – 2.12.2018
DAY 2: Twelve Teams in Action, Czechs to Face Latvia – 2.12.2018