The first loss under Jalonen. Retaliation with Germany was decided by a goal from the sixth minute

Last week, the Czechs defeated Austria twice in the first tests before the World Cup in Tampere – in Znojmo 5: 1 and in Linz 4: 1. The Czech team will meet for the next phase of preparation on Easter Monday in Ostrava and will be met by two Euro Hockey Challenge duels in Slovakia. On Thursday, April 21, he will start at 5:30 pm in Spišská Nová Ves and two days later from 3:00 pm in Trenčín.

“I liked it. It was a really good match. The Germans learned from the last match overnight, they were stronger in the fights, they played better defensively than yesterday. In terms of our performance, I think some players, given that “They played for two days in a row, they didn’t have the energy we had yesterday. But we still had a lot of chances. Goaling is the hardest part of hockey,” Jalonen said.

Right at the beginning, Smejkal prepared a chance for Blümel, but goalkeeper Jenike intervened. The Czechs had the upper hand at the beginning, but in the 6th minute the Germans were happy with the lead. From the left circle, Schmölz overcame Kváč and scored the same as in Thursday’s defeat. Jalonen’s team failed to catch up with the final pass and, on the contrary, Fleischer had another chance for the opponent and Karachun also threatened.

In the 12th minute, after Zdráhal’s pass, he found himself alone in front of Jenik Navrátil, but missed. The home team did not succeed even during Rogl’s punishment, and even Černoch’s attempt did not bring about a settlement.

At the beginning of the second part, the Czech goalkeeper squeezed out Jentzsch’s dotted attempt with a mask. Then he didn’t have an exact Kahun fly. In the 28th minute, Kodýtek was close to leveling, but the puck stopped in the goal area. When Krejčík was eliminated in the middle of the second half, Karachun did not hit the goal and Höfflin headed for the upper post. The Germans defended themselves against Wagner’s punishment.

At the turn of the second and third thirds, the Czechs withstood Smejkal’s four-minute suspension. After a break, Schmölz pushed in front of the goal, but Kváča hit. Bender’s foul shortened the long power play by 38 seconds. In the middle of the third part, Jenike fired Smejkal’s shot.

In the 54th minute, Flek was able to equalize in his own weakness, but he hit the top post. “I saw it ring down the crossbar, so I thought it must be in the gate. he went about perpendicular to the goal line, there the defender pulled him out, “said forward Jakub Flek.

Zdráhal had another option. During the power play, however, Höfflin scored an empty goal from his own defensive zone and sealed the victory of the team of Finnish coach Toni Söderholm.

“The Germans were livelier today. They created more chances, but I don’t think we played badly. We played a good match, unfortunately we didn’t score a goal. We had plenty of opportunities. It was balanced and it was really about a goal to equalize or they took the lead, “added defender Michal Jordán.

Euro Hockey Challenge match in Chomutov:

Czech Republic – Germany 0: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)

Goals and recordings: 6. Schmölz (Kahun, Rogl), 59. Höfflin. Judges: Hradil, Kika – Gebauer, Hlavatý. Exclusion: 4: 3. No use. Attendance: 4351.

Sets:

Czech Republic: Kváča – Ščotka, Jordán, L. Zábranský ml., Krejčík, D. Jiříček, Sklenička, Budík, L. Kaňák – Smejkal, P. Holík, Blümel – O. Beránek, Černoch, M. Lang – Navrátil, Kodýtek, Flek – Klapka, Hladonik, P. Zdráhal. Coach: Kari Jalonen.

Německo: Jenike – Münzenberger, Bender, Hüttl, Wagner, Huss, Rogl – Fleischer, Kahun, Schmölz – L. Braun, Soramies, Höfflin – Jentzsch, Blank, Karachun – Volek, Leonhardt, Rutkowski. Trener: Toni Söderholm.

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