Canadian Men’s Indoor Team Falls To Germany In Final Pool Match
February 11, 2011
Germany v. Canada: 14-1 (5:1)
After losing to Poland, Germany needed a win to mathematically secure their Semi-Final berth and immediately took control of the proceedings, Christopher ZELLER scoring on their second attack of the match. Canada managed to maintain their defensive structure for a while and to push forward on occasions, with a chance for Nicholas HIGNELL at the end of a swift combination of passes. They defended well the first German penalty-corner and Shankar PREMAKANTHAN thwarted a few German attempts before Florian WOESCH scored again for Germany in the 14th minute.
Canada scored by Adam ALI on penalty-corner, but Moritz FÜRSTE immediately re-established the 3-goal lead after slaloming through the whole Canadian defence. Germany pushed up the pace in second period and scored regularly against a Canadian squad tiring progressively and powerless against the swift and elaborate combinations of passes of their experienced opponents. With the large win (14-1), Germany nearly assured themselves of a Semi-Final qualification before the last pool match between Poland and The Netherlands.
By: FIH/Yan Huckendubler
