(sda) The Germans gave up a 2-1 lead in the last third. 31 seconds after the second break, Roman Startschenko equalized with a penalty, while Pavel Akolsin was responsible for the Kazakhs’ winning goal in the 56th minute. The team of coach Toni Söderholm, which had meanwhile turned a 0: 1 (27th) into 2: 1 (35th), lost despite 30:15 shots on goal. That was not enough, the Germans who are considered to be future NHL striker Lukas Reichel failed because of an unpunished check on the head. For Kazakhstan, which continues to surprise, it was their third win in their fourth game.
Canada’s Adam Henrique, Anaheim Ducks striker, with two goals and one assist played a decisive role in ensuring that the North Americans, who started the tournament with three defeats, kept the (minimal) chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals. The 4: 2 (51st) shot Henrique outnumbered.
In the Swiss group, Russia showed no weakness against Denmark and won 3-0. However, the record world champion had to wait until the 40th minute before taking the lead through Ivan Morozov. In the last section, Alexander Barabanow (50th) and Dimitri Voronkow (57th) made everything clear. The Russian keeper Alexander Samonow needed 18 parades for the shutout.
Great Britain defeated Belarus 4-3. Liam Kirk distinguished himself as a double scorer in the middle third with a one-two punch within 89 seconds 3: 1 (39th). Belarus clearly dominated the last section (22: 7 shots on goal), but the 1: 4 mortgage was too heavy. Before that, the Eastern Europeans had scored four points against Sweden (1: 0) and the Czech Republic (2: 3 nV). Great Britain now also has four counters on the account.
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