Japan2 – Germany2 0:4 (end) | Sweden2 – Russia 1:3 (end)
final
Japan2
0:4 (0:1, 0:1, 0:2)
Germany2
Thursday 13.02.2014, 09:00 • Olympics - Women
     
    Thanks for following the game with us! Don't miss the other three matches of the men's hockey tournament today and the final group stage match of the women's hockey tournamnet between Russia and Sweden. Goodbye! (11:12:14)
     
    Germany reached its minimum goal by taking the 3rd spot in group B of the women's hockey tournament group stage in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi by beating Japan 4-0. The lead might be one or two goals too high in the end as Japan worked hard for a goal themselves but it is more than deserved.

    A brilliant German goalie Viona Harrer earned a shutout with 30 saves!

    Shots on goal: Japan 11 (30) – Germany 11 (25)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:28
    Goal for Team Germany!


    The Japanese just had taken out their goalie for an additional skater to force the consolation goal when FRANZISKA BUSCH hit the empty net and scored her second of theday for a convincing 4-0 win for Germany!

    Assisted by Susann Gotz.
     
    58:30
    Goal for Team Germany!


    With 90 seconds left to play the Germans finally make the thrird goal this morning! Nina Kamenik gave a brilliant back hand assist from right to the Japanese net and KERSTIN SPIELBERGER also with the back hand brought the puck over the goal line into the left corner!

    Assisted by Tanja Einsenschmid and Nina Kamenik!
     
    57:37
    Well thought 3-on-3 rush by the Japanese team and Tomoko Sakagami gets a shot on goal from the right circle but Viona Harrer keeps her goal clean with a big glove save!
     
    56:28
    Germany loses another face off in front of the own net but the following shot by Chiho Oawa is blocked by the defense.
     
    55:41
    Lisa Christine Schuster misses the net with a shot from the left wing.
     
    53:47
    Maritta Becker with a shot from just left to the net but she can't get the puck past Nana Fujimoto.
     
    53:30
    Currently the biggest tension is out of the match and the arena is extremly calm. You only hear the players.
     
    51:37
    Japan is back at full strength without allowing any dangerous shots but also not being able to create danger themselves.
     
    51:28
    Finally a shot on goal by the Germans but from the blue line Tanja Eisenschmid can't surprise Nana Fujimoto in the Japanese net who blocks the shot with her glove hand.
     
    51:00
    The German side just fails to force its way into the Japanese third despite the Asians being a player short.
     
    49:37
    Tomoko Sakagami (Japan) gets two minutes for hooking.
     
    49:37
    Shorthanded break away for Manuela Anwander but the last defender comes back in time and stops her unfair!
     
    48:12
    Jessica Hammerl (Germany) gets two minutes for tripping. A crucial power play for Japan will follow!
     
    48:00
    As expected Japan is investing more in this third period as they have a two goal deficit but so far Germany is defending its lead well.
     
    47:32
    Spielberger tries it with a rush on her own but her shot from within the slot is blocked to the side by the goalie.
     
    46:52
    After a German clearing attempt from within the own zone, Kanae Aoki tried to cross the blue line with the puck too fast with two team colleagues still being in the German third and the chance is gone due to an offside call.
     
    46:47
    On the other side of the ice Haruna Yonemaya's shot from close to the blue line is deflected out of play by a defender.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 14. Anwander (Kratzer, Becker), 21. Busch (Lanzl), 59. Spielberger (Eisenschmid, Kamenik), 60. Busch (Gotz)

    Japan2: N. Fujimoto (Konishi) – Aoki, Takeuchi, Koike, Hori, Toko, Kondo – Nakamura, Osawa "C", Kubo – Yoneyama, Hirano, Sakagami – Adachi, Ukita, Shishiuchi – M. Fujimoto
    Germany2: Harrer (Schröder) – Götz, Lanzl, Eisenschmid, Hammerl, Weisser – Fellner, Zorn, Busch – Seiler, Schuster, Kratzer – Anwander, Janzen, Evers – Kamenik, Spielberger, Bittner – Becker
    Referees: Bordeleau (CAN) – Bjoerkman (SWE), Girard (FRA)