The German hockey threatens the first Olympia without a medal for 21 years. After the quarter-final-out of the ladies, the gentlemen in the semi-finals of Tokyo fails with 1: 3 (1: 2) to Australia and can only hope for bronze. Finally, the men's selection of the German hockey federal federal government had brought four times in series noble metal at summer games. Lastly, both German teams were empty in Sydney 2000. For the team of Bundestrainer Kais Al Saadi, it is now on Thursday (3:30 am Mesz) in the game to third place against the emerging Indians who had previously lost 2: 5 against World Champion Belgium.
"We did a lot right, just did not shot a gate," Luka's wind feather said, "We have given everything, here was no one in the square, which has now still grains." With a view of the game to third place, the scorer said: "Nobody gets her head tonight, then we'll get it over a night over and take us up again together. We want to quit the tournament reasonably and get a medal."
Australians was unmanageable
After a pierced preliminary round, the German selection with the 3: 1 in the quarter-finals against Rio-Olympic champion Argentina hopes, as last in 2008 and 2012 even to be able to access gold. However, the world's world-ranking Australia had not yet lost in Tokyo and went to the game with much self-confidence. A power loss after the narrow 3: 0 in the shootout against European champion Netherlands in the round before that, the Australian was not to be noted.
Under the floodlight of the Oi Hockey Stadium Tim Brand closed a great attack of the favorite with the lead in the seventh minute. The German team did not irritate and came after a criminal area for quick compensation (10th). Windproof already scored his sixth tournament goal. Even thereafter, both teams acted at eye level, before the Australians went in lead again. Blake Govers did not make a chance of DHB goalkeeper Alexander Stadler after a criminal area.
The EM-second about Captain Tobias Hauke was now missing something to the efficiency shown against Argentina. Some good opportunities for world ranking sixth remained unused, and the German team had repeatedly bad luck with video evidence in favor of the opponent.
The Australians, who had no longer held intercontinental games from Olympia because of the Corona Pandemic since March 2020, stopped the growing German attack efforts after the break. Increasingly desperate, the DHB team urged forward. Niklas waves failed after a beautiful single service with a shot at the Australian Keeper Andrew Charter, much more succeeded. When Coach Al Saadi was full of risk and changed an additional field player for goalkeeper Stadler, Lachlan Sharp made everything clear with a hit in the empty gate (59.).
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