Patrick Groetzki was one of these days be sorry a bit. For nearly two weeks his team-mates from the national Handball team of noise now due to the world Cup, in the first eight encounters, they remained without defeat and almost everyone was allowed to play in the foreground.
Just when Patrick Groetzki it didn’t work at all: nine goals were the right wing of the Rhein-Neckar Löwen until Wednesday – a disappointing yield for a class man like him. Perhaps this was because the 29-Year-old as one of the few in the squad had played almost completely through. Exchange options on his position, there is not Yes: Groetzki is the only one trained as a right winger in the squad.
On Wednesday evening Groetzki got after halftime with two goals in two attempts to finally his well-deserved breather – it was a symbolic scene, which fit perfectly to the game. Apart from the battered Steffen Weinhold national coach Christian Prokop had exchanged already after 30 minutes, all of the nominees – a rarity in Handball. On the other hand, it went in the final main round match against Spain is nothing more for the host, the participant stood in front of the kick-off semi-final.
Also, for the Spaniards, the duel, in the best case had statistical value. After 60 entertaining and scoring minutes a 31:30 (17:16) finally, victory for Germany’s national team on the giant video cube in the with 19250 spectators sold-out Arena of Cologne. Thus Prokop’s selection as a table the first of the main round group I in the next round on Friday in Hamburg, the representative from Norway (beginning 20.30 clock, waiting to live on ARD). The other semi-final contest in Denmark and in France.
Silvio Heinevetter showed some strong parades
The German began in front of a magnificent backdrop unfocused and erratic; in their first two attack sequences, you threw away recklessly to the Ball. After the departure of the injured Playmaker Martin Strobel, the national coach tried it initially with Paul Drux on the back of the room. Later, the Strobel nachnominierte Tim Sutton was allowed to prove that he can be in the other tournament over the course of a real asset. A total of four goals and a pair of pretty face-Offs, which left his in addition to people to look good.
Suitable to the venue in Cologne, the meeting developed – as expected – to a better carnival event: Both Teams were not so keen on the Defensive, no one wanted to get hurt unnecessarily, or even hurt. The spectators in Cologne were still on, both Teams showed a couple of nice Cabinet pieces – from the back of the hand pass to fancy trick shots. Perhaps the most beautiful hits captain Uwe gensheimer and managed by Kempa-Trick for the interim 3:1.
After a quarter of an hour Prokop opened his Rotation: he switched to goalkeeper Silvio heinevetter for Andreas Wolff, the a couple of balls by sliding over it, which he normally keeps. For captain Gensheimer Matthias came to Shelly, Fabian Wiede Kai Häfner came for Hendrik Pekeler he brought Jannik Kohlbacher and Steffen Fäth Fabian Böhm.
It was obvious that the thoughts of the national coach to the semi-finals. A knowledge of the last major ice hockey tournaments, is known to be: a well-balanced team that divides their forces well, is always legitimate title hopes. At the break, the German took the lead with 17:16. For comparison: In the defensive battle against world champion France in the first round were in favor to break only 18 hits.
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After the break, the German national players have had great joy in it, to keep the fun the visitors in Cologne, which they had lashed on the three days of competition so enthusiastically forward. Silvio Heinevetter showed some strong parades and launched for easy fast break goals, which are celebrated at this world Cup experience has shown to be particularly loud. As Jannik Kohlbacher 30:28 completed, was the sixth victory of the German team in the eighth tournament play final perfectly. The most successful pitchers were on the German side, Fabian Böhm (5 goals) as well as on the Spanish side of the Ferran Sala (8).
