Austria's ice hockey heroes: Sensation victory against France!

Austria's ice hockey heroes: Sensation victory against France!

Austria's ice hockey national team achieved an important victory at the ice hockey world championship in Sweden and Denmark. With a 5-2 over France, the team under the direction of Marco Kasper secured a total of five points. Depending on the game between Slovenia and Sweden, this could mean relegation in the top division. The victory was the first against France at a World Cup in 21 years, which also underlines the importance of the game.

The game started promising for Austria: after 39 seconds, Kasper scored the first goal. In the eighth minute, Vinzenz Rohrer increased to 2: 0. Austria's start was impressive, because the first two shots on goal led directly to the first two goals. In the 16th minute, Ramon Schnetzer used a capital error by France goalkeeper Antoine Keller to increase the score to 3-0. After only 15 minutes, Keller had to be replaced by Quentin Papillon due to his performance.

a mix of opportunities and challenges

In the second third, Austria had clear advantages. Although the Austrian team played out several opportunities, it often failed in the end either on papillon or the gate bar, such as pipe in the 34th minute. Nevertheless, Kasper described the second third as superior, even if the leadership position of 3: 0 could not be expanded. However, there was improvement potential disciplinary because Austria received a total of seven two-minute penalties.

In the last third, France was able to shorten to 3: 1 in the 50th minute. Kasper, who noticed as a dominant player in addition to his goals, restored the old gap of 4: 1 with a goal in the empty goal in the 58th minute. France came back to 2: 4, but Peter Schneider made everything clear with the 5-2 in the 60th minute. With this result, the chances for the next round are still good, especially if Ganza 2 victories are still against Slovenia and Latvia in the coming days.

perspectives for the future

Austria not only ensured one basis for relegation in the World Cup, but also the qualification for the 2026 World Cup in Switzerland. It is remarkable that victory against France was the first at a World Cup since 2004, and this success could further inspire Austrian ice hockey.

ice hockey sport has a long tradition in Austria, which began in 1897 when the word "ice hockey" was first mentioned. With the foundation of the Austrian ice hockey association (ÖEHV) in 1912 and the first participation of the national team in the European Championship in 1913, a foundation stone was laid that is still felt today.

The next game for the Austrian team will take place on Sunday at 4:20 p.m. against Slovenia. Kasper has made it clear that it was necessary to deal better with a guided tour and play more aggressively. This will also be crucial to ensure the overall performance in the next encounters. The fans and supporters are optimistic that the positive trend will last.