The German hockey gentlemen have passed the heat sample against Olympic champion Argentina at the summer games of Tokyo and sovereignly reached the semi-finals. The team of Bundestrainer Kais Al Saadi sat down at the start of the K.-O. Round on Sunday morning (local time) at more than 30 degrees in the Oi Hockey Stadium with 3: 1 (1: 0) against Olympic champion Argentina.
The German hits achieved Lukas Windfeder (19th Minute / 48.) And Timm Heartbreak (40th) each by criminal area. Thus, the selection of the German hockey federal government successfully revenge for the defeat in the semi-final of Rio five years ago and has the chance of the fifth Olympia medal in series. In the round of the best four is on Tuesday against the winner from the game between the previously unbeaten Australians and European champion Netherlands.
Windfeather paves the way
With high humidity, both teams initially acted behavior, in the first section there were no significant goal scenes. The first opportunity took advantage of the Mülheim Windfeather by a criminal area to his fourth tournament goal and did not give the 42-year-old Argentine Keeper Juan Manuel Vivaldi.
So far, the German team had shown alternately medal maturity and weaker appearances at the tournament in Tokyo. Now the DHB selection was found after 3: 1 for completion of the preliminary round concentrated against the Netherlands, survived five minutes in short-term problems.
Argentina shows signs of wear
When spraying the fans, the players tried to cool down, the place was watered intensively in the halftime. The team of Rio Olympic champion Argentina, which has come to the years, was clearly to be noted. On fine template by Captain Tobias Hauke raised heartbreak. Shortly before the end of the third quarter Constantin Traf Stab with the backhand the post.
The German team also remained efficient in the final portion: Windpring recovered the next criminal area. Last Kann Alexander Stadler had to be beaten in the criminal hits by Maico Casella Schuth (52nd), but the deserved victory did not go to a greater danger.
The German hockey ladies meet in their quarterfinals on Monday (2:30 am Mesz) also in Argentina.
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