Switzerland versus Germany: That was the duel for group victory in Group A. The Swiss celebrated a perfect start and took the lead after less than two minutes through Andres Ambühl. But Wissmann on the power play and Loibl turned the game for Germany in the first half. However, Suter and Denis Malgin brought the Swiss back on the road to victory in the second third. Matthias Plachta finally brought Germany into overtime with his goal to make it 3:3. With that, Switzerland was set as the group winner, especially since Germany needed a win after regular time.
In the penalty shootout, Switzerland ultimately won. In the parallel game, Switzerland secured a narrow 1-0 win against Latvia and thus three points. The only scorer in this game was Nylander. At 3.20 p.m. the game between Slovakia and Denmark is about a place in the quarter-finals. At the same time, the USA meets Norway. At 7.20 p.m. Finland will face the Czech Republic and Canada will meet France.
