Overview
- Goalkeeper Andreas Wolff posted roughly a 36% save rate, returned after a facial hit, and denied Sebastian Frimmel’s late seven‑meter to close out the result.
- Captain Johannes Golla led Germany with seven goals and received player‑of‑the‑match honors.
- Coach Alfred Gislason lauded the defense as the team’s strength but urged sharper attacking after missed empty‑net attempts and uneven 7‑on‑6 execution.
- Germany plays Serbia in Herning on Saturday in a group where only the top two advance to the main round, with Spain having edged Serbia 29:27 in the other opener.
- Attendance was 5,820 at Jyske Bank Boxen; separately, Germany’s women’s biathlon relay finished sixth in Ruhpolding after Franziska Preuß’s penalty loop five weeks before the Olympics.