Overview
- Berlin traveled without seven regulars, including World Player of the Year Mathias Gidsel, and filled the roster with call-ups from lower divisions.
- Lasse Andersson left before halftime with a suspected abdominal muscle strain and did not return.
- Kolstad goalkeeper Andreas Palicka repeatedly denied Berlin as errors and poor shot conversion stalled the visitors’ rallies.
- Matthes Langhoff scored seven and Aitor Ariño added five for Berlin, with Lasse Ludwig making notable saves to limit the damage.
- The loss postpones an early quarterfinal clinch, though Berlin stay atop Group A and require one win from four remaining matches to secure direct advancement.