On February 12, Beijing time, the men's ice hockey of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics continued to play in the group stage, and the Chinese team suffered two consecutive defeats. Facing the world's No. 5 German team, although the Chinese team conceded three goals first, they played very tenaciously, and they lost to their opponents 2-3 with two goals in a row.
This time the Winter Olympics is the first time that Chinese men's ice hockey has won the Winter Olympics, and in the first game of the group stage against the United States, the Chinese team lost 0-8, of which the Chinese team performed well in the first quarter, only conceding 1 goal. Germany lost 1-5 to Canada in their first match, but they are 5th in the world ranking, which is another tough test for China. The goal of the Chinese team is to achieve a breakthrough of zero goals.
After the start of the game, the two teams attacked and defended each other, and both sides had the opportunity to play more and play less, but unfortunately they did not grasp the goal. At 13 minutes and 33 seconds in the first quarter, the Chinese team, which had just defended with more and less, lost the city gate. Brandt broke the ball all the way through the ball, through the Chinese team three-man circle after the shot, Smith blocked the ball, Brandt followed with an ice knife block, and then shot again to break the net, Germany led 1-0.
After conceding the goal, the Chinese team was a little flustered, and the German team seized the opportunity to break the goal again. At 16 minutes and 24 seconds into the first quarter, Cajon fired a powerful shot from outside the box, Holzer blocked the flight path, the ball changed into the net, and Germany ended the first quarter with a 2-0 lead.
After the start of the second quarter, the German team attacked fiercely, and they finally scored again under strong pressure. With 4:41 left in the quarter, Müller fired a powerful shot from outside the box, Cajon skilfully navigated the forward route, the ball slightly changed the line to break the goal, and germany extended the total score to 3-0.
After conceding the goal, the Chinese team organized an offensive attempt to counterattack, and the German team had consecutive player fouls, but unfortunately, the Chinese team did not seize the opportunity to break the goal twice with more and less opportunities. After that, the Chinese team's efforts finally paid off, scoring with 45.2 seconds left in the second quarter. Sprawl passed the ball to Kelios, he shot hard, the German goalkeeper blocked the ball, Fu Shuai followed up with a supplementary shot to break the goal, and the Chinese team chased it to 1-3 to end the second quarter. The goal was the first goal in the history of Chinese men's ice hockey in the Winter Olympics.
Pulling a goal back boosted the morale of the Chinese team, who continued to press the attack after the start of the third quarter. When the quarter lasted 9 minutes, Ye Jinguang crossed the ball to the left side, Wang Taylor swung the ball at the goal, the ball touched the body of the German player and refracted into the net, and the Chinese team chased the aggregate score to 2-3.
In the following matches, the Chinese team was still looking for opportunities, and they hoped to score again to tie the score. With 1 minute and 34 seconds left in the third quarter, the Chinese team requested a timeout. After the timeout, the Chinese team replaced the goalkeeper to make a final attempt, but unfortunately, the Chinese team's onslaught could not break the goal, and finally lost 2-3.