France comfortably defeats Germany in opening World Cup match

Goals and assists

3. Vrtek (Marcinek, Benbekhti), 7. Domian (Pagnod Rossiaux, Villain), 17. Trembay (Abramov, Mundubeltz), 28. Colombin (Benbekhti), 33. Benbekhti (Vrtek, Abramov), 39. Kadlec (Benbekhti, Vrtek) – 40. Hacker (Mykietyshyn)

Spectators

173

France

Blazek - C. Bornand, Favarin, Mundubeltz, Proutat, Villain - Abramov, Auméras, Auvitu, Benbekhti, M. Bornand, Colombin, Domian, Kadlec, Marcinek, Pagnod Rossiaux, Trembay, Vrtek

Germany

Laub (31. Schurmann) - Chan, Hennie, Menten-Weil, Orti, Pendergast, Salewski, Surbey - Côté-Miller, Green, Hacker, Lupton, Mykietyshyn, Nygren, Pages, Plamondon-Ratté, Rossolov, Scalabrini, Schulz, Sponholz, Wagner, Wobbe Villa, Yager

COACHES´ REACTIONS

Simon Fuelber (GER): "Today's match was a great learning experience for our team. It was our first game back, so it was an important test against a quality opponent. Scoring a goal gave the team confidence and showed the players that they are capable of competing against strong opponents.Most importantly, we came through the match without any injuries and gained valuable experience. We will use what we learned today in the upcoming games by analyzing our performance, focusing on the things we do well, studying our opponents, and preparing our game plan accordingly."

Sebastien Brassard (FRA): "The first game was a good start to the tournament. We still have a few details to work on, but the team played together and delivered a solid performance. As the tournament progresses, we will need to adapt and increase our pace, but we are happy to begin with a win. We will take it one game at a time and focus on continuing to move forward. We started the game very well, especially in the first period, which gave us confidence. We created good opportunities and managed to score a few important goals. The best thing today was our focus in the offensive zone and our willingness to put the ball on goal. For the next game, we need to improve our breakout play, be more efficient in transition, and most importantly, keep our game simple."