Defending champions Germany extended their unbeaten run in World Cup ties to 15 as they overcame minnows Canada 6-0 in their Pool A encounter at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Wednesday.
Benjamin Wess opened the scoring for Germany before Jan-Marco Montag, Maximilian Muller and Martin Haner netted through penalty corners. Youngster Florain Fuchs added two more after the break to consign Canada to their fifth straight defeat in World Cups.
Germany, who had drawn their opening tie against Korea 2-2, were easily the better of the two sides. They had 14 shots as compared to Canada, who had just 2. The champions won 8 penalty corners while Canada only had one
The Germans put pressure on the Canadian defence right from the start. They went ahead in the 3rd minute. Wess controlled a high ball on the right flank before rushing into the opposition circle. After a quick one-two with Oskar Deecke, Wess slotted past Canada keeper Dave Carter to make it 1-0.
Germany played sensibly after taking the lead. They kept majority of the possession and attacked Canada incessantly. But they were careful not to push too many men forward lest they be caught on the counter.
Germany won five penalty corners in the first half. After failing to convert the first two, they made the next three count. Montag and captain Muller scored in the 21st and 22nd minutes respectively, before Haner made it 4-0 in the 28th.
Canada attacked after the break but were always under the risk of a German breakaway and lost possession cheaply. Germany, on the other hand, seemed content with their four-goal advantage and played deep in their own half.
They did push forward whenever they won the ball but showed no real intentions of scoring. They won three more penalty corners but sent one wide while Carter saved the other two. They finally got a fifth in the 58th minute.
After some individual skill in the Canadian circle, Matthias Witthaus found Fuchs who scored the first of his two goals. Four minutes later, his reverse flick from a narrow angle beat Carter as he made it ten goals in nine appearances for Germany so far.
In the 66th minute, Canada won their only penalty corner of the match. The stopper failed miserably and that really summed up their day.With the win, Germany won their first match against Canada in world championships. Their only other meeting, in 1998, had ended 4-4.
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