- Switzerland beat Denmark 6-0 at the World Cup in Helsinki.
- Patrick Fischer’s team made everything clear in the middle third with 4 goals.
- After two games, Switzerland is in Group A with the maximum number of points.
2 games, 6 points, 11 goals: Switzerland started the World Cup in Helsinki as they wished. After beating Italy 5-2 on Saturday, the Nati doubled up against Denmark. In the recent past, the team of former National League coach Heinz Ehlers was not exactly Switzerland’s favorite opponent.
But unlike the 3: 5 at the Olympic Games in Beijing and the 1: 0 at the World Cup in Riga last year, the physically strong northern Europeans did not cause the Swiss any trouble on Sunday evening. They implemented coach Patrick Fischer’s request to play more straightforwardly perfectly.
Middle third of a piece
With four goals they laid the basis for an unchallenged victory in the strong middle third. The NHL players on the team provided the music:
- 22 minutes: Timo Meier proves his shooting power in the 2-0 power play.
- 26 minutes: Denmark’s goalie Frederik Dichow directs the puck into his own goal after a shot by Pius Suter.
- 33 minutes: Janis Moser benefits from Denis Malgin attracting two players. He sinks the disc over Dichow’s shoulder in the goal.
- 38 minutes: Now it is the turn of Philipp Kurashev. After a flip pass from Nico Hischier, he scores to make it 5-0.
With the clear lead behind them, the Swiss continued to get down to business. Denis Malgin completed the half-dozen in the 47th minute. For the third time, the Swiss attempts with a man were more fruitful.
Almost no hair in the soup
The Swiss only had to blame themselves for taking too many penalties, at least at the beginning of the game. In majority situations, the opponent, who had scored four power play goals in the 9-1 win against Kazakhstan, became dangerous to some extent. For example with Nikolaj Ehlers’ post shot in the 31st minute. Leonardo Genoni, who played for the first time at this World Cup and immediately celebrated a shutout, spent a relaxed evening overall.
In the first third Fabrice Herzog put Switzerland on course with the 1:0 in the 9th minute. For the Zug striker, like all the other goal scorers with the exception of Malgins, it was the premiere at this World Cup. The fact that 9 different players have already scored for Switzerland after 2 games speaks for the breadth of the team at this tournament.
The next big win on Tuesday?
The national team has a break on Monday. Only on Tuesday does the group game against the still winless Kazakhs continue (7:20 p.m. live on SRF Zwei and in the SRF Sport App).