Switzerland did the job for its second match in the 2025 world championship on Saturday evening on Herning ice. Faced with the local team, she experienced ups and bats and logically won 2-5 (0-1 2-2 0-2). Coach Patrick Fischer had decided to involve as many players as possible, both at five against five, in special situations.
This strategy was not really paid in the first period, which ended only on a 0-1 signed Nico Hischier (15th). The pass was made by Christian Marti. In two matches, the defender of the Zurich Lions managed three points, as much as throughout the regular season of National League. The success was certainly not there during these first 20 minutes, but the Swiss domination was total: 13 shots at 2!
And from the start, on an error by Sven Andrighetto, the nati was surprised while she was in Power-Play. The excellent Oscar Moelgaard (20) equalized in the 23rd minute. As invigorated by this success, the Danes put much more aggressiveness in their game until taking control 2-1 by Joachim Blichfeld (29th), while Christoph Bertschy had just returned to the ice after having served two minutes of penalty.
But faced with the first Swiss line Meier – Hischier – Moy, it is not enough to want and to be pushed by its audience. Captain Nico Hischier therefore served Tyler Moy for 2-2 (36th), then Timo Meier gave a superb pass to the same Moy for 2-3 (39th).
Baptism of successful fire for Charlin
The show Tyler Moy continued during the third third with an assist on Damien Riat (46th) in Power-Play. From then on, the Danes showed some signs of fatigue and frustration. The match was folded by Hischier in the empty goal (59th). This victory is worth three points and allows the troop of Patrick Fischer to follow its roadmap and temporarily take the first place in group B. But the competition is still long.
It is also necessary to note the good performance achieved by Stéphane Charlin on Saturday for his first match in a world championship. The future Geneva-Servette porter has made decisive stops at the end of the first and second periods.
