Austria defeats China in Women's Ice Hockey World Championship

Xinhua
14 Apr 2025, 22:02 GMT+10

Austrian players celebrate after winning a round-robin match against China at the 2025 IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong Province, on Apr. 14, 2025. (Xinhua)

SHENZHEN, April 14 (Xinhua) -- China lost to Austria 3-0 in the second round of the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group A on Monday, remaining the sole team yet to score a single goal.

Austria struck first in the ninth minute, as captain Anna Meixner circled from behind the Chinese net to the right and lifted a quick shot into the top corner.

Anja Trummer sent a pass from the right wing to Emma Lintner, who finished from close range to double the lead, in the 28th minute. China, which suffered a 4-0 defeat to Slovakia in the first round, had several opportunities during a power play but failed to force them home.

In the third period, Austria's Annika Fazokas added a power-play goal, assisted by Meixner and Theresa Schafzahl. China created a few chances in the offensive zone but struggled with decisiveness and was unable to grab the opportunities.

China's goalkeeper Zhan Jiahui (L) makes a save during a round-robin match between China and Austria at the 2025 IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong Province, on Apr. 14, 2025. (Xinhua)

Despite the loss, 19-year-old Chinese goalkeeper Zhan Jiahui delivered an outstanding performance by making 44 saves. "Although my save rate was over 90 percent, I feel that as long as it was not one hundred percent and I did not help the team to win, then I haven't done enough," said Zhan.

"After reviewing yesterday's game video, we were well-prepared for today's match, and we performed better than yesterday," she added.

Earlier on Monday, Slovakia defeated France 4-1, while Denmark defeated the Netherlands 6-3.

China will have a pivotal clash against the Netherlands on Wednesday, while Denmark will take on France, and Slovakia will meet Austria.

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