Final4 in Bonn: Mannheimer HC Women Lose Hockey Final in Shootout

The women's team of Mannheimer HC has missed out on their second German championship title in field hockey. The main round winners were defeated in the final in Bonn by Düsseldorfer HC, losing 2-3 in a penalty shootout.

The decisive penalty was converted by DHC national player Friederike Heusgen, who was the 13th shooter. "It just hurts, but that's the format. We have to accept it and keep working on ourselves," said MHC national player Sonja Zimmermann. Her team had managed to come back from a 0-2 deficit in the shootout to level the score at 2-2.

During regular play, Nadine Fieber scored the late equalizer for MHC at 1-1 (0-1), canceling out an early lead by Düsseldorfer national player Sara Strauss (4th minute). "We came back, and I'm proud of what we've achieved this season," Zimmermann added.

In the semi-finals on Saturday, Mannheim had secured a 2-1 (0-1) victory against defending champions Harvestehuder THC from Hamburg. National player Stine Kurz scored the winning goal from a penalty stroke in the final quarter (54th minute), after Charlotte Gerstenhöfer had equalized at 1-1 in the 38th minute.