Only after thorough repairs and a twenty-minute involuntary break could the match be resumed. Subsequently Norwegians as well as Germans criticised the ice in the large arena in Herning.
Markus Vikingstad stepped through the ice as he chased the puck at the end of the first period in Herning, Denmark.
"There was a surprising amount of ice up there. It's strange that it happens", said Norwegian player Stian Solberg to Viaplay.
It wasn't the first hole in the ice in the Jyske Bank Boxen; the players had already complained several times about the poor quality of the surface. “I’ve never seen anything like that,” said Tim Stützle for Pro7, “I hope we have good ice masters.”
Unfortunately, the repairs did not go smoothly and when the game was interrupted again in the second third, around 1,000 German fans shouted in the direction of the opponent: "You're just destroying the ice!"
Germany won the game 5-2 and treated the Norwegains to their third successive defeat at the championships. For the Germans it was the third successive win for Harold Kreis's men giving evidence of their strong form in the tournament.