After Kazakhstan took a 3-1 lead early in the second period, Germany came to life. Maxim Schafer scored to draw the Germans within one, Edwin Tropmann tied the game shortly thereafter, both assisted by Julius Sumpf, and it was Sumpf himself who scored the game-winning goal early in the third to give Germany the win. With their loss, Kazakhstan won't participate in the 2026 World Juniors, and Denmark will.