Summary of the 2nd round of European Championship

The matches of Group “A” and “B” were held on Sunday. In the first one, France gained a confident 10-goal triumph over Serbia so they qualified into the next round. Poland performed similarly after a hard start and they won over Macedonia in a tight game in front of 15 000 visitors in the Tauron Arena. Although, in the last minute the ball was on Lazarov’s side, they could not equalize and the Polish team managed to save the opponent’s last shot so the 1-goal gap remained.

 

 

Serbia – France 26:36 (16:19) – scorers:

Serbia: Sesum 7, Nenadic 4, Nikcevic, Djukic és Boskovic 3-3, Rnic 2, Marjanovic, Zelenovic, Marsenic és Orbovic 1-1

France: Nyokas 8, Abalo 6, Mahe 5, N. Karabatic 4, Sorhaindo, Guigou és Porte 3-3, Derot 2, Honrubia és L. Karabatic 1-1

 

Macedonia – Poland 23:24 (13:11) – scorers:

Macedonia: K. Lazarov 8, Mirkulovski 5, Pribak 3, Mitkov és Georgievski 2-2, Manaskov, Stoilov és F. Lazarov 1-1

Poland: Syprzak 6, M. Jurecki 5, Lijewski és B. Jurecki 4-4, Bielecki és Wisniewski 2-2, Lucak 1

 

In Group “B” Belarus defeated Iceland with one goal; Aron Palmarsson scored 4 goals. The match turned out to be really productive which led to a new record in the European Championship with respect to the total amount of goals scored during one match. The former record also has been connected to Iceland which had ended the game against Austria with a draw (37:37) in 2010.

In the other match Norway gained a 3-goal victory over Croatia. Since 2002 our Southern neighbours have not got as many goals as this time so they could not win even if Duvnjak’s performance was considered to be the best of the match. Their goalkeeper Mirko Alilovic saved 9 shots (21% effectiveness), while Ivan Sliskovic scored 2 goals.

With these two results, all of the four teams will face the next group round with 2 goals.

 

 

Belarus – Iceland 39:38 (17:18) – scorers:

Belarus: Pukhouski 11, Rutenka 8, Baranau 7, Babichev és Shylovich 4-4, Yurynok 3, Kulesh és Nikulenkau 1-1

Iceland: Petersson 6, Sigurdsson, A. Gunnarsson és R. Gunnarsson 5-5, Palmarsson és Gudjonsson 4-4, Svavarsson, Atlason és Hallgrimsson 3-3

 

Norway – Croatia 34:31 (16:17) – scorers:

Norway: Bjornsen 7, Hansen 6, Tonnesen és Reinkind 5-5, Sagosen és O’Sullivan 3-3, Jondal 2, Hykkerud, Mamelund és Gullerud 1-1

Croatia: Duvnjak 8, Horvat 5, Maric 4, Cupic 3, Kopljar, Strlek, Sliskovi és Cindric 2-2, Karacic, Mamic és Brozovic 1-1

 

The other two teams played on Monday. In Group “C” Slovenia faced Spain so a right wing and a left wing of Veszprém clashed, namely Gasper Marguc and Cristian Ugalde. The former one ended the game with 2 goals, while thanks to Ugalde’s one goal the Spanish team could equalize at the end of the game.

In the other game, Germany defeated Sweden with one goal even if the Northern team had a 4-goal team by the time-out and the gap still remained even in the 47th minute. Our pivot player Andreas Nilsson scored 3 goals in the Scandinavian team.

  

 

Slovenia – Spain 24:24 (13:10) – scorers:

Slovenia: Zivizej 6, Bombac 4, Kavticnik 3, Marguc, Miklavcic, Gaber, Gajic és Mackovsek 2-2, Skube 1

Spain: Aquinagalde 6, Rivera 5, Tomas és Entrerrios 3-3, Maqueda és Canellas 2-2, Ugalde, Garcia és Guardiola 1-1

 

Germany – Sweden 27:26 (13:17) – scorers:

Germany: Reichmann 9, Weinhold 5, Dahmke 4, Fäth 3, Wiede 2, Lemke, Pekeler, Dissinger és Kohlbacher 1-1

Sweden: Jakobsson 8, L. Nilsson 5, Ekberg 4, A. Nilsson 3, Källman és Öslund 2-2, Konradsson és Petersen 1-1

 

In Group “D” Hungary clashed with Russia. Unfortunately, our team made mistakes especially in the first half; therefore they had to be focused during the entire game. In the second half the Hungarian team had the chance to equalize but they missed it so the game ended with the 1-goal victory of Russia. László Nagy scored 5 goals, Gergő Iváncsik 5 goals, while Roland Mikler saved 6 shots (26% effectiveness).

In the other game of the group, Montenegro played against Denmark and led the game in the first half which remained for a while.

In the 54th minute there was still a draw (28:28) but this was followed by the former runner-up of the European Championship scoring and winning the match.

 

 

Russia – Hungary 27:26 (14:10) – scorers:

Russia: Dibirov 6, Gorbok és Shelmenko 5-5, Chernoivanov 4, Shishkarev és Zhitnikov 2-2, Atman, Kalarash és Soroka 1-1

Hungary: Jamali 6, Nagy 5, Pásztor és Iváncsik 4-4, Ancsin és Bodó 2-2, Hornyák, Faluvégi és Bánhidi 1-1

 

Montenegro – Denmark 28:30 (16:14) – scorers:

Montenegro: Grbovic 7, Vujovic, Sevaljevic és Borozan 4-4, Cavor 3, Lipovina 2, Melic, Andelic, Kankaras és Petrisevic 1-1

Denmark: Eggert 6, Christiansen, Toft Hansen és Hansen 4-4, Mensah Larsen, Noddesbo, Svan Hansen, Mollgaard és Damgaard 2-2, Lauge és Lindberg 1-1

 

Current standings of the groups:

A: 1. France 4 points, 2. Poland 4 points, 3. Macedonia 0 point, 4. Serbia 0 point

B: 1. Croatia 2 points, 2. Norway 2 points, 3. Iceland 2 points, 4. Belarus 2 points

C: 1. Spain 3 points, 2. Sweden 2 points, 3. Germany 2 points, 4. Slovenia 1 point

D: 1. Denmark 4 points, 2. Hungary 2 points, 3. Russia 2 points, 4. Montenegro 0 point

 

The tournament continued with the games of Group “A” and “B”. Hungary is playing with Denmark today at 8 PM.

 

 

Photos: pol2016.ehf-euro.com