Summary of the 3rd round of European Championship

The group round of the European Championship in Poland is over. On Tuesday, in Group “A” Macedonia and Serbia having no points ended the game with a draw and because of the goal differences, the Macedonian team qualified. Fans had been expecting a big fight for the group winning but the Polish team gained a confident 6-goal victory over title-defender France.

 

 

Macedonia – Serbia 27:27 (13:13) – scorers:

Macedonia: Manaskov 10, Georgievski 5, K. Lazarov és Stoilov 4-4, Mirkulovski 3, Mojsovski 1 Serbia: Nenadic és Sesum 7-7, Nikcevic 5, Zelenovic 3, Marsenic és Rnic 2-2, Djukic 1

 

France – Poland 25:31 (12:15) – scorers:

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

Poland: Bielecki 9, Krajewski és Syprzak 6-6, Lijewski 5, Jurecki 2, Chrapkowski, Konitz és Lucak 1-1

 

Final result of Group “A” (gained points are indicated in the brackets): 1. Poland 6 points (4 points), 2. France 4 (2), 3. Macedonia 1 (0), 4. Serbia 1

 

The matches of Group “B” also had been expected to be exciting since all of the teams started the last round with equal amount of points. Norway defeated Belarus with 2 goals, while Croatia gained a 9-goal victory against Iceland. In the team of our Southern neighbour country Alilovic ended up with 10 savings (32% effectiveness), while Sliskovic scored 2 goals. On the other side, Aron Palmarsson did not score during the game.

 

 

Belarus – Norway 27: 29 (13:12) – scorers:

Belarus: Rutenka 9, Shylovich 7, Pukhouski 5, Baranau 4, Karalek és Nikulenkau 1-1

Norway: Björnsen és O'Sullivan 5-5, Hykkerud 4, Joendal, Lindboe és Tönnesen 3-3, Hansen és Sagosen 2-2, Gullerud és Reinkind 1-1

 

Croatia – Iceland 37:28 (19:10) – scorers:

Croatia: Maric 8, Strlek 6, Cupic 4, Horvat 4, Kopljar 3, Brozovic, Duvnjak, Mamic, Sebetic és Sliskovic 2-2, Gojun és Karacic 1-1

Iceland: A. T. Gunnarsson és Sigurdsson 6-6, Gudjonsson és Petersson 3-3, Atlason és Gudmundsson 2-2, B. M. Gunnarsson, R. Gunnarsson, Gustavsson, Karason, Sigurmannsson és Svavarsson 1-1

  

Final result of Group “B” (gained points are indicated in the brackets): 1. Norway 4 (4), 2. Croatia 4 (2), 3. Belarus 2 (0), 4. Iceland 2

  

The matches of the other groups will be held on Wednesday. In Group “C” Germany defeated Slovenia with 4 goals (Gasper Marguc scored 2 goals) which led to the Slovenian team’s drop out. Spain overtook Sweden with 2 goals and has become group winner. Cristian Ugalde did not score during the match; Andreas Nilsson, on the other hand, scored twice.

  

 

Germany – Slovenia 25:21 (12:10) – scorers:

Germany: Reichmann 5, Weinhold és Dahmke 4-4, Fäth és Kohlbacher 3-3, Dissinger és Wiede 2-2, Sellin és Strobel 1-1

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

 

Spain – Sweden 24:22 (12:10) – scorers:

Spain: Rivera 9, Aguinagalde 4, Robledo és Pena 3-3, Canellas, Dujshebaev, Mindegia, Tomas és Raul Entrerrios 1-1

Sweden: Jakobsson és Östlund 4-4, Ekberg és Nielsen 3-3, A. Nilsson, L. Nilsson és Zachrisson 2-2, Cederholm és Konradsson 1-1

  

Final result of Group “C” (gained points are indicated in the brackets): 1. Spain 5 (4), 2. Germany 4 (2), Sweden 2 (0), Slovenia 1

  

Finally, let us take a look at the matches of Group “D”, including the team of Hungary. The Russia-Montenegro match was held first and the victory of the Russian team led to the main round qualification of Hungary and the drop out of Montenegro. Since former runner-up Danish team gained an 8-goal victory over Hungary, we are going to start the next round without any points. Out of the players of Veszprém, Schuch Timuzsin, Gergő Iváncsik and László Nagy gained 1-1 goal; while Roland Mikler ended with 5 savings.

  

 

Russia – Montenegro 28:21 (14:9) – scorers:

Russia: Gorbok és Shelmenko 5-5, Dibirov 4, Chipurin 3, Atman, Chernoivanov és Shishkarev 2-2, Buzmakov, Dashko, Kovalev, Soroka és Zhitnikov 1-1

Montenegro: Sevaljevic és Vujovic 4-4, Cavor, Lipovina és Radovic 3-3, Milasevic 2, Andjelic és Kankaras 1-1

 

Denmark – Hungary 30:22 (18:10) – scorers:

Denmark: Hansen 9, Christiansen 5, Mensah Larsen, Mortensen, Nöddesbo és Toft Hansen3, Svan 2, Nielsen és Eggert Magnussen 1-1

Hungary: Hornyák 5, Faluvégi 3, Ancsin, Bánhidi, Bodó, Nagy K. 2-2, Gazdag, Iváncsik, Jamali, Nagy, Pásztor és Schuch 1-1

 

Final result of Group “D” (gained points are indicated in the brackets): 1. Denmark 6 (4), Russia 4 (2), Hungary 2 (0), Montenegro 0

  

The matches of the main round have begun yesterday. The Hungarian team is going to play against Germany on Friday at 6:15 PM in Wroclaw.

 

Teams of the two main round groups:

1st group: 1. Poland 4 points, 2. Norway 4, 3. Croatia 2, 4. France 2, 5. Belarus 0, 6. Macedonia 0

2nd group: 1. Denmark 4, 2. Spain 4, 3. Germany 2, 4. Russia 2, 5. Sweden 0, 6. Hungary 0

 

 

Photos: pol2016.ehf-euro.com