Perhaps the Hungarian men’s handball team was relieved to the extent that it had already been decided before the semi-final match against the French, it would certainly not be the last match in Cologne: Iceland defeated the Austrians, so it became certain that, even in the worst case, they would still have to play for 5th place the team needs
Maybe liberation brought such momentum that Anchin and Bánhidi the national team got off to a great start, leading 4-1 and then 6-3. It took 11 minutes for defending Olympic champion France to equalize (8-8), and in fact, with a 9-2 run, they quickly gained a five-goal lead (15-10).
It seemed that they were having trouble regrouping, even though they managed to score a goal, when the opponent countered us in seconds from the quick start in the middle.
Fortunately, the goal went to the Hungarians, with a six-goal deficit in the last five minutes, the double Hanus managed to win 4-0, so the French had only two goals, 20-18, at the break.
Moreover, Lékai and Sieve managed to equalize with his goals in the 35th minute (20-20), Giving defended superbly, and although there were chances, the lead was not taken. And the French were such a routine team that they did not break on the field, but they took back control and stabilized the 2-3 goal lead.
The Hungarians lost weight in the meantime, first Szita was injured, she had to go to the dressing room, and in the last minutes Sipos stepped on it Ligetvár his feet and ankles had to be propped up in pain.
The end was a 35-32 French success, the Hungarians will play Slovenia on Friday at 3 p.m. for the 5th place.
Handball, men, EC, 1st semi-final, 4th round
Hungary – France 32-35 (18-20)
Hungary: Bartucz, Andó (goalkeepers) – Bóka 1, Szita 1, Bánhidi 5, Lékai 3, Ancsin 4, Imre 3, Sipos, Rosta 5, Fazekas 4, Bodó 3, Ligetvári, Ilic 1, Hanusz 2.
Iceland – Austria 26-24 (14-8)
Croatia – Germany 30-24 (13-14)
The end result:
1. France 10 points
2. Germany 7
3. Hungary 4
4. Austria 4
5. Iceland 4
6. Croatia 3
Friday’s program for 5th place:
15.00: Hungary – Slovenia
semi-final:
17.45: Sweden – France
20.30: Denmark – Germany
