Sweden’s Melissa Petrenová in the European Championship match with the Czech Republic.
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In the next duel, the Czech team will face Russia on Saturday and will finish the group against Spain on Monday. The first three teams will advance to the next phase of the tournament, which will be two six-member groups.
Sweden and the Czechia were supposed to compete in March in qualifying, but due to coronavirus both matches were canceled and the same teams as the year before last got to the championship. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the entire tournament is played without spectators.
Czech handball player Jana Šustková during the European Championship match with Sweden.
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While the Czech team did not play the match for more than a year due to coronavirus, the Swedes managed four preparatory matches before the championship. However, coach Bašný’s ward did not frighten the favorites, with whom they had not been successful in recent years, and kept up from the beginning.
The Northerners, the sixth team from the previous year’s Euro, led most of the time in the first half, but by a maximum of two goals. Kudláčková, who works in Kristianstad, Sweden, was successful among the poles in the Czech goal, and thanks to her interventions, the outsider kept a promising draw of 13:13 at half time.
The entry into the second act went even better for the Czech team. The national team scored the opening three goals and for a while had a surprising three-goal lead. Then came the decisive phase of the match.
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Sweden’s Isabella Gullden is pushing for the finish in the European Championship match with the Czech Republic.
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The Swedes turned the situation after a series of four goals and led 19:18 in the 42nd minute. The Northerners calmed down and gradually increased their lead. In the 56th minute, Strömberg adjusted to 27:21 and it was decided.
| Group B match of the European Handball Championship in Denmark: |
| Sweden – Czech Republic 27:23 (13:13) |
| Squad and goals of the Czech Republic: Kudláčková, Novotná – Knedlíková 2, Konečná, Maňáková, Kvášová 2, Kordovská 2, Mikulášková, Hurychová 2, Šustková, Marčíková 3, Stříšková, Zachová, Kovářová, Jeřábková 8, Malá 4. |
| Sweden’s most goals: Blohmová 5. Judges: Antičová, Jakovljevičová (both Srb.). 7-meter throws: 10/5 – 6/4. Exclusion: 7: 4. No spectators. |
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