Sweden remains firm in the ‘Main Round’ of the 2022 European Handball Championship, where they add their matches for victories, which places them with six points, after beat Germany 21-25, leaving the Germans in the gutter. Nor will Russia be in the semifinals, which has tied with Poland (29-29).
In this way, Sweden will play the pass to cross for the medals in the last game against Norway next Tuesday.
Again Hampus Wanne was the most prolific player for the Swedish team, and in the match, with six goals in his private account, which served to knock down a Germany that was practically the whole game behind on the scoreboard and that, despite their approaches in the second half, ended up falling to the Swedish power.
The fatigue and casualties due to COVID that have weighed down the German team throughout the tournament were noticeable in the legs of the German players, who will close the European on the last day against Russia, both already without pass options.
Russia says goodbye to the semifinals with a tie with Poland (29-29)
Russia has lost what little chance it had of qualifying for the semi-finals by tie with Poland (29-29) in the clash of the penultimate day of the ‘Main Round’ against an already evicted team.
Despite the ‘high’ of Kosotorov’s goal that served to equalize the contest in the last second of the game, Russia stays with three points and mathematics denies them any possibility to reach the crosses for the medals.
The Polish goalkeeper Mateusz Zembrzycki stood out above the rest, scoring 10 saves and a 67% success rate in the first half, becoming a torment for the Russian players, even for a Kosotorov who returned after his absence due to COVID with a great performance in which he scored eight goals, including the incredible goal in the last breath from home, and distributed six assists.
“What an end to a match. Last-second goals, last-second timeouts, it had EVERYTHING.@handballpolska vs @rushandball #ehfeuro2022 #watchgamesseemore pic.twitter.com/hfidbjmQUY“
– EHF EURO (@EHFEURO) January 23, 2022
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