France goes home: Norwegians celebrated a 28:26 victory

(Patria) - Three matches of the European Handball Championship were played in the 18:15 slot, and the duel from Group D, where our national team is also located, between France and Norway attracted special attention. The Norwegians celebrated a 28:26 victory, thus sending France and BiH home.

The match between France and Norway was extremely uncertain and interesting, which is supported by the fact that no one had a lead of more than three goals at any point. The Norwegians opened the match with a 2:0 run. They held the lead for a long time, which went up to +3, but before going to halftime, the French took the lead and went into halftime with a score of 15:14 for the Tricolors.

The French started the second half well, and at one point they also went up by +3. In the second half, there was a period of trading goals. Sittrup-Bergerud made four excellent saves, which Norway took advantage of to gain a three-goal lead, and they safely maintained the lead until the end, celebrating with a final score of 28:26.

With Norway's victory against France, the Tricolors said goodbye to the European Championship, and with that, Bosnia and Herzegovina also lost even the slightest chances.

Austria achieved a victory against Ukraine with a score of 34:30, thus coming one step closer to qualifying for the next stage. In the last round, a point against North Macedonia is enough for them, and in many scenarios, they can advance even with a loss. The score was tied for almost the entire match, and the Austrians pulled away at the end of the game. Bilyk led Austria to victory with ten goals, and Weber added eight. In the losing team, Kozakevych scored eight times, writes scsport.

Slovenia celebrated a 21:19 victory against Sweden, thus also moving closer to the knockout stage. In this match as well, the score was constantly tied, until the Slovenians consistently held the lead at the end. Dolenec scored seven goals for Slovenia, while Gottfridsson was the most effective for the Swedes with five goals.

Results of today's matches at the EP:

Group B: Czech Republic – North Macedonia 27:25, Austria – Ukraine 34:30. Standings: Austria 4, Czech Republic 2, North Macedonia 2, Ukraine 0.

Group D: Portugal – BiH 28:25, France – Norway 26:28. Standings: Norway 4, Portugal 4, France 0, BiH 0.

Group F: Switzerland – Poland 31:24, Sweden – Slovenia 19:21. Standings: Slovenia 4, Sweden 2, Switzerland 2, Poland 0.