European Championship Qualifiers: BiH handball players defeated in Georgia

(Patria) - The BiH handball team was defeated today by Georgia with a score of 28:26 in the 3rd round of the 2026 European Championship qualifiers.

The Dragons started the match better in Tbilisi and had a one or two-goal lead for most of the game, writes Faktor.ba.

The Georgians equalized in the 14th minute after scoring a goal with a player down.

We last had a two-goal lead in the 20th minute, and then a black hole followed.

The Georgians made a 5:0 run and took a 14:11 lead in the 24th minute. We managed to reduce the deficit to one goal by halftime.

We finished the first half with a great play for 15:14. Grgić scored, who has seven goals to his name and can be said to have kept our team alive.

The second half brought us a goal-for-goal game, and we reached a tie in the 42nd minute when Alilović scored.

Six minutes later, Georgia took a two-goal lead (24:22) after Tsintsadze saved a clear chance for Hadžić, and we conceded a goal from a penalty throw on the other side.

But the excitement wasn't over, as we had an attack to equalize in the 53rd minute. Alilović made a mistake, and Orjonikidze scored on the other side for 27:25.

We didn't have luck in the next attack either, as we missed after a time-out. Orjonikidze scored in the 56th minute for 28:25, ending our hopes of remaining undefeated in Tbilisi.

The Dragons will have a chance for redemption on Sunday at 8 PM when the return match is played in Cazin.

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