German handball team reaches Olympic semi-finals after bizarre comeback against France

(Patria) - The German handball team has qualified for the Olympic semi-finals.

Today in Lille, the Germans achieved a true sporting miracle and defeated hosts France after extra time with a score of 35:34, following an unbelievable finish that will be talked about for a long time.

France had everything in their hands. They had a 6-goal lead, but then drama ensued. Germany came back, even though the tournament hosts had a two-goal advantage in the last 15 seconds. And then madness, the Germans scored to make it 28:29 with only a few seconds left. Practically, France just needed to take the ball out and there would be no more time, but then Dika Mem made an unbelievable mistake, his pass was intercepted, and then Renars Uscins scored with the sound of the buzzer to force extra time.

In the additional 10 minutes, Germany had more composure and concentration and achieved a victory that will be recounted for a long time. Uscins scored again, the unbelievable player, hitting the target 5 seconds before the end for the win. The top scorer for Germany was Uscins with 14 goals. On the other side, Mem scored 10 times.

Germany will play against Spain in the semi-finals.