23.
18:13
Goal for France, 15:9 by Elohim Prandi
22.
18:12
Goal for France, 14:9 by Dika Mem
Mem can extend Bleus’ lead again with a counterattack goal.
21.
18:11
Remili’s offensive foul gives the Swedes the chance to reduce the score to three goals.
21.
18:10
Goal for Sweden, 13:9 by Felix Claar
In this phase, the Magdeburg man almost single-handedly carried the attack from Solberg’s troops.
20.
18:10
After Mem’s bad pass, the ball is back in the Swedes’ ranks.
19.
18:09
Goal for Sweden, 13:8 by Felix Claar
Claar’s involvement pays off! The man with the 19 on his back scores his third goal.
18.
18:07
Goal for Sweden, 13:7 by Jonathan Carlsbogård
The Barcelona professional scurries through the middle and finishes from the central six meters into the left corner of the cross.
17.
18:07
Goal for France, 13:6 by Yanis Lenne
17.
18:07
For the Solberg team, even at this early stage, it is important not to lose sight of their adversary.
16.
18:05
Goal for Sweden, 12:6 by Felix Claar
16.
18:05
Goal for France, 12:5 by Hugo Descat
15.
18:05
Carlsbogård’s throw also deflects Bellahcene around the post.
15.
18:04
Goal for France, 11:5 by Nedim Remili
14.
18:04
Goal for Sweden, 10:5 by Felix Claar
Claar lets the Scandinavians celebrate for the first time in almost eight minutes.
14.
18:04
Goal for France, 10:4 by Dika Mem
14.
18:03
Claar and Sandell are now playing in the Swedish backcourt for the first time.
14.
18:02
After conceding six goals in a row, Glenn Solberg makes use of the T1 card.
13.
18:02
Goal for France, 9:4 by Hugo Descat
13.
18:02
Bellahcene turns it up! He pulls Lagergren’s teeth once again.
13.
18:01
Goal for France, 8:4 by Hugo Descat
… after Thulin, the left winger can also overcome Palicka from the mark.
12.
18:01
Nikola Karabatić is brought down for a penalty…
11.
17:59
Goal for France, 7:4 by Dika Mem
Three ahead for the Olympic champion! Mem follows Bellahcene’s save against Lagergren with France’s fourth goal in a row.
11.
17:59
Remili makes the next missed throw from the right back.
11.
17:58
Pettersson finds his master in Bellahcene from the right wing.
10.
17:58
Goal for France, 6:4 by Kentin Mahé
… Mahé places the ball sensitively in the top left corner.
10.
17:57
When twice outnumbered, Mem takes a penalty throw against Wanne…
9.
17:56
2 minutes for Luka Karabatić (France)
Because of a mistake in the substitution, the experienced defense chief also had to watch for 120 seconds.
9.
17:56
Gottfridsson’s throw to France’s abandoned box sails clear over it.
9.
17:56
Goal for France, 5:4 by Nedim Remili
8.
17:55
2 minutes for Hugo Descat (France)
Descat gets his first time penalty for hitting Lagergren.
8.
17:54
As part of a counterattack, Lagergren tanks on the half-right side of the circle, but his throw then gets stuck on Bellahcene.
7.
17:53
After Lagergren’s offensive foul, the ball is in the French court.
6.
17:52
Goal for France, 4:4 by Hugo Descat
… Descat feints once against Thulin, who was substituted for this penalty throw, and then nets a touchdown into the left corner.
6.
17:52
Nikola Karabatić forces a first seven meter…
6.
17:52
The Swedish defense is more consistent in the first moments.
6.
17:51
Goal for Sweden, 3:4 by Max Darj
Darj gives Bellahcene no chance to defend from the half-left circle.
5.
17:50
Goal for France, 3:3 by Hugo Descat
Descat contributes the first outside goal from the left wing.
4.
17:49
Goal for France, 2:3 by Ludovic Fabregas
After Palicka’s save against Mem, Fabregas grabs the rebound. He sinks it safely into the net from a central six meters.
3.
17:49
Goal for Sweden, 1:3 by Jim Gottfridsson
Sweden’s third attack also results in a goal. The shooter is Gottfridsson from Flensburg.
3.
17:49
Palicka makes the first save against Remili.
3.
17:48
Goal for Sweden, 1:2 by Hampus Wanne
… Wanne takes off and successfully completes the counterattack.
2.
17:48
Remili gets stuck in the middle block…
2.
17:47
Goal for Sweden, 1-1 by Jonathan Carlsbogård
The ex-Lemgoer responds with a successful shot from the middle nine meters.
1.
17:47
Glenn Solberg relies on Wanne, Carlsbogård, Gottfridsson, Lagergren, Pettersson and Darj in attack. Palicka is in the Scandinavians’ case.
1.
17:47
Goal for France, 1-0 by Nedim Remili
Remili opens the scoring after a breakthrough from the half-right six meters by finishing into the far corner.
1.
17:46
Guillaume Gille sends Descat, Nikola Karabatić, Remili, Mem, Lenne and Luka Karabatić into the offensive. Bellahcene guards the French box.
1.
17:46
France versus Sweden – the first European Championship semi-final has begun!
1.
17:46
Game start
17:41
The national anthems sound.
17:36
The entry ceremony has just begun.
17:29
The EHF has scheduled referees Slave Nikolov and Gjorgji Nachevski from North Macedonia for the fourth-to-last tournament match. The supervisor is the Moldovan Nicolae Vizitiu. Viktor Konopliastyi from Ukraine will be the observer.
17:22
Sweden’s national team, which beat Spain 27:26 in the Budapest final two years ago, survived Mannheim’s preliminary group E with wins against Bosnia-Herzegovina (29:20), Georgia (42:26) and the Netherlands (29:28). undamaged. In the second phase of the tournament in Hamburg, thanks to the successes against Slovenia (28:22) and Portugal (40:33), she reached the semi-finals early despite the 27:28 defeat against Denmark; the final, meaningless match against Norway was given up (23:33).
17:17
The French handball players have so far presented themselves as almost unstoppable at this European Championship. After allowing themselves a 26:26 draw against Switzerland in the preliminary round after the 39:29 opening win against North Macedonia and before the final 33:30 triumph over hosts Germany, they were defeated in the main round by victories against Croatia (34th). :32), Iceland (39:32), Austria (33:28) and Hungary (35:32) confidently first in the group.
17:11
The final weekend of the European Championship began in the afternoon with the game for fifth place, which Hungary won against Slovenia 23:22. The first final participants in the continental tournament will be determined by France and Sweden, two nations that shape it like no other: While the reigning Olympic champions won three European Championship trophies (2006, 2010 and 2014), the Scandinavians are even record winners with five titles (1994, 1998, 2000 2002 and 2022).
17:02
Good evening from Cologne! In the first semi-final of the European Championship, the unbeaten team France and the defending champions Sweden meet. The throw-off in the Lanxess Arena is scheduled to take place at 5:45 p.m.
