Croatian handball players won Hungary with 27-25 (13-15) by which they won the first place in group 2 of the second round of the group stage and entered the semifinals of the European Championship for the tenth time in history.
The Croatian national handball team will play in the semi-finals of the big competition for the second year in a row. That means it will chosen by Dagur Sigurdsson to play in the big match for the final against Germany! In the last round of the second round, they defeated France with a score of 38:34 and confirmed the second place in Group I behind the first-placed Denmark.
That duel is played in Friday, January 30 in the Danish Herning with the beginning at 5:45 p.mand in the second semi-final, Denmark and Iceland will play from 20:30.
Let’s remindhandball players from Croatia and Germany have already tested their strength this year, they played two preparatory matches that served as a general rehearsal for the handball Euro. Germany was more successful both times, in the first test which was played in Arena Zagreb they won with a score of 32:29, and in the second test in Hannover with a score of 33:27.
MATCHES UNTIL THE END OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Final (Herning)
Friday, 3 p.m.: Portugal – Sweden (for 5th place)
Friday, 17.45: Croatia – Germany (first semi-final)
Friday, 20.30: Denmark – Iceland (second semi-final)
Sunday, 15.15: for bronze
Sunday, 6 p.m.: final
Source: Hina Photo: J. Nilsson/TT AFP
