The German national teams continued their successful streak on the second day of the European Championship team qualification in Kelkheim-Fischbach. With two more wins, the door to the European Championship finals in February in Turkey is wide open for the men’s and women’s teams. However, both teams have to take the final step on Sunday.
The German women beat Finland 3-2 in an exciting encounter. Sweden celebrated a clear 5-0 win over Iceland in the afternoon. This means that the big showdown for the European Championship ticket between Germany and Sweden will take place on Sunday from 4 p.m. – both teams are so far undefeated.
Team captain Yvonne Li expects a close game: “We had a bit of a hard time against Finland today. But we’re looking straight ahead. Tomorrow it’s about winning the group against Sweden and we’ll throw everything into it. We have to go into the games even more focused and act as a united team, then everything is possible.”
The German men celebrated a hard-fought 3-2 win against Poland. Belgium also clearly won 5-0 against Norway. Since Poland had already won 4-1 against Belgium, the starting position for the German team before the final group game is almost ideal – but head national coach Hannes Käsbauer urges concentration:
“Even though it’s gone very well so far, we still have to take the final step. We need both teams to give another concentrated performance on Sunday and then we want to celebrate qualification with the fans.”
All results of the day at a glance
Damen:
Germany – Finland: 3:2
Sweden – Iceland: 5:0
Herren:
Germany – Poland: 3:2
Belgium – Norway: 5-0
The Staufenhalle is looking forward to the final day with excitement. Both German teams have everything in their own hands – now it’s time to confirm the strong performances of the first two days and get their ticket to the European Team Championship finals.
To the detailed results of the team European Championship qualification
