By Kevin Domas He may be 34, but Bjorgvin Pall Gustavsson remains one of those goalkeepers that can change the course of a game. He proved it, once again, against Portugal, when his saves helped his team gain a much needed victory. Now, that Iceland are back on track for the race towards the semifinals, he sat down to talk …
Three bronze and one gold medal at European championships between 2002 to 2008 are just some good reasons to talk with Danish handball legend, Joachim Boldsen, about the tops and flops at EURO 2020. He currently covers the competition for Norwegian TV. stregspiller.com caught up with him in Malmo, where the teams of Group 2 are in the middle of …
By Kevin Domas The Scandinavian derby on Sunday evening had Sweden with their backs against the wall, as a defeat against Norway would lead to the elimination of the hosts from the EHF EURO 2020 Elsewhere Slovenia, just as Norway, had the opportunity to move closer to the semi-finals if they were to beat Hungary. And, Portugal were looking to …
He was the Player of the Match against Sweden after saving 11 of 29 shots that came his way – Portugal’s goalkeeper, Alfredo Quintana. Although, the host disappointed the home crowd, Quintana refuses the thought that the game this past Friday night should be used as yardstick and rule out any Swedish chances in the main round of EURO 2020. …
On Friday, Joao Ferraz and Tiago Rocha combined for eight of Portugal’s 35 goals against the home team from Sweden, at EURO 2020. On Media Day stregspiller.com caught up with both of them to talk about Iceland the upcoming opponent and the impact coach, Paulo Pereira has on the team. Can you still talk about Portugal as a “surprise team” …
In the match against Sweden, he scored six times, pushing Portugal that much closer to a decisive ten goal victory against the host of EURO 2020. By now, the outstanding performances of the team of head coach, Paulo Pereira, do not come as total surprises anymore after defeating the likes of France and Sweden. Before the next game against Iceland, …
Magnus Rod, is a cornerstone for his team at EURO 2020 at both ends of the court. and during media calls he is one of the most sought after players, next to Sander Sagosen and coach Christian Berge. stregspiller.com talked to Norway’s right-back before the critical game against the host from Sweden. Four wins so far and five more to …
Four games, four wins at EURO 2020 for Team Norway. Thus far, it has been smooth sailing for the squad of head coach, Christian Berge, and some of the pundits already conclude that the team can only beat itself. Magnus Jondal, begs to differ and sees a more challenging road towards Stockholm, where the final round of handball will take …
After 22 years Laszlo Nagy ended his handball career as a player in the summer of 2019 and took over as the sports director at Telekom Veszprem. At EURO 2020, he is part of Hungary’s coaching staff and stregspiller.com caught up with the Hungarian handball legend the day after the first day of Main Round play, where Team Hungary suffered …
By Kevin Domas Match of the Day Who would have thought that after the group phase Slovenia would start the main round on two points, having won all of their three matches? Not many. Yet, head coach, Ljubomir Vranjes, had the opportunity to take another affirmative step towards the semi-finals against Iceland. The Result Slovenia jumped to a quick …
