On Saturday, Norway took Poland’s destiny out of their hands. On Monday, they generously gave it back. By Peter Bruun Saturday night, Norway opened the gate to a historic semi-final at EURO 2016 with a sensational 30:28 win against Poland. Two days later the surprise team from Scandinavia returned the favor to the Polish host after a disappointing 31:31 draw …
A personal walk down memory lane inspired by Sunday night´s Group 2 matches at the European Championship. By Peter Bruun I must admit, that to me, it always brings back memories of history – handball and otherwise – when Germany and Russia collide, as they did this evening in Wroclaw’s Centennial Hall. Whenever the two nations meet, my thoughts drift …
Norway pulled off the biggest sensation at the European Championship defeating the Polish hosts 30:28 By Peter Bruun Some people probably still remember the late Norwegian TV commentator Bjørge Lillelien´s comments, when Norway´s football team won a World Cup qualifier against England 2:1 back in 1981. “Norway are best in the world! Do you hear me, Margaret Thatcher, you boys …
By Nemanja Savic From the widely anticipated dark horse, to kicking a dead horse in a decisive match against Germany, Slovenia’s hopes of progressing far at the EHF EURO 2016 all went to ruin. The penultimate match in the “group of death” will perhaps soon be forgotten, but the wasted chance of “what could have been”, left a bitter taste, …
Stregspiller.com talks to Sander Sagosen, Norway’s playmaker who has been called the greatest male handball talent for some time now and a player who almost every European top club wants to sign. By Peter Bruun You put a lot of pressure on the shoulders of any 20-year-old, if you name him the main or key player of your team. But …
A personal account from Gdansk, venue of Group D of the European Handball Championship By Peter Bruun Admit it – you feel the touch of history once you arrive at Gdansk. You can hardly miss the Lenin shipyard where it all started. The spring of freedom for Poland and for the rest of Eastern Europe back in 1980. The last …
By Peter Bruun IK Savehof vs Gyor Audi ETO 18:26 (6:13) Before the Match Sharing the top position in Group 2 with Buducnost and CSM Bucuresti, (7 points each), Gyor was in need of a victory in order to keep up with their rivals in the extremely close race for winning the group. At stake, not only a quarter-final berth, …
Match of the Day FTC Railcargo vs Larvik HK 30:27 (19:14) The Result FTC Railcargo won a hard fought match against Norway’s champion, Larvik HK, courtesy of a brilliant performance of Nerea Pena and some spectacular saves of goal-keeper Melinda Szikora when it mattered most. All in all a deserved win. Before the Match Larvik arrived in Hungary’s capital without …
By Peter Bruun CSM Bucuresti vs FC Midtjylland 25:22 (10:12) The Result For most of the match, Bucuresti was in trouble against a brilliantly fighting team from FC Midtjylland. In the end, only a strong finish – and fatigue of Midtjylland´s key players – handed the favorites a crucial win. Before the Match Even though the two teams were equal …
In previous “Olympic” years, France underperformed at European championships as the team apparently was looking forward to the Olympic Games already. Will the story repeat itself this time? By Peter Bruun Admittedly, the headline may be a bit provocative. Probably, any team would want to become European champion if they could and this obviously includes France. Losing the …