Lage der Nation – Teil 2 Gewinnt man das Auftaktspiel bei einem Turnier souverän, stellt sich den Protagonisten in der Regel die Frage: Wie ist das Ergebnis eigentlich einzuordnen? Oft schwankt man zwischen “Waren wir so gut?” und “War der Gegner so schlecht?”, wobei die Antworten nach der zweiten Partie der deutschen Mannschaft nun deutlich leichter zu finden sind. …
Photo:Getty / Dean Mouhtaropoulos No love lost – Spain defeat Brazil in a physical match of handball in round 3 at the Tokyo Olympics by J. Schuetz Before the Match After a crushing loss in round one of the Olympic handball tournament against Sweden, Spain landed a convincing victory against France. Brazil surprised many of the pundits with a …
EHF FINAL4 bronze medal match: HBC Nantes vs Paris Saint-Germain 28:31 (13:17) By Chris O’Reilly Before the game Paris were back in the game nobody wants to play and a game they know all to well, competing for third place for the fourth time in five trips to Cologne. They were left devastated after suffering the latest in a long …
#DELOEHFCL Quarter-finals first leg Brest Bretagne vs Metz HB 34:24 (16:11) By J. Schuetz Before the Match Metz were still without Croatian goalkeeper, Ivana Kapitanovic, while Brest continue to miss Polish international Monika Kobylinska because of her knee injury. The Result Brest left the pitch with a win and a decisive 10-goal difference – 34:24. From the beginning …
#DELOEHFCL Quarter-finals first leg ZRK Buducnost vs Gyoer Audi ETO 19:30 (11:16) By J. Schuetz Before the Match ZRK Buducnost were facing the first leg of the 2020/21 EHF Champions League quarterfinal without two key players (leftwing Majda Mehmedovic and playmaker Andrea Lekic), whereas all key personnel was on board for the Hungarian record champion. The Result 19:30 …
Group A – DELO EHF Champions League Team Esbjerg vs Metz HB 25:28 (16:12) Before the Match Team Esbjerg were aiming to bounce back from the loss at home against Rostov-Don a week earlier, still without Estavana Polman and Line Jorgensen in the back court. As the Danish champion, head coach Emmanuel Mayonnade was missing several players (Ivana Kapitanovic (goal), …
Player Ratings – FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria vs SG BBM Bietigheim By Chris O’Reilly IN FOCUS: Bietigheim have kick-started their DELO EHF Champions League campaign at long last with an impressive 35:24 victory over their hosts FTC, yet another twist in the fascinating tale of Group A. Here are the ratings for all players involved in the match and the two …