2023-04-26 16:31:39
With the fifth win in the fifth game, Austria’s handball men secured first place in the European Championship qualifier on Wednesday. In Bucharest, Ales Pajovic’s team beat Romania 35:30 (19:17), the ticket for the finals in January 2024 in Germany had already been in their pockets. First place also puts Mykola Bilyk and Co. in Pot 2 and thus a better position for the European Championship draw on May 10th in Düsseldorf.
The ultimately clear success, however, was quite laborious. Austria struggled for a half, but were able to work their way back from 8:11 (15th) to 14:12 (23rd) and from then on were no longer behind. Romania, which is still fighting for its ticket, remained a nuisance until the 46th minute (24:26), but was ultimately no longer able to jeopardize the ÖHB victory. On Sunday (6:00 p.m./live ORF Sport +) in Bregenz, Austria will have the historic chance once morest the Faroe Islands to finish a European Championship qualifier with maximum points in first place for the first time.
“I’m really proud. We only had three training sessions, I was nervous before the game,” Pajovic summed up in view of the fixed first place. However, the task once morest the Faroe Islands, who still met Ukraine on Wednesday evening, will not be easy – just like in the narrow 30:28 win in the first leg. “It won’t be easy, the Faroe Islands need the points,” said Pajovic. He has to worry regarding goalie Florian Kaiper, who sustained an unspecified knee injury in the first half in Bucharest.
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