Austria’s women’s national handball team suffered a 27:32 (12:15) defeat once morest Spain at the Carpati Trophy in Bistrita on Friday. The best ÖHB throwers were Johanna Schindler and Patricia Kovacs with six goals each. At the start of the tournament, Austria lost 32:32 to host Romania on Thursday, and it will end once morest Serbia on Saturday.
The Austrians held up well once morest Spain, the 2019 vice world champions, and a few minutes before the end it was still 26:26. “We have to learn from this game, we have to be more ripped off and destroy the opponent’s strengths more effectively,” summarized team boss Herbert Müller, who had to do without the injured regulars Stefanie Kaiser, Katarina Pandza and Sonja Frey. In addition, Johanna Reichert was rested because of an ankle injury.
(APA) / Image: GEPA