Day 6 – Innsbruck

Innsbruck

The Women’s EHF EURO 2024 said goodbye to Innsbruck, as the preliminary round has concluded – and Germany say hello to Vienna. They booked their main round ticket in style with a 30:19 victory against Iceland and join the Netherlands in the next stage.

For the 15th time in their 16th EHF EURO participation, Germany proceeded from the preliminary round, while Iceland have to travel home despite standing strong for a long time. They will hope for their second-ever EHF EURO win in 2026, while the Germans will play their 100th EHF EURO match on 7 December.

Although their Women’s EHF EURO 2024 main round berth was already secured after beating Germany, the Netherlands had a true hunger for goals in their last match in Innsbruck. The 43:23 victory against Ukraine was their biggest-ever win in their 10th EHF EURO participation and also their all-time EHF EURO high score. Both previous records were scored in the 42:25 win against Montenegro in 2022.

Ukraine showed spirit after the break, although the match had long been decided, but took their 11th straight EHF EURO defeat since 2010. The top scorers were Sarah Dekker, who was awarded Player of the Match, presented by Grundfos, with eight goals for the Netherlands; and Tatiana Smbatian with seven strikes for Ukraine.

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