10. nap – Debrecen
DebrecenRomania did not seize the opportunity
In the first match of the last day, Romania met Poland, where the Romanians still had a
chance to book a ticket to Vienna against the Poles. However, they had to win first. In
contrast, in the first quarter of an hour of the match, Constatin Pera’s team were just chasing
the result, and they first took the lead in the 14th minute. After Urbanska’s red card, the
Romanians were able to increase the difference further, but only one of the three-goal
advantage they had gained at that time remained at the break, so they could expect the
continuation from 11-10. The beginning of the second half brought an even game, until the
45th minute, when Ostase collected her 3 rd 2-minutes suspensions, after which the Poles
managed to take a five-goal lead. They didn’t let this out, and in the end, they won 29-24
against Romania, which meant that neither team advanced from the main round. Dagmara
Nocun, who scored five goals, was awarded as Grundfos Player of the Match.
France won the battle of the undefeated
The Hungary-France match decided the first place in the group. At the beginning of the
game, the Hungarians played inaccurately and missed many chances, which the French took
advantage of and built a four-goal lead by the 8th minute. After Vladimir Golovin’s timeout,
Hungary closed the gap to two several times, but they couldn’t get any closer. Moreover,
France stepped up again with four. However, after the second Hungarian timeout, the picture
of the game changed completely, Szemerey made several saves, and the Klujber and her
teammates shooting efficiency improved up front, which paid off, as the scoreboard was 13-
13 at the break. The second half started similarly to the first, with the only difference being
that the French started the half with a 3-0 lead. The Hungarians did everything they could to
equalize, but this time Nze Minko and her teammates did not assist to it and kept their
advantage until the end of the match, which they won 30-27. This meant that France finished
first and Hungary second in the main round in Debrecen. Katrin Klujber, who scored nine
goals, was awarded as Grundfos Player of the Match.
Sweden booked their ticket to Vienna in the last match in Debrecen
Debrecen and the Főnix Arena said goodbye to the 2024 Women’s European Championship
with the Sweden-Montenegro clash, where the third place of the group was at stake.
Accordingly, the match started closely and neither side was able to gain a lead of more than
one goal. Until the 12th minute, when the Swedish team outscored their opponents by
producing a 3-0 period. Suzana Lazovic called a timeout with a four-goal deficit, which had a
positive effect on her team, as they caught up their opponent until the break under the
leadership of Grbic. After the 14-14 half, Sweden was able to build a bigger lead again, but
Montenegro came back this time as well, thanks to Jaukovic’s goals. The teams went into the
crunch time with tie result, which would have been good for Raicevic and her teammates. But
Roberts scored, which Montenegro could have responded to several times but could not.
Sweden’s 25-24 success meant that the Nordics booked their ticket to Vienna, where they
will play for 5th place. Djurdjina Jaukovic, who scored nine goals, was awarded as Grundfos
Player of the Match.