Day 3 – Debrecen
DebrecenHungary beat Sweden with a perfect match
A fantastic atmosphere and full house awaited the teams at the Főnix Aréna on the second
day of Group A. The Hungarian national team's start to the game reinforced this, as they took
the lead straight away. This was true for the entire first half, the Swedes tried in vain but
could not equalize. In the second half, the Hungarians were able to step up a gear. With Zsófi
Szemerey's saves and wonderful goals they could increase the lead, which was 12 goals in
the 55th minute. However, Sweden fought back to seven goals in the end and the final score
was 25-32. Zsófi Szemerey was awarded as the Grundfos Player of the Match.
After a great comeback, North Macedonia and Turkey ended with a draw
This match was the most important one for both the North Macedonian and Turkish national
teams, as the two head coaches said in the pre-match interview. Although the Turks received
the first goal, they dominated the rest of the half. They built up a four-goal lead, three of
which remained at the break. In the second half, the North Macedonian deficit was as high as
five goals, but not only did the yellow jerseys come back, they took a two-goal lead in the
49th minute. However, the lead didn't last until the end, and the Turks could have led the final
attack for the win, but failed to score. So they shared the points, the final score was 25-25.
Sara Ristovska was awarded the Grundfos Player of the Match.