Day 2 – Innsbruck
InnsbruckWomen’s EHF EURO 2024 group F in Innsbruck almost started with a major sensation: Iceland were close to beating the Netherlands in a classical David-vs-Goliath duel.
But outstanding goalkeeper Elin Jona Thorsteinsdottir, top scorer Perla Albertsdóttir and their never-ending morale finally were not enough for the unlucky Icelanders in their EHF EURO comeback after 12 years to take their first point ever at a European championship. On the other side, the Dutch side were rattled, but took the 27:25 win thanks to three counter-attack goals in the final stages.
Germany take second biggest victory at EHF EUROs – Germany did not only take their 50th victory at EHF EURO final tournament, but almost their biggest ever EHF EURO victory. The record is a 36:22 win against Slovakia in Zagreb at the 2014 event. But in their last duel with Ukraine, the EHF EURO 2024 qualifier in April in Heidelberg, they took an even bigger result, winning 43:21. They beat Ukraine 30:17 on Friday evening.
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