Spain vs Czech Republic
GUIMARES – Yesterday the final phase of this WUC Handball 204 started. There were played two games one male and another female, of the 9th – 11th group, and four games of the quarter-finals of each genre. The female teams Romania and Russia, Brazil and Korea, and the male teams Portugal and Spain, Russia and Brazil, will fight for a place in the final.
In the female quarter-finals, Spain and Romania faced each other and the Romanian team won by 25-24. The first 15 minutes of the game Spain dominated it, but in the second half, Romania got close to Spain and achieved a tie 6 minutes before the end (22-22). In the last 5 seconds, in a counterattack, Romania scored a goal, assuring their presence in the semi-final.
In the same phase, Brazil played against Japan. Although Japan has been most of the time in advantage, in the second half, Brazil went better and started to lead the scoreboard, ending the game with a victory by 26-25.
In another female quarter-final, Korea and Mexico met each other. The Mexican squad got ahead in the first minutes, but Korea came to the front right after and managed to keep a margin of 8-9 goals most of the time. At the end of the match, the final result was 25-18 for Korean.
Russia measured forces with Czech Republic in the other quarter-final. In the first half, the game was balanced, full of goals of both teams, resulting in a tie at the break (15-15). In the second part, Czech Republic came to win, but Russia didn’t get behind. The Russian team was the winner of this match by 27-26.
In the first male’s quarter-finals, Spain won against Czech Republic by 31-25. The first part of this match was balanced but the second half was more favorable to Spain, thanks to the combined effort of the defenses of the goalkeeper Carlos Cheli and the effectiveness of the attack athletes. In the end, the Spanish team eliminated the champions of 2012.
In another quarter-final, Brazil won against Egypt by 29-24. The first half was favorable to Egypt, however, in the second part, Brazil went stronger, recovered the deficit, got a tie and even managed to increase the advantage.
The Russian male team tried to do the same as their female colleagues and they did! The powerful Russian team won against Chinese Taipei by 36- 25.
The home team played against Romania and won with a comfortable victory by 32-25. In the first part, the game was balanced with Romania being the first team to score. Portugal got better in the second half and lead the game till the end, finishing it with a difference of 7 goals.
In the female game of the 9th – 11th group, Portugal smashed Uruguay with a result of 32-15. Portugal was always superior and Uruguay never had the chance to even try to get closer. With this lost, Uruguay is the last classified on the competition (11th).
In the male game, in the 9th – 11th group, Turkey lost with Japan by 38-36. Japan was better all the time but Turkey made a good game too. However, they only were ahead on the scoreboard once, and Japan quickly turn it around again, managing the advantaged till the end.
(source : WUC Handball OC)
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