the Netherlands – Germany 27-21 (13-11)

NANCY (Dagbladet):

the Status before the last game in the hovedrunden was the following:

Germany win would send Norway and Romania further to the semi-finals.The netherlands-points would send the Netherlands and Romania – and the Uk.

In a game marked by many errors by both teams, won the Netherlands 27-21 against Germany, which sent the Uk out of the european championships.

Thus, going to a european CHAMPIONSHIP final is played without Norway for the first time since 2002.

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the Germans took an early 0-2-management against the Netherlands, but then finished it, and the Netherlands turned to 5-2 after the German sloppiness.

Beyond in the first place decreased the quality considerably at both ends, with barrier after barrier in front of both goals and poor defending.

– What’s going on now? They are not to know again, ” said the TV3 commentator Daniel Høglund of the German team that beat Norway earlier in the european CHAMPIONSHIP.

the Netherlands went to the break with a 13-11 management. The hope was still there, but unfortunately for Norway the germans to improve his game for the rest.

I’m heartbroken, ” said TV3-expert Geir Oustorp after one of the countless lose from Germany-star Xenia Smits.

the Netherlands won eventually 27-21.

An impossible journey

The Norwegian håndballjentene has been behind from the first match in the european CHAMPIONSHIP, where it was a surprising loss against Germany. The hope of the order was further weakened with the loss against Romania in the group stages. Most realists estimated it as nearly impossible for Norway to move on after they came to hovedrunden with zero points.

Straight Norwegian victories and a little bit of luck with other results, meant that the chances were actually present in front of the band’s final match between the Netherlands and Germany in the evening.

German victory would send five (!) of the six teams in the group on 6 points. Among the results between the teams would give Norway and Romania ticket to the semi-finals. A German storseier with 12 goals or more would send Germany further at Romania’s expense.

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Many had written off Norway already before hovedrunden. It needs almost a miracle to go further, when you come in with zero points from the group stage.

For soon seven years ago – in 2012 – came the Danish herrelandslaget to hovedrunden without points, but played it to the final and took gold after that everything went their way in the hovedrunden. The title came completely against the all odds after the introduction

The Norwegian håndballjentene gave never up the dream of semi-finals, but when the germans did not managed to win against the Netherlands, all hope extinguished.

Norway will play for fifth against Sweden on Friday.

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