The Polish national team did not start the competition at the World Handball Championships well. In the inauguration, they lost 28:35 to the Germans, although they fought fiercely in the first half. However, she was not the favorite and the defeat was not surprising. Much more was expected from Marcin Lijewski's handball players in the clash with the Czechs, but the White and Reds also failed, as they only drew 19:19. Thus, the situation in the table has become much more complicated and in the last match they will fight for their lives. And with whom? With Switzerland, which faced our western neighbors on Friday evening. And even though she wasn't the favorite, she almost made a sensation.
The Swiss caused bloodshed to the Germans. An even fight almost until the last minutes
Switzerland started this clash much better. The Olympic vice-champions from Paris seemed a bit lost and made simple mistakes, which their rivals took advantage of. And so they built an advantage of two or three goals. However, it turned out that this difference was not safe, at least not against the Germans.
After a few minutes, our western neighbors equalized (7:7), and after a while they took the lead. And now they dominated the field. However, the Swiss did not allow them to get more than three goals away. Ultimately, they shortened the distance a bit at the end, because the first half ended with only a slight lead for the Germans (15:14).
It is worth mentioning that the first set of Wednesday's match between the Germans and the Poles ended with the same result. But after the break, the White and Reds' game fell apart. And what about the Swiss? Completely different.
They quickly equalized and the game was blow for blow. Sometimes one team was leading and sometimes the other. At the beginning, the Swiss looked a bit better again and showed more initiative, but only for a while. Later, the Germans set their own pace. Once, one team built a two-point advantage, only to lose it after a while and give the field to the opponents. At one point it was 22:20 for the Swiss!
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In the end, the Swiss weakened a bit, but did not give up. They will fight against Poland for promotion
It was certain that everything would be resolved in the end. Who kept more cool? Olympic runners-up. Five minutes before the final whistle, the score was 25-25. However, from 27:27 onwards, the Germans scored three goals in a row, taking advantage of their opponents' mistakes and they were unable to break this advantage. Ultimately, the Swiss were able to reduce the difference to two goals. So the Germans won 31:29.
This decision resulted in our western neighbors strengthening their lead in the table of Group A. They have four points and a certain promotion. The Czechs are in second place with two points. The third and fourth positions are taken by Switzerland and Poland, respectively. They have the same number of points (1) and on Sunday, January 19, they will fight against each other to advance to the next stage of the competition. The three best teams from each group will report there.
Table of the “Polish” group after the Germany – Switzerland match
- Germany – 2 matches, 4 points, goal balance 66:57
- Czech Republic – 2 matches, 2 points, 36:36
- Switzerland – 2 matches, 1 point, 46:48
- Poland – 2 matches, 1 point, 47:54.