The Hungarian women’s handball team defeated Slovakia 35-29 in the group match of Group E of the Spanish World Cup on Thursday night.
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On-site report of our seconded staff from Liria.
It didn’t take long to experience the Pabellon Pla de l’Arc that Golovin Vladimir, the federal captain of the Hungarian national team, had done a day earlier. he told us. From the very first moment of entering the hall, it was felt that it would not be warmer than 15 degrees.
Given that the thermometer around Valencia shows 20 degrees in the afternoon, this is almost a complete step back into the ice age. The sports hall we are in is approx. It is a 45-minute metro ride away, not far from Valencia, in a small town.
In the official program, there are 4,100 people in the Spanish version and 5,000 in the English translation of the arena. Fans came from Békéscsaba and Pécs, among others. The match started in front of their eyes, which was already the second match of the E group in the 1st round, because about an hour before it Germany has already made a binding against the Czech Republic.
In addition to Schatzl Nadine, who was already producing a positive coronavirus test on the spot before the World Cup, the other two missing were Petra Tóvizi and Szandra Szöllősi-Zácsik. Since the Fradi shooter only joined the frame a day ago due to an injury in November, it didn’t come as much of a surprise.
Noémi Háfra scored the first goal of the Hungarian national team at the World Championship, who started the first minutes very actively. In the fast pace, a total of seven hits were made in three minutes, of which ours scored more. (4-3) In addition to Háfra, two Réka Bordás and Petra Vámos were successful.
On the other side, Nikoleta Trunková caused a lot of problems in the Hungarian defensive wall, the Slovaks took the lead 5-4 with the goal. This did not last long, with two Bíró Blanka defenses, and a team playing in the white jersey again at 7-6 with Vámos and Klujber Katrin goals.
A novelty is that in the passive game on the scoreboard, the number of passes the attacking team has before the referees will take the ball away. We led with two goals for the first time with the goal of Márton Gréta, but thanks to the feats of Viktória Oguntoye, who stood in the Slovak goal, they quickly returned to the draw. (8-8)
After a beautiful break from Vámos, who started the game well, the pace started to leave a little lower, but it would have been something extra if the two teams had been playing at the same pace as they started. In the middle of the half, our offensive play was a bit stalled, Háfra’s next hit was already an equalizer, as he led again in Slovakia for a short time.
The Slovaks did not want to give up easily, but Eszter Tóth, who played her first World Cup, kept the team ahead. (12-11) The manager was exhibited in the next defense, which Barbora Lancz was able to take advantage of. Klujber fired passively from the foot into the goal, followed by Karin Bujnochová’s double.
After Golovin Vladimir’s request for time in the 28th minute, we finally closed the first half rich in turns with the results of Tóth and Háfra, but the Slovaks were able to equalize 16-16 before the bagpipe. Although the rival opened the second part of the game with a goal, Pavol Streicher had to ask for time in the 36th minute in the Hungarian lead of 21-18. Martin Greta and Háfa took the team on their backs at that time.
Despite the words of the Slovak expert, we also scored the next two goals courtesy of Vámos and Viktória Lukács. (23-18) Melinda Szikora’s defenses provided a good basis for the next minutes, when the moments of Háfra and Bordás, who showed great performance, followed. Golovin Vlagyimir entered the game for fc as the match clock showed 43 minutes.
This was not the case at first, with the hits of Trunková and Bíziková the opponent got closer. Both Vámos and Klujber shot well, then ten minutes before the end Gréta Kácsor fell very badly on the ground after scoring her first World Cup goal. (30-25) Apart from the fall, Anett Kovács did the same on the right side, and Tóth, who returned to the field, was able to help us with a goal.
By then, only Trunkova and Bízikova could pose a real threat to Szikora’s gate. At the 33-28 lead, Albek’s 20-year-old Anna also bombed a beautiful goal into the net. Moreover, Kácsor also showed with a goal that he had no serious injuries.
In the last minutes, Szikora even presented a couple of demoralizing defenses that laid the foundation for our own joy.The Hungarian national team defeated Slovakia 35-29, taking a big step towards reaching the semi-finals. Next time we play at the World Championships on Saturday night at 20:30, the opponent will be the Czech Republic.
Women’s Handball Championship Group Round 1 Group E:
Hungary-Slovakia 35-29 (16-16)
Llíria, v .: Christiansen, Hesseldal Hansen (Danish)
shots / goals: 53/35 and 44/29, respectively
goals from seven meters: 2/2 and 4/4, respectively
exhibitions: 4 and 6 minutes, respectively
Hungary:
Judge – Márton 3, Háfra 7, Vámos 5, Bordás 3, Klujber 7, Lukács 1, exchanges: Planet, Kácsor 2, Szabó L. 1, Tóth E. 3, Szikora, Fodor, Kovács A. 2, Albek 1, Szemerey , federal captain: Golovin Vladimir
earlier:
Germany – Czech Republic 31-21
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