Draw against Austria
Victory gave away: Handball players still on an EM course
Germany’s handball player gamble away a four-goal lead in the European Championship qualification against Austria. Juri Knorr and Renars UScins are not used. The second leg is still increasing this week.
When the La Ola swapped through the mood -charged hall in Vienna, Germany’s handball players drotted off the floor with a lowered head. With the 26:26 (13:11), the team of national coach Alfred Gislason defended their league lead in the European Championship qualification, but missed a preliminary decision on the way to the highlight of the season next year.
Particularly bitter: The DHB selection weakened by some failures awarded a four-goal lead shortly before the end. “We then reject seven meters in a short time and give away this lead very quickly. We run all the time and have to win the game. We don’t deserve it because we make too many mistakes,” Gislason practiced self -criticism.
Playmaker Juri Knorr was in the squad, but was not used according to his infection. In front of 6,018 spectators, DHB captain Johannes Golla was with five goals of the best German throwers. “The disappointment is quite large because we fail because of ourselves,” complained Golla.
Next duel on Saturday
After three of a total of six qualifications, Germany is still in front of the Austrians. With a win in the second leg on Saturday (4.30 p.m./ZDF Livestream) in Hanover, the DHB team can further distance the ÖHB selection. “We have to put the free things in at the front and take better our chances,” said back room player Luca Witzke.
The first two teams in the group of four are certainly qualified for the EM 2026. The four best third -placed people from the eight qualification groups are also included in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
USCins, Fischer and Kohlbacher are missing
ARGE HR problems had massively disturbed the already short preparation time of the German team. Without Knorr and the battered U21 world champions Renars Uscins and Justus Fischer as well as veteran Jannik Kohlbacher, Gislason were missing three other important actors.
Miro Schluroff from VfL Gummersbach celebrated his debut for this – and became the best German field player in the first half. “Very, very strong debut,” praised Bundesliga colleague Julian Köster.
Nevertheless, the DHB team had an unsuccessful impact on the first appearance after the quarter-finals at the World Cup in January. Inaccurate degrees and false passes shaped the German initial phase. Young star Marko Grgic in particular missed some chances. The favorite had only scored two goals by the twelfth minute.
Because the offensive defense was good and was relating to goalkeeper Andi Wolff, Germany then won a lead (11: 8). The Austrians caught by Flensburg’s coach Ales Pajovic stayed tuned. “We are not necessarily an offensive enough and do not make the best decisions,” complained sports director Ingo Meckes at half -time.
A game of the circular runners
The greatest risk of scoring went on both sides. DHB captain Golla repeatedly struggled through the opposing defense. On the Austrian side, Tobias Wagner from HC Erlangen had the sold -out hall cheered several times.
Germany missed it to be decisive. 15 minutes before the end of the game, the lead at 20:18 was still extremely scarce. Because Wolff parried a seven-meter and debutant Tim Freihofer on the other hand, the DHB team developed a four-goal lead for the first time.
In a hectic final phase, the Gislason troop then awarded two seven meters and let Austria come back.
dpa
Source: Stern
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