The Spanish youthful handball team will fight this Sunday for the bronze in the U-17 European that is disputed in Montenegroafter falling this Friday 28-31 against Croatia In the semifinals and the host will be measured this Sunday for taking a medal.
A defeat in which those of Cristina head They could not impose themselves at the rhythm imposed by the Croatian team, which was very solid with their releases. Proof of this is that he put 31 of 47 throughout the game and with a magnificent performance of Anamaria Baricwho scored 12 goals.
Everything painted well for the Spanish team, who left with an advantage of two goals (17-15) to rest, after an almost perfect first part in which he made it clear that he was going for the game from the first bars.
The Croats were superior in the second half, marked by the inferiorities and seven -meter launches than Croatia enjoyed. Although the youth warriors matched the score until twice after going with a difference of three goals down, they gave their initial advantage and ended up losing 28-31.
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The youth warriors will fight this Sunday for the bronze medal against Montenegro (17.00 h), which lost in the other semifinal by 29-27 before Slovakiawhich will be measured to Croatia in the final (19.30 h).
“First of all, we must congratulate Croatia, who has taken us at his pace to fall a little at the defensive level and, although in the first part we have been quite well, then in the second we have not been so fine,” said Cristina Cabeza in statements provided by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation (RFEBM).
“Anyway, we feel the whole coaching staff more proud than ever of this group. I think we have never lost the face of the game, we have been constantly fighting, Croatia today has made better game than us, we have had difficult moments during the game and even so the girls have continued fighting,” added the coach.
“Now it's time to recover tomorrow to find solutions for Sunday's game, which the fight for bronze will be very hard against Montenegro at home and we have to be prepared for everything,” he closed head.
