Topic: European Championship in handball among men’s teams, 15 – 31 January Poland
WROCLAW, January 28 – R-Sport, Artem Lisowski . Handball Team Russia in fifth place in the group on the main group stage of the European Championship, could not independently earn a ticket to the Olympic qualifying tournament.
The decisive was the match against Spain, where the team Dmitry Torgovanova and Lev Voronin defeated with a score of 23:25.
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Russian handball players will be able to to get the Olympic qualification in only one case – if the team wins the European Championship in Norway, which has become the opening of the tournament. If this does not happen, the Russians remain behind qualifications and fight for getting to the Summer Games, along with already got on the qualifying tournament teams will continue the same Norwegians and Swedes, are in Group 2, where they played the Russians, became the fourth.
We started with defeat
On the eve of the championship of Europe experts and attributed the Russian team to the tournament outsiders, predicting them a place in the second Top Twenty. 19th line, which the Russians have taken a year ago at the World Cup in Qatar, inspired more pessimistic than the hope of success. The more that the Russian national team at the first stage of the tournament came in a very difficult group with teams of Denmark, Hungary and Montenegro.
The first match of the championship of the Old World came against the Danes – the top team, which at the last European Championships and the world has consistently wins medals. Most are of the opinion that the Scandinavians can easily overpower the Russian squad and maybe with a crushing score. But the first match showed that the Russian national team – not the team that was a year ago, and that it will not be easy to anyone.
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The Russians for 50 minutes on an equal footing with the Danes fought, holding the opponent for more than a ball. However, the ending of the meeting remained still for Scandinavians: the Russians made some unnecessary losses to gain remote than the Danes immediately took advantage. Thanks to the fast attack secured the gap to six goals and brought the meeting to win – 31:25.
“We have to face it: at the end of the match we made childish mistakes, lost in simple moments of balls, because it received a counter – said after the game the team of Russia Sergey Welterweight Gorbok. – Just went to the gap in balls 3-4. We were trying to return to the game, to reduce the backlog as soon as possible, but there are new bugs. The main point in the match – it is ending “.
played at Hungarians and Montenegrins
After the defeat in the first match of the European championship Russian handball players were not sprinkle ashes on his head, realizing that the key in the group will be meeting against Hungary. The Russians during the past year have given way twice Talent Duyshebaeva team during qualifying for the Euro, but in Poland, everything turned out differently. The Russians won with a score of 27:26. The main hero of the game was goalkeeper Victor Kireev, which reflected 40% of the shots.
“The Russian national team is more skilled than our team. The composition back (Alexander) Chernoivanov (Dmitry) Kovalev, (Sergei) Gorbok. We made up a lot of young players. But it’s not that, the Russian team won a well-deserved victory. The hero of the match, hero was Victor Kireev, it’s great fighting and finished off our own saves, “- admitted after the game Duishebaev.
The victory over the Hungarian national team instilled confidence in the Russian national team players, and apparently meeting against the team of Montenegro has turned the lightest in the tournament. Balkantsev battered nerves in group D Danes and Hungarians, they are worried and forced the Russians, but the team Dmitry Torgovanova and Lev Voronin won a landslide victory with a score of 28:21. “I would not say that the match against Montenegro was easiest for us. We just move step by step, with each match we play better and better. It was the third game, and then, hopefully, we will continue to play better,” – He said the agency “F-Sport” guard team of Russia Dmitry Zhitnikov.
In the second group stage of the Russian team came out with two points (win over Montenegro “burned” as balkantsy left the tournament), leaving a good chance of getting into the Olympic qualification. The main rival of the Russians from among those that have not yet secured a place at the Games and in the Olympic qualifying tournament – the team of Sweden – in the first stage gained a victory over the Slovenian team, which took in his quartet, the last line, and the next stage came with zero points in the bank. A very favorable situation developed in parallel groups. Serbia and Iceland, also qualify for the Olympic qualification in the second group stage of the break could not, and the team of Norway and Belarus favorites initially not considered.
Once the ending
The Russians could in the first second group stage match on 90% solve the problem. In Wroclaw, where the team relocated after Gdansk, this would have to defeat the Swedes. The game evolved on the favorable scenario, a minute before the end of the meeting the Russian team led by two goals and played in the majority. But first handball allowed the Swedes to reduce the gap to a minimum, and then 10 seconds before the siren did not bring the attack to the cast – Daniel Shishkarev performed an inaccurate pass to Paul Atmana, who catch the ball out failed, and the Swedes fled to the feedback counter-attack – eventually draw 28:28. It was a powerful blow to the Russian team.
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“is disappointed by the result. Emotion is not, – said after the game Torgovanov. – The final attack guys completed installation brought the ball to the edge. Dan (Shishkareva) had to attack, he had a good position . But I can say that the guys have shown worthy of respect. They fought to the last “.
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Handball Team Russia Dmitry Zhitnikov (center) in a match against the team of Germany.
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We must pay tribute Torgovanovu, in a situation where after insulting a draw could fall apart any, even the top team, he was able in a short time to restore the morale of the Russians and configure them for the game against the Germans, from whom also depended on the fate of vouchers in the Olympic qualification. Meeting with bundestim showed that the nature of the Russian squad have everything in order, during the second half handball conceded five goals (!), But in a few minutes titanic efforts equalized. But the Russians again failed ending, at a time when it was possible to break the game, the team allowed the Germans to get a head start in two balls. One goal of the Russians played, but then to escape, no time. For seven seconds before the siren handball had to attack, but Zhitnikov made a hasty shot, which became easy prey for the opposition’s penalty. The result – a defeat 29:30.
“In the first half we played bad defense, rebuilt in the second, but did not score” their “goals – said Torgovanov. – The final attack Zhitnikova had to throw across the bottom, in the last seconds of the game you can not throw on horseback. And we did not have enough luck. In the match against Sweden, we often hits the post and the crossbar. It continued in the game with the Germans “.
Draw and the defeat in two games to the limit exacerbated the struggle for Olympic qualification, the fate of vouchers depended not only on the Russians, but also on the matches against Sweden. Scandinavians first managed to take away points from Denmark, having drawn 28:28, and then defeated the Hungarians – 22:14. So, to be in the Olympic qualification, the Russians had to beat the Spaniards.
The beginning of the match against Spain is encouraging, the Russians won the first half 12:11. But after the break the Russian team seemed to have changed: the Spaniards at the beginning of the second half secured the advantage of three goals, keeping it before the final siren. In the end the Russians attempted to save the game, but it was too late. Defeat with score 23:25 almost deprived the chance of getting the Russian team in the Olympic qualification. After the match, head coach of Russia admitted that once four players left the pitch with the temperature.
“We have four people out of the game with the temperature. It is possible, in the second half there was a loss concentration. Several times we lost the ball and allowed his opponent to escape to the counter. And he said to the fatigue that had accumulated for the championship Europe “, – said Torgovanov” R-Sport “.
Torgovanov and Voronin should continue to work in the team
In this Torgovanov, which just like the assistant Lev Voronin in February contract expires, said that does not know about his future at the head of the Russian national team.
” I’d like to continue to work at the head of the Russian team? By and large, it does not depend on me. But I can say that at the European Championships we had a team. And they gave here all my strength. I have nobody reproach. Yes, sorry, that alone is not able to earn a ticket to the Olympic qualification. But we are not ashamed of the game we showed. I think we showed that in Russia handball alive. Guys thank you very much, that he gave all the power. Perhaps we somewhere did not have luck, “- he said.
The first vice-president of the Handball Federation of Russia Andrey Lavrov said” F-Sport “that the coaching staff should continue to work in the national team.
“The decision will be taken expert advice of the Ministry of Sports. Our position unanimously Torgovanova tandem Voronin and should continue to work in the Russian team. We will recommend these specialists from the Ministry of Sports. I do not think anyone will mind. I think we will listen to. Torgovanov and Voronin did a great job, make the most of what has been. After a 19th place at the World Cup, they were able to inspire the Russian national team new energy and raise interest in the Russian handball “, – he said.
Now, the chances of the Russian team to get into the Olympic qualification is entirely dependent on the team Norway, which advanced to the semifinals with the first place in their group. Russians want only one outcome – a victory at the European Championships Scandinavians. January 29 Norwegians meet with the Germans.
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