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By: Jannek Ringen
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A confident success for Germany over Hungary ensures that the dream of the semi-finals is alive.
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Handball European Championship: Germany against Hungary 35:28 (18:17)
Strong game from the DHB team: Germany clearly beats Hungary
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Conclusion:
After a varied and balanced first half, the German national team dominated the second half and was able to build a comfortable lead early on.
The Hungarians failed again due to the strong German defense and goalkeeper Andreas Wolff was also in a very good mood in the second half.
The outstanding player on the German side was Julian Köster with eight goals.
On Wednesday we play against Croatians who have already been eliminated.
Thanks to the Austrians' defeat against France and their own victory over Hungary, the DHB selection has everything in their own hands on the last match day.
The semi-final dream lives on!
Germany – Hungary 35:28 (18:17)
Squad Germany: |
Späth, Wolff - Dahmke, Mertens, Heymann, Köster, Weber, Knorr, Lichtlein, Häfner, Uscins, Steinert, Zerbe, Fischer, Golla, Kohlbacher |
2 minute penalties: |
Germany: 3; Hungary: 1 |
7 meter throws: |
Germany: 3/3; Hungary: 1/1 |
Venue: |
Lanxess Arena, Cologne |
Germany wins clearly!
The dream of the semi-final is alive
60th minute: The game is over! Germany wins clearly and confidently with 35:28. This means you have everything in your own hands against Croatia.
60th minute:
Wolff stands out again.
Strong second half from the German goalkeeper.
Golla with the final point and the 35:28.
59th minute:
The lead almost fell to four goals, but Wolff holds on.
In return, Germany made it 34:28.
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59th minute:
Gislason uses his last timeout to prevent the game from running out.
Nothing should actually burn anymore.
58th minute:
Three minutes before the end, Häfner restores the six-goal lead.
57th minute:
Gislason notices the tension on the sidelines.
Hungary shortens again.
56th minute:
Outstanding move by Germany.
Who scores the goal?
Of course Köster.
55th minute:
We almost forgot Köster.
His seventh goal made it 31:25.
54th minute:
Did we say a five-goal lead?
Steinert with the 30:24.
53rd minute:
Germany is also convincing on the offensive.
The five-goal lead still remains.
52nd minute:
Hungary is now increasingly biting its teeth into the German defense.
51st minute:
Gislason's second timeout.
This prevents him from losing the ball, which annoys the Hungarian coach.
He sees the yellow card.
50th minute:
Wolff prevents Hungary from reducing the deficit further.
Score 28:23.
49th minute:
Timeout.
Gislason swears in his troops for the final phase.
Will Hungary come back again?
48th minute:
Next save from Wolff!
Strong from the German goalkeeper.
In return, Steinert made it 28:22.
47th minute:
Dahmke!
Five goal lead for Germany!
46th minute:
Köster, Köster, again and again Köster.
His sixth goal made it 26:22.
Hungary, meanwhile, is becoming less precise.
45th minute:
Hungary gives Wolff no chance at the seven-meter penalty.
25:22.
44th minute:
Germany is now exploiting opportunities, but Wolff is able to parry again.
Meanwhile, Kohlbacher makes it 25:21.
42nd minute:
Bitter!
Knorr fails to hit the Hungarians' empty goal from their own half and misses the five-goal lead.
41st minute:
It goes back and forth again.
Germany takes advantage of Hungary's open goal and restores their old lead.
40th minute:
Four goal lead for Germany!
The outstanding Köster scores again.
38th minute:
Now Wolff is finally in the game.
Strong save from the German goalkeeper!
37th minute:
Next seven meter and time penalty for Hungary.
Steinert stays cool and makes it 22:19.
Now also in equal numbers.
36th minute:
Old lead restored.
Knorr scores from seven meters, but receives a two-minute penalty for running through the throw-off circle.
35th minute:
Germany defends strongly, but concedes their first goal in the second half.
34th minute:
Hungary is dissatisfied and takes a timeout after a few minutes.
Gislason pushes his boys.
33rd minute:
Error in coordination in the Hungarian attack.
Germany has the chance to take a three-goal lead and takes advantage of it.
31st minute:
Things are going well again in Cologne!
Although Hungary started, Germany scored the first goal through Knorr.
What a first half in Cologne! After the DHB selection had been lagging behind for a long time, the team led by playmaker Knorr was leading 18:17 at the break. The goalkeepers on both sides had few chances to excel. The almost 20,000 spectators in the Lanxess Arena saw a first-class first half.
Germany leads after a spectacular first half
30th minute:
Germany takes the lead again.
Kohlbacher scores.
Just a few seconds later there is a chance to take a two-goal lead, but the post prevents this.
29th minute:
Fanatical move!
Kohlbacher with the equalizer.
29th minute:
Goodbye leadership!
Hungary leads again.
It says 4:17 p.m.
27th minute:
Timeout.
Gislason swears in his team for the rest of the first half after the strong last few minutes.
26th minute: Outnumbered? No problem. Germany takes the lead through Kohlbacher!
25th minute:
Köster equalizes while outnumbered.
25th minute:
And Germany is behind again.
The referees let the game continue and then give Golla another two minutes.
Bitter!
24th minute:
Now it's getting imprecise.
Ball losses are increasing on both sides.
It is mainly passing errors that cause good opportunities to evaporate on both sides.
22nd minute:
Insane pace in the game.
It's 2:13 p.m.
22nd minute:
Germany leads!
For the first time since the first minute, Germany takes the lead.
However, Heymann is a bit lucky with his throw.
20th minute:
Germany scores!
However, the Hungarians were able to take the lead beforehand, so the score is 12:12.
19th minute:
The Hungarians lose the ball and Dahmke misses the chance to take the lead from half left.
The previously strong accuracy on both sides appears to be weakening.
18th minute:
Germany has the chance to take the lead.
However, the Hungarian goalkeeper gets the ball in the face and has to be treated.
Previously it had been decided on a striker's foul.
17th minute:
Things go up and down in the Lanxess Arena.
Hit after hit follows here today.
New score: 11:11.
16th minute:
Despite a change in goalkeeper for the Hungarians, Knorr remains confident at the seven-meter penalty and equalizes.
15th minute:
When they are outnumbered, the equalizer is achieved, but the DHB team gets the 9:10 in direct return at the change.
14th minute:
The previously strong Köster gets the first two-minute penalty of the game.
14th minute:
Nice move from Germany.
Steiner makes it 8:8.
13th minute:
Goalkeeper change for Germany, Späth comes on for Wolff and Germany is behind 7:8.
12th minute:
Another equalizer for Germany.
This time it's Dahmke.
10th minute:
Brief confusion in the hall.
A German attack is called off.
Nobody on the field knows exactly why.
9th minute:
There's the equalizer!
Häfner scores after a nice attack on the left side.
8th minute:
Köster with a strong opening phase!
He shortened it to 5:6.
7th minute:
Hungary takes a two-goal lead with great accuracy.
5th minute:
Hungary converts the first seven meter of the game to take the lead again.
4th minute:
Shortly after the third Hungarian goal, Köster equalizes again.
3rd minute:
Köster with the equalizer!
2nd minute:
While the second German attack peters out, Hungary takes the lead in return.
1st minute:
The first attack is right.
Germany passes through Häfner.
Throw: It's starting!
Germany takes the ball first.
Update from January 22nd, 8:29 p.m.:
The groundbreaking game will start in just a few moments!
The arena is already boiling.
Update from January 22nd, 8:26 p.m.:
The national anthems sound, starting with that of Germany.
Update from January 22nd, 8:24 p.m.:
There was particularly loud applause in Cologne's Lanxess Arena for Andreas Wolff, who has been playing an outstanding tournament so far.
Update from January 22nd, 8:22 p.m.:
Now the German team is following suit.
Update from January 22nd, 8:21 p.m.:
The Hungarian team is the first to enter the field.
Update from January 22nd, 8:17 p.m.:
The mood in Cologne's Lanxess Arena is already very good.
Everything is prepared for a successful handball evening.
Update from January 22nd, 8:08 p.m.:
There is also good news for the DHB team.
France was able to move into the semi-finals with a 33:28 victory over Austria and is thus helping the German team.
The Austrians held on bravely for a long time, but in the end they had to admit defeat by five goals.
If Germany wins the game against Hungary, they will have a place in the semi-finals against Croatia in their own hands.
Update from January 22nd, 7:53 p.m.:
Bad news for the DHB team.
Right winger Timo Kastening will miss the groundbreaking European Championship main round game against Hungary.
Due to an infection, the Melsunger is not available.
Lukas Zerbe from TBV Lemgo Lippe is moving into the matchday squad to replace him.
First report from Monday, January 22nd, 6:43 p.m.:
Cologne - On Monday evening (8:30 p.m., all information about the TV broadcast) there is an extremely important game for the German national team at the European Handball Championship in Cologne's Lanxess Arena.
Against Hungary, national coach Alfred Gíslason's team would like to keep their chance of reaching the semi-finals of the home European Championship with a win.
However, the task against Hungary will be anything but easy.
Semi-final dream: DHB selection needs help
In the main round, the DHB selection is currently in fourth place with three points.
France is in first place with six points, followed by Hungary and Austria in second and third place with four points each.
In order to make it to the semi-finals of the home European Championship, the German team has to finish in one of the first two places.
While Germany still has to play against Hungary and Croatia, they also need help from the other nations.
In order for the dream of the semi-finals to be realized, the team around playmaker Juri Knorr has to hope that the Austrians lose a point.
Although various scenarios would make it possible for the German handball players to advance, a win against Hungary is needed to lay the foundation for this.
Germany wins confidently against Hungary and has a good chance of reaching the semi-finals.
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DHB team mourns victory against Austria
Things could have looked much better for Alfred Gíslason and his team.
In the 22:22 draw against surprise team Austria, there were many lapses in concentration and technical errors that ultimately cost Germany the victory.
But it wasn't just the victory against a competitor that hadn't materialized, it was also the chance to have progress in your own hands.
The disappointment over the draw was particularly noticeable among playmaker Knorr, who showed his frustration in an interview after the game.
“I don't know what you want.
I think you want us to be successful, right?
That we can create a winter fairy tale for people again, simply create beautiful moments for everyone who is out there,” said Knorr: “If we all have the same goal, then we should work for it as long as it is possible.”
(jari)