Approaching the destination.
The Israeli handball team today (Sunday) defeated Lithuania 25:37 in the rematch in the second round of the World Cup qualifiers and advanced to the third and final stage of the World Cup promotion playoffs - and a double meeting against the Hungarian national team next month, from which the ticket to the prestigious final tournament will be distributed.
The blue and whites, came to the away game in Alitos, Lithuania, with a lead of victory (24:28) and a goal difference (4) and stabilized with two changes in the squad - the return of captain Daniel Shekels and the center and defensive player Omri Kushmero.
Israel started the game great when they ran to 0: 3, but the local rival managed to turn the bowl around and go up to 4: 3, which was the only advantage for Lithuania in the game, when the half time score showed 10:13 for the White Blues and managed to maintain the advantage Fragile until the end of the great victory.
Lithuania - Israel in handball, Photo: Ewaldas Simiotas, Lithuanian Handball Association
Israel national team, Photo: Ewaldas Simiotas, Lithuanian Handball Association
Now, Israel has obtained the ticket to the third and final round, when on April 13 the home game against Hungary will take place and the rematch is expected to be on the 16th or 17th of the same month, from which the winning team will meet in the double match for the World Cup in early January in Poland and Sweden.
By the way, an interesting story in the second qualifying round - Belgium that overtook Slovakia - automatically qualified for the World Cup, following the suspension of Russia - who was supposed to meet in the third round.
Those who qualified for the third round of the playoffs and recorded surprising results are Romania who ousted northern Macedonia, and Greece who did so last night against Bosnia.
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