The Israeli handball team, lost tonight (Saturday) 31:22 to Hungary in the rematch in Tatbania in the World Cup playoff qualifiers and will not participate in the final tournament, which will take place next year in Sweden and Poland.
Israel came into the game with a minimal loss in the first game of 33:32, when it knew it would have to work hard against one of the lions in the world that has already participated 21 times in the World Championships and eight times in the Olympics, when only a two-goal win would give it a ticket to the prestigious tournament. Participated.
Hungary started the game strong and led throughout the first half.
However, the defense managed to keep Israel in the game, even after one of the key players in the first game in Tel Aviv, Yossi Apo, was sent off with a red card, and the first 30 minutes ended with 15:13.
Israel did not seem to reach the second half in its opening and the Hungarians took advantage of it to increase the gap to six goals (20:14), those after a timeout by Oleg Botenko, Israel managed to shrink to two goals, but Hungary came back into the game and eventually won.
Hungary has made life difficult for Israel, Photo: Hungarian Handball Association
Oleg Botenko with his trainees.
Hungary was big on Israel, Photo: Hungarian Handball Association
The Israeli national team came into the game, with black ribbons in memory of Yariv Rinkov, a former Israeli national team player, who was laid to rest last night after being killed in a car accident on Thursday.
Rinkov played in the national team and in the youth team, and in the Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Kiryat and Hapoel Tel Aviv teams.
Conquered for Israel:
Yoav Lombroso 7 goals, Yonatan Dayan 4, Yirmi Sidi 3, Snir Natzia 2, Daniel Musindi 2, Adir Cohen 2, Daniel Shekelim 1 and Daniel Tzarfati 1.
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