As of: January 30, 2024, 5:16 a.m
By: Christoph Wutz
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Germany fails in the European Championship semi-finals.
The German team lost against Denmark despite a strong performance.
The ticker for the game to read.
Handball European Championship: Germany – Denmark 26:29 (14:12)
Despite a big handball fight against Denmark: Germany is eliminated from the home European Championship
The game to read in the ticker.
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Great performance from Germany!
After a long fight, the German selection was just not able to make a big splash against world champions Denmark; they lost 26:29.
National coach Alfred Gislason called his team’s performance on ZDF after the game “great.”
The sticking point was Germany's "not good" outnumbered game, said the Icelander.
For the DHB team, the home tournament is not yet over despite the defeat: On Sunday, again in Cologne, the game for third place against Sweden is for the bronze medal and qualification for the Summer Olympics in Paris.
Germany – Denmark 26:29 (14:12)
Squad Germany: |
Späth, Wolff - Lichtlein, Golla, Heymann, Fischer, Knorr, Zerbe, Köster, Weber, Uscins, Dahmke, Mertens, Hanne, Steinert, Kohlbacher |
Squad Denmark: |
Landin, Nielsen - Landin, Jakobsen, Lindberg, Saugstrup, Jörgensen, Hald Jensen, Kirkelökke, Lauge, Gidsel, Möllgaard, Mensah Larsen, Hansen, Damgaard, Pytlick |
Venue: |
Lanxess Arena in Cologne |
Despite a big handball fight against Denmark: Germany is eliminated from the home European Championship
60th minute: THE GAME IS OVER! After a great fight and a long lead, Germany loses against the extremely strong Danes! After Germany took the lead at halftime, Denmark came out of the locker room quickly and showed why they are fighting for the title. The world champion didn't give Germany any more chances, but the German team never gave up and played a great game!
60th minute:
But Mikkel Hansen takes advantage of the chance when the Germans moved up high and makes it 26:29.
He throws his arms up because he knows: That was the decision!
59th minute:
That's 26:28!
Kohlbacher with an act of will, now it's getting loud again here!
58th minute:
Now there is a commotion in the Danish circle: When the score is 24:27, Golla is stopped improperly.
Afterwards, emotions run high.
The referees calm the situation and Kirkelökke has to go down.
Seven meters for Germany, Steinert scores through Nielsen's legs to make it 25:28.
Germany is still there!
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57th minute:
Denmark remains efficient and maintains their lead.
After Kirkelökke's goal, Weber made it 23:27, but Kirkelökke promptly scored the next Danish goal.
Is the German EM dream now bursting?
55th minute:
... but Nielsen holds!
What a reflex!
The Danish substitute goalkeeper makes life difficult for the Germans.
55th minute:
But Germany doesn't give up: First Heymann scores to make it 22:26, then Magnus Landin has to leave the field for two minutes after a foul.
Weber now has the opportunity to bring the DHB team back by seven meters...
Fought passionately: Germany's Juri Knorr in the European Championship semi-final against Denmark.
© Imago / Pixsell
53rd minute:
Now Denmark is pulling away.
First, Hansen routinely hits David Späth from the seven-meter line, then Kirkelökke and Gidsel increase.
Meanwhile, Germany despairs of the outstanding Nielsen on the Danish side and can no longer score any goals.
50th minute:
Germany stays tuned: Heymann scores well from the back to make it 21:23.
49th minute:
After Gislason's time-out, Germany comes back with momentum.
Golla shortened the score to 20:22.
49th minute:
Here things happen again: Saugstrup fails from the circle due to the brilliant Wolff.
In return, Heymann scored Germany's 19th goal, but Pytlick then restored the three-goal difference.
This is world-class handball!
46th minute:
Hansen again safely uses the seven-meter penalty.
Three goal lead for Denmark.
46th minute:
Bitter for Germany!
First, Kirkelökke has to go down for two minutes, but Kohlbacher also receives a time penalty shortly afterwards.
44th minute:
18:20 now from a German perspective.
First Köster had a great net to connect, but Hansen didn't miss the chance from the seven-meter line.
Ripped off by a veteran.
Germany fights for the European Handball Championship final: Danes strike back after the break
42nd minute:
Now the Danes show their class.
First Nielsen makes a strong save against Juri Knorr, then Jakobsen makes it 17:19.
No chance for Wolff on the German side.
40th minute:
Golla scores the supposed equalizer, but is called back for a striker's foul.
Bitter from a German perspective, that wasn't so clear.
40th minute:
Same picture as a few moments ago: Knorr scores to equalize for Germany, but Hald Jensen reverses to put Denmark back in front.
He's coming into the game better and better now and shows how important he is for the Scandinavians.
39th minute:
First time penalty for the guests: Magnus Landin has to leave the field for two minutes.
39th minute:
Uscins initially scores the much-celebrated equalizer, but Hald Jensen has the quick answer ready.
16:17 for Denmark.
37th minute:
Insane parade from Wolff!
The German goalkeeper prevents a two-goal deficit by superbly blocking Lindberg's throw from the right.
It spreads and becomes a wall!
36th minute:
First time behind from a German perspective: Simon Hald Jensen exploits a Danish attack to take the lead.
The Danes came out of the locker room well and are now putting more pressure on.
Germany's captain Johannes Golla (m., surrounded by the Danes Mathias Gidsel (l.) and Simon Hald Jensen (r.)) moves forward decisively in the semi-finals of the European Handball Championships against Denmark.
© Imago / Pixsell
34th minute:
Then things happen quickly again: First, Weber puts the German team back in the lead with a seven-meter penalty before the Danes quickly equalize.
The hit is briefly checked via video review, but the ball was completely behind the line of the German goal.
3:15 p.m., it remains very tight.
33rd minute:
Denmark quickly scores two goals and Magnus Landin equalizes from seven meters.
No chance for Andi Wolff.
31st minute: Let's continue with the second half! Denmark starts and promptly starts without a goalkeeper in order to establish a seven-to-six advantage and score the goal.
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In a few moments the second half of the game will continue.
The atmosphere is still great, the atmosphere does full justice to a home tournament!
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Germany has impressed so far with a compact and tactically disciplined performance.
In addition, the offensive is more efficient than it was recently against Croatia or Austria - and goalkeeper Wolff shines, as he has so often in this tournament.
DHB team excels in the first half: European Championship semi-final against Denmark live
30th minute: Break in Cologne! After a great performance, Germany leads 14:12 against Denmark at the break. Deserved because the DHB team is better in many respects. There was rightly thunderous applause at the half-time whistle, and the audience in the Lanxess Arena was thrilled. Germany really wants to reach the final of the home European Championship here and, above all, has a great attitude.
30th minute:
Shortly before the half-time break things get very heated here, it's an open exchange of blows.
First Uscins scores for the fifth time, then Denmark uses seven field players in attack and reduces the score to two goals.
This is followed by a time out.
28th minute:
Knorr with a goal of will!
He tanks past his opponent and heaves the ball from the backcourt past Landin into the goal.
Great!
27th minute:
Uscins is at his best here.
Fourth goal in five attempts, Germany leads 12:10.
26th minute:
Christoph Steinert counters the Danish equalizer after a few moments from the right after a wonderful pass from Julian Köster.
Germany is keeping up in all respects, what a game!
24th minute:
Wolff once again outstanding!
The next two saves from the Kielce goalkeeper, the score remains 10:9 for the German team.
21st minute:
Then veteran Mikkel Hansen gives Wolff no chance from the seven-meter line, but Uscins scores the 10:9 straight away.
Irresistible action from the U21 world champion!
20th minute:
Golla puts Germany back in the lead, the captain leads the way!
In his element: Germany's Renars Uschins (r.) in the game against Denmark.
© Imago / Eibner
19th minute:
Germany is lucky: Wolff is out of his goal because of the outnumbered number, his Danish counterpart Landin parries a German throw and then tries it from his own box.
But his attempt goes next to Wolff's goal, Denmark doesn't take the lead for the first time.
18th minute:
Wolff with his third save, well saved against Jakobsen.
Then Denmark equalized again, 8:8.
17th minute:
Next time penalty for Germany, Heymann is again the unlucky one.
After a wrestling match against Pytlick, he rightly has to go down for two minutes.
Another Danish majority.
16th minute:
Denmark initially manages to equalize through Pytlick, but then Knorr impresses with a great assist.
Uscins converted, 8:7 for Germany.
14th minute:
But Landin parries!
Great reaction from the ex-Kiel player.
Afterwards, Wolff also excelled.
14th minute:
Energy performance from Golla!
He falls outnumbered in a duel with Gidsel and Kirkelökke.
He then gets up again with the ball in his hand, but is pressured again when he finishes.
First seven meter of the evening!
13th minute:
First time penalty of the game: Heymann has to pause for two minutes after an offense against Berlin's Mathias Gidsel, Denmark's first majority.
12th minute:
Great action from Sebastian Heymann, who had just been substituted: First he uses Knorr strongly, who makes it 7:5, and immediately afterwards he is also there defensively and blocks a Danish attack attempt.
11th minute:
Denmark equalizes again, but Germany remains strong on the offensive: Köster scores to make it 6:5!
Germany against Denmark now in the live ticker: DHB team starts determinedly
9th minute:
Bytlick has now reduced the score to 5:4 from Germany's perspective, but Germany has been doing very well in the game so far.
Not every throw goes well, but Alfred Gislason's men defend resolutely, very compactly and are quite efficient.
Supported by the German audience, this is a significant improvement in performance so far compared to Wednesday's game against Croatia.
7th minute:
Dahmke is there!
Great goal, he is pressured in the circle and, after Jakobsen had equalized, he scores to give Germany the lead again!
6th minute:
Nice attack from the Danes: Jakobsen, who plays for SG Flensburg-Handewitt, comes from the left and hits the far corner of the cross.
5th minute:
Germany then defended the Danish attack well.
Gidsel then has to finish due to time constraints and throws clearly wrong.
In return, the DHB comes out of the backfield with a lot of momentum, Knorr scores the third German goal!
4th minute:
Uscins!
Next German lead, 2:1.
3rd minute:
But Denmark immediately equalizes in return.
Landin is then able to parry the next German attack, but the Danes don't hit the goal either.
2nd minute:
There's the first goal of the evening!
After a throw from Knorr at the post, Dahmke grabs the ball and scores from the circle to make it 1-0!
1st minute: It starts in Cologne with the European Championship semi-final between Germany and Denmark! The DHB team starts.
Update, 8.30 p.m.:
It's about to start, everything is ready for a great evening of handball at this European Championship in Cologne!
Update, 8:26 p.m.:
Both teams have arrived on the field.
Now the national anthems are playing.
Almost the entire stadium sings along to the German song and applauds frenetically afterwards – what an atmosphere!
The DHB team should carry this atmosphere to the final today.
Update, 8:22 p.m.:
The teams are already arriving, starting with the home team from Germany.
In just a few minutes it will be revealed who will play in the European Championship final against France.
Update, 8:14 p.m.:
The German national soccer players are also following the European Handball Championships in their own country.
Before the semi-final against Denmark, some of them expressed their support for the DHB selection.
“Now it’s just getting started.
We believe in you,” said striker Niclas Füllkrug in a video message that the DFB team shared on its X account.
“You can handle it,” the Borussia Dortmund professional continued.
“Then it’s off to the final and then the title will be won – in our own country.”
His national team colleagues Jonas Hofmann and David Raum also had their say.
The Leipzig area spoke of a “great tournament” for the DHB selection.
Hofmann, who also played handball in his youth, gave the German team further courage for the duel against Denmark: “Show everyone, really hit it hard and let the eagle fly again.”
If they win against Denmark: the DHB team would face France in the European Championship final
Update, 7:47 p.m.:
The first semi-final is over!
The opponent in a possible German final is France.
The French team won 34:30 against Sweden after extra time.
In a highly exciting match it went back and forth, but after a last-second equalizer the French won the thriller.
Now the second semi-final awaits, kick-off in Cologne in around 45 minutes.
Update, 7:40 p.m.:
The German team has now announced the matchday squad.
Backcourt player Kai Häfner is not available to the team at short notice “for personal reasons”; he has already left the team headquarters.
The DHB announced this shortly before the start of the game against Denmark.
In addition, right winger Timo Kastening is missing from the squad today, as was the case in the main round against Hungary, due to a slight infection.
Update, 7:27 p.m.:
The end of the first semi-final has been delayed.
After an outstanding comeback in the second half, Sweden led 27:26 against France a few moments before the end, but at the final whistle the French still had one free throw left.
Elohim Prandi stepped up and chased the ball to the underside of the crossbar, from where it bounced into the net.
27:27, what a game!
This means the first semi-final goes into extra time.
This lasts two five minutes.
Update from January 26th, 6:31 p.m.:
There are still two hours until the kick-off of the German semi-final against Denmark.
But things are already very busy in Cologne's Lanxess Arena.
France and Sweden are currently determining the first finalist there.
After the first half, the French confidently lead 17:11.
If Germany made it to the final of the European Championship, they would probably face another duel with the French selection.
European Handball Championship in the live ticker: Germany wants to create a miracle against Denmark
First report from Friday, January 26th, 4:55 p.m.:
Cologne – The German dream of winning the European Handball Championship title in their own country lives on!
Despite a 24:30 defeat at the end of the main round against Croatia last Wednesday, the DHB selection is in the semi-finals.
There is a tough challenge waiting for national coach Alfred Gislason's team on Friday evening (8:30 p.m., here you can find all the information about the TV broadcast): world champions Denmark.
Handball European Championship: Will Germany make it to the final against Denmark?
In the last main round match, the German offensive failed, especially because of Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Kuzmanovic.
But Alfred Gislason's men were able to afford this slap with a view to their Group I table.
After all, Austria (24:26 against Iceland) and Hungary (32:35 against France) had previously lost, so the DHB team qualified for the semi-finals before their final group game against the Croatians.
So Germany is still dreaming of the European Championship final.
But in order to survive against Denmark in the round of the last four, you need a significant increase in performance - national coach Gislason also knows that.
On Friday he is once again relying on the home advantage: “The hall can inspire us,” said the Icelander on Thursday, referring to the Cologne Lanxess Arena, which was sold out with almost 20,000 spectators.
Although he warned about the “phenomenal team” of the Danes, he is positive: “We are really looking forward to playing against Denmark in the semi-finals.”
Wants to lead the German national handball team into the final of the European Championship in front of their home crowd: Captain Johannes Golla.
© Imago / Maximilian Koch
Against the Danes: a mammoth task for German handball players in the European Championship semi-finals
The DHB selection goes into the semifinals as clear outsiders.
The Danish team, peppered with numerous world-class players such as Mathias Gidsel, Mikkel Hansen and Hans Lindberg, travels to Cologne as the reigning world champions and 2021 Olympic runners-up.
At this European Championship she won seven of her eight previous games.
Only against Slovenia did a B team lose 25:28, when Denmark was already the winner of Group II.
The star ensemble from Scandinavia does not lack self-confidence.
“If we play well, it will be difficult for the others to beat us,” said Danish national coach Nikolaj Jacobsen at the matchday press conference on Thursday.
A mammoth task awaits the DHB team in the semi-finals.
Semi-final against Denmark live: DHB selection hopes for “this one day”
Nevertheless, the DHB players were also confident before the semi-finals.
While left winger Ruhe Dahmke announced “a different German team” for the duel against Denmark than against Croatia, backcourt player Philipp Weber gave the fans hope for a miracle: “We lose nine out of ten games against the Danes.
But no one knows when that one day will be.”
Will the German handball fairy tale continue?
Or will the dream of winning the European Championship in your own country end prematurely?
Follow the semi-final between Germany and Denmark this evening from 8.30 p.m. in the live ticker.
(wuc)