As an aperitif for the semi-final day in Herning (Denmark), Portugal it won Sweden the fight for 5th place in the European handball with a great goal Martin Costa at the last second (36-35). Germany-Croatia Yes Denmark-Iceland They will then aim for a place in Sunday’s final.
The Portuguese team thus achieved the best result in its history in a European Championship (5th), continuing its fantastic performance in the European Championship. World last year, when he reached the semi-finals and finished in 4th place. With constant growth in recent years, Portugal She definitely joins the world handball elite as another candidate for medals in major events.
After a very balanced game from start to finish, Sweden led by two goals with three minutes remaining (32-34), but the brothers Martin Yes Kiko Costaboth intended by him Barcathey then started to boil and scored four goals between them to end the tournament with victory and a sweet taste in the mouth (36-35).
Martin Costa He was named the match’s MVP after scoring nine goals. Kiko finished with seven and leads the fight for top scorer with 61, but the Danes Mathias hostage Yes Simon Pytlick They are 54 and 51 years old and will presumably overtake the Portuguese right-back as there are still two games left for both of them.
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“This is the perfect ending for us,” he said. Luís Frade. “We reached the best position in history in a European this championship. The scene was crazy again. In a few days we will look at the standings and tell ourselves that what we did was crazy. “We have been writing the history of our sport in Portugal for years and the only thing I can hope for is that we can continue on this path”, added Barça’s Portuguese center.
