EHF EURO 2014 - Main Round - Final day

[I.L.T.]

17.12.2014 16:00Poland vs Romania
17.12.2014 18:15Spain vs Denmark
17.12.2014 20:30Hungary vs Norway
17.12.2014 15:45Sweden vs Montenegro
17.12.2014 18:00Germany vs Slovakia
17.12.2014 20:15Netherlands vs France

[I.L.T.]

17.12.2014 16:00 Poland vs Romania 22-27
Romania improving and will win this one

17.12.2014 18:15 Spain vs Denmark 22-20
If Pytlick plays Lærke from the beginning Denmark can win, but he will not...

17.12.2014 20:30 Hungary vs Norway 21-20
Norway will give it a go, but the last motivation will not be there..

17.12.2014 15:45 Sweden vs Montenegro 19-20
Will be so close..could be a draw

17.12.2014 18:00 Germany vs Slovakia 24-22
Think Slovakia saved some energy for this game

17.12.2014 20:15 Netherlands vs France ?-?
It is all up to Polman, is she is not playing it will be difficult for the dutch

[Des57]

17.12.2014 16:00 Poland vs Romania 23-26 If Paula and Neagu play at their usual level we'll win this match

17.12.2014 18:15 Spain vs Denmark 25-29 I enjoy watching Denmark play more than any other team at this Euro.They have a good team and will fight for the title IMo.Cheering for the Danish girls.

17.12.2014 20:30 Hungary vs Norway 22-24 Even with some reserves playing, Norway should win this.

17.12.2014 15:45 Sweden vs Montenegro 27-25 Will the Montenegrin defence be too much for the Swedes?I say no .

17.12.2014 18:00 Germany vs Slovakia 30-22 Easy win.

17.12.2014 20:15 Netherlands vs France 25-29 The Holland gks are so poor they don't stand a chance against France.Will Polman play?If not, will be an easy win for France.

[Anicia Juliana]

A magnificent final day.

17.12.2014 16:00 Poland vs Romania Because Poland is weaker this year while Romania is stronger.
17.12.2014 18:15 Spain vs Denmark a tiny margin but sufficient to take DK to the semis
17.12.2014 20:30 Hungary vs Norway only business, Hungary undeserving this year
17.12.2014 15:45 Sweden vs Montenegro a +1 maybe. The chances to see the same Bulatovic as yesterday are slim. Defence will decide it. If MNE take their shots, it may go either way.
17.12.2014 18:00 Germany vs Slovakia Woltering's closing game
17.12.2014 20:15 Netherlands vs France more rotations and very high motivation to step up

[barry.romania]

Romania has added another injury after regular right wing, Nechita, and the others already left at home. Adriana Țăcălie the regular right back is out.

for Poland, Byzdra is back, since the last game. she will probably play more today, in order to avoid the 12th place? Poland needs top 11 for a better draw. then Wojtas and Kudlacz are there, both in good forms.

it might be not easy, but it depends a lot on our motivation.

17.12.2014 16:00 Poland vs Romania
17.12.2014 18:15 Spain vs Denmark
17.12.2014 20:30 Hungary vs Norway (I hope Norway will not fail to win for us)
17.12.2014 15:45 Sweden vs Montenegro
17.12.2014 18:00 Germany vs Slovakia
17.12.2014 20:15 Netherlands vs France

Romania (I hope it will not be that hard, in these circumstances)
Denmark
Norway X2
Montenegro
Germany
Netherlands vs France will be very close, normally -3 France, but who knows, I wouldn`t gamble with such thing

on the paper Romania is the surest, after Germany? because nothing is k**f sure, maybe not even this.

[John]

16:00 Poland vs Romania It can go either way, when Poland is underestimated they always win.

18:15 Spain vs Denmark Because i like them and i want them in the semis.

20:30 Hungary vs Norway Who will the refrees prefer this time?

15:45 Sweden vs Montenegro Katarina usually does great with poor and decent goalkeepers or goalkeepers that didn't have a chance to play against her, if she passes the swedish defence no goalkeeper can stop her. Also Milena was unlucky yesterday, today she will be better. The defence and Sonja are also crucial. As i said, good defence and Oden is out, and a deep defence can help here a lot.

18:00 Germany vs Slovakia And i'm not interested in this match.

20:15 Netherlands vs France I think France will win but i will leave it open because of the following reasons, France disappointed me, after the match against MNE i thought they will surely win the tournament, but in the last two games they were beyond awful, also Netherlands play fast so they will need to run a lot which can also be an advantage because they have a longer bench and NED will probably get tired. Both teams are under pressure, and if MNE wins NED will fight even harder because they will still have the chance to go to the smis.

[mikh]

Just some personal preferences:
- I usually didn't like Spain almost at all: too harsh defense (most of the time going un-punsihed and really really bad attack). Since Duenas is the coach they cleared their act in defense more than a bit and their attack looks a lot better. I like them and wouldn't mind them through. However, while they started the tournament really well, they seem to have tired and even their matches look the same: they have had huge blackouts against both Norway and Romania in the second halves. I think Denmark are favorites. Then again, we've seen there's not much between Denmark, Romania, Hungary and Spain and things are played on details.
- I really hope for Netherlands to go through to the semis. They're such an exciting team to watch and they came from so far! Handball needs this kind of stories and needs new teams from time to time (like Montenegro and Brazil, also). I think it will be crucial for development of women handball in the Netherlands if they could clinch a semifinal place.

[hand22]

Montenegro Sweden....i dont know, sweden is almost qualified so they can relax and try to play their best to win first place..montenegro wasnt nothing special, lost against france and yesterday had a bit of luck..50-50 match
Germany slovakia...germany should win this...slovakia is just very bad
France holland...this match will depend a lot of mne-swe game

Romania poland...i dont know what are feelings in romania squad but they should win this

Denmark spain...tight game but denmark is better...if u want semifinals u cant let romania overturn 5goals lead

Hungary norway...everything is possible here..relaxed game with many goals for me

[gergő]

only cheer for the oranje. everything else is secondary.

we - hungary - will be beaten by norway. i dont care about the refs. they didnt support us as much as usual if we're talking about a host.

[Gerzson]

I wouldn't go into any prediction at this ECh as it's so close, rather, I'd like to ask a thing: is there something revealed in the Norwegian media, that some players may be rested or so, or what is the reason behind Norway's so high odds against Hungary? Norge girls usually beat the c**p out of Hungary, and even if they have nothing to play for (except their pride, which usually works), I don't think Hungary has any chance to cause some trouble here?

[Hajas]

Lazovic is really trying hard to get fair-play price. No crocodile-tears today ?

[Stefan_MNE]

Bravo Montenegro! Well done and well deserved! Dedication to Zika and Balkan-Handball!

Joka should get an award for all-round player!

[Belle]

Too bad Sweden lost. Montenegro doesn't deserve the win with their dirty play....

Undeserved victory,

[Stefan_MNE]

Undeserved victory,

Kissy kissy!

[eduardsson]

Sweden - Montenegro 29-30


Undeserved. Montenegro's handball does not bring any benefit to handball. They defend too brutally, they should be punished more. Look - each team that played against Montenegro had at least one injured player.

Kom nu Sverige!

[Stefan_MNE]

Please, don't make me spam you with huge pictures here like Mr. 007 does.

[John]

You can say what you want about the defence i don't care, but if this was undeserved i'm the king of of the world.

Enjoy the rest of the tournament with MNE in it

[Marco Aurelio]

20:30 Hungary vs Norway Who will the refrees prefer this time?

After seeing games like Podgorica-FTC last year, I wouldn't say a word if I were you
I don't think we got the help this time that hosts usually get , and to be honest, I don't need it either.
Against Russia we got a Slovak duo that made Russia possible to draw the match.
We got Tomori's favorite refs against Poland (Opava/Valek) but the difference was huge between the teams on that day.
We got twice the Bonaventuras with well known Scandinavian preferences.
Only against Romania were the refs with us, not a huge home court, but I guess they meant 2 goals. On a match like this, they were a factor. But giving +2 for the home side is not enormous. And it is certainly not the thing when many CL refs (I wonder why) put the "Moraca-mode" ON.

Today the question is:
- how much we WANT this 5th place (that can mean reaching the Rio quali tournaments)
- how much Norway wants to give 100%? or at least 90?

[Marco Aurelio]

Lazovic is really trying hard to get fair-play price. No crocodile-tears today ?

I can't be accused of being a Lazovic fan, but I guess against Polman it was more an unlucky loss of balance of Suzana that made the fall heavier, it was not intentional.
If you want to see her doing something brutal, check out the ETO-match when she did a football-like tackle from behind on Löke.

[John]

After seeing games like Podgorica-FTC last year, I wouldn't say a word if I were you

Oh, man forget about that already, it's been a year and some more..

I can't be accused of being a Lazovic fan, but I guess against Polman it was more an unlucky loss of balance of Suzana that made the fall heavier, it was not intentional.
If you want to see her doing something brutal, check out the ETO-match when she did a football-like tackle from behind on Löke.

Well, she crosses the line often, and i'm the first to say that, but Loke is not an innocent girl, she as almost as dirty as Suzana. Not to mention Tomori, man can thet girl slap in the face, and i saw she took lessons from Laozvic because i saw some of her moves during Hungary's games. And don't get me started about a dirty foul, let's see, Kovacziz or whatever you spell her name that foul in the final against Buducnost, so we have a lot of brutal players.

[Marco Aurelio]

And don't get me started about a dirty foul, let's see, Kovacziz or whatever you spell her name that foul in the final against Buducnost, so we have a lot of brutal players.

...but a sliding tackle from behind, on the ground with using your foot?
I guess it is unique on handball court, and copyrighted by Suzana

[John]

...but a sliding tackle from behind, on the ground with using your foot?
I guess it is unique on handball court, and copyrighted by Suzana

I' m not defending Suzana Marco.

[Belle]

Seriously why is it a Montegrinin that are admin????? What a bad admin that can't take critique against own team!

[JanniB]

Sweden - Montenegro 29 - 30 (18-13, 11-17)

Sweden: Isabelle Gulldén 9, Linnea Torstensson 5, Linn Blohm 4, Hanna Fogelström 3, Anna-Maria Johansson 2, Jessica Helleberg 2, Nathalie Hagman 2, Ida Oden 1, Jenny Alm 1

Montenegro: Jovanka Radicevic 9, Katarina Bulatovic 6, Marija Jovanovic 5, Milena Knezevic 5, Majda Mehmedovic 2, Radmila Petrovic 2, Andjela Bulatovic 1

[JanniB]

Poland - Romania 19-24 (9-11, 10-13)

Poland: Karolina Kudlacz 3, Karolina Siodmiak 3, Kinga Grzyb 3, Agnieszka Kocela 3, Patrycja Kulwinska 3, Karolina Zalewska 2, Iwona Niedzwiedz 1, Marta Gega 1

Romania: Cristina Georgiana Neagu 9, Gabriela Perianu 4, Valentina - Neli Ardean-Elisei 3, Laura Chiper 2, Aurelia Bradeanu 2, Florina Maria Chintoan 2, Oana Carmina Bondar 1, Aneta Pirvu 1