Men’s EC: Spaniards roll one opponent after another, Montenegro has advanced to the main stage – ŠPORT.sk

UPDATED 22:20 ABOUT NEW RESULTS

Defenders of the Spanish title go further from the Bratislava E-group with a full number of six points, when at the end of the second half they turned the score in a duel with the last Bosnia and Herzegovina and won 28:24. Even before the meeting, they were sure of the process.

In the direct battle for the second place, the Swedes, who were tied after the big drama with the Czech Republic 27:27, succeeded in the evening meeting of the world vice-champions, and just that point was enough for them. The Czechs won the ball seven seconds before the end, but did not manage to finish. The Swedes had better scores when the points were equal.

Montenegro won in the decisive duo for advancement from the A-group in Debrecen after the drama over Slovenia 33:32, although it lost most of the match. The Slovenians finish as the fourth team from the previous championship. The Danes, who closed the group with a clear triumph over North Macedonia at 31:21 and have not lost a point yet, won the advance from this group.

The final day of the C-group in Szeged decided the progress of France and Croatia. The Olympic winners of the French dealt with Serbia 29:25, when in the first half they led by a leading nine goals and scored the full number of six points in three duels. From the second place, the Croats secured the continuation of the tournament with four points after a smooth victory over Ukraine 38:25.

Before Tuesday’s final day in two basic groups, a total of 10 teams have a promotion in the pocket – Denmark, Montenegro, France, Croatia, Poland, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Russia and Norway.

There are two more places in the game that all four teams (Iceland, the Netherlands, Hungary and Portugal) can reach in the B-group in Budapest.. In the D-group in Bratislava, it has already been decided whether the national team of Germany and the coronavirus infection will continue to go.

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E-group (Bratislava):