The German national team starts at 6 p.m. in the 15th European Handball Championship. The team led by national coach Alfred Gislason meets Belarus at the Ondrej Nepela winter stadium in Bratislava.
In the balanced group of preliminary rounds, the DHB team also meets Austria (January 16) and Poland (January 18).
The dress rehearsal for the German team was successful. On Sunday, Germany beat the Olympic champion from France 35:34 (14:18).
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Nevertheless, coach Gislason warned against throwing in front of the Belarusians. The German team expects a “50:50 game” for the 62-year-old Icelander.
Germany – Belarus 28:26
50 minutes: What a bullet! Kühn climbs up from twelve meters and slams the ball into the net. Germany now holds the two to three goal lead. It’s in the last ten minutes. Germany gives us a real thriller to kick off this European Championship tournament! Meanwhile, Klimpke is warming up again. Does he come back in the final minutes? Wolff is not the factor Gislason expected.
Germany – Belarus 26:24
45 minutes: And again Häfner prevails and throws his eighth goal. His hit rate is 80 percent. The numerous fans who traveled to Bratislava chanted: “Kai Häfner, you are the best man!” This evening he is without a doubt from a German point of view. The interaction with the district also works better, be it with Wiencek or Golla. But now Belarus goalkeeper Viachaslau Saldatsenka is also a factor: The 27-year-old saves Timo Kastening’s free throw. It stays tight.
Germany – Belarus 24:21
41 minutes: Häfner shines! The man from MT Melsungen only scores his seventh goal, then he wonderfully frees Schiller in a counterattack on the left. The 30-year-old from Göppingen scores. Germany is now fully there, Belarus is taking a break. Gislason praises Häfner: “That’s outstanding, Kai!”
Germany – Belarus 23:20
37 minutes: That’s Wolff! He holds Aleh Astrashapkin and initiates the counterattack that Golla converts into his second goal. A minute later he’s there again: he’s out early against the Karalek, forcing the pivot to lob, which Karalek can’t accommodate. In return, Häfner scored his next goal. Germany pulls away for the first time.
Germany – Belarus 19:19
33 minutes: The allusion to the circle also works in Germany this time: Häfner finds Wiencek. Then Kühn completes a counterattack after missing the first chance half a minute earlier. 19:19!
Germany – Belarus 17:19
32 minutes: The pass to Karalek works again, but he can only be stopped with a foul again. Vailupau turns ice cold against Wolff.
Germany – Belarus 17:18
Halftime: The ball to the circle works excellently for the Belarusians. Karalek scored five goals in the first half. The interaction between defense and goalkeeper in the Germans does not work at all: Klimpke and Wolff have only saved one ball together. Nevertheless: team manager Oliver Roggisch confirms in the “ARD” that Gislason’s team comes out of the break with a 6-0 cover. Wolff is in goal at the beginning of the second half. It goes on!
Germany – Belarus 17:18
30 minutes: Vailupau also converts the next throw from the seven-meter line. Klimpke comes back on the field for the seven-meter penalty, but cannot prevent the 16:18, the 26-year-old is too cool. With six goals, the man from the Belarusian record champions Brest GK Meshkov is the best thrower. Important: On the German side, Häfner throws the connection from the back just before the break. 18 goals conceded in the first round are far too many from a German perspective. But everything is still in there!
Germany – Belarus 15:17
28 minutes: Belarus plays well over the circle and keeps finding Artsem Karalek. Bitter: Kühn cannot stop the 25-year-old despite a foul. A minute later, Karalek scores despite Steinert holding. The man from Erlangen also gets a time penalty. Germany threatens to lose the connection again shortly before the break with a double deficit.
Germany – Belarus 12:13
24 minutes: Vailupau leads his team brilliantly and scores his fifth goal – this time from a penalty. The Belarusians break through again, although the time game threatens. Gislason still doesn’t like that. Wolff has also only saved this one ball since he came on for Klimpke.
Germany – Belarus 11:10
21 minutes: Germany has now arrived at this European Championship. The defense is more stable. Häfner scores his fourth goal from behind and Julius Kühn also tanks through. Then Alfred Gislason’s team managed the first two counterattacks: First Golla scored for the first time in this tournament, then Steinert converted another counterattack. Great phase of the German team, who scored four goals in a row!
Germany – Belarus 7:10
18 minutes: Kulesh hits Steinert hard in the face during a defensive action. The penalty and the time penalty are undisputed. The team of referees looks at the scene on the monitor – but leaves it at the two-minute time penalty. Marcel Schiller converts the seven-meter to 7:10. Germany is in the majority.
Germany – Belarus 5:9
14 minutes: Germany comes out of the break stronger. Andreas Wolff immediately saves the first ball. Philipp Weber and Häfner bring Germany closer to the Belarusians again. But the defense of the Germans is not good yet, Belarus get easy hits.
Germany 2-7 Belarus
10 minutes: The technical errors are piling up. Patrick Wiencek with the storm foul. Uladzislau Kulesh scores from the back to make it 7:2. Till Klimpke couldn’t get a hand on the ball in those first few minutes. Alfred Gislason takes the first time out and brings Andreas Wolff into the German goal.
Germany 2-4 Belarus
7 minutes: The young German team got off to a nervous start. The Belarusian defense tries to prevent allusions to captain Johannes Golla. Germany cannot use the majority. Mikita Vailupau is passed to the right and scores to make it 4:2 for Iouri Chevtsov’s team.
Germany 1-1 Belarus
3rd minute: Very early on, the first two-minute time penalty against Viachaslau Bokhan. Germany uses the superior number: Kai Häfner tanks up and throws the first tournament goal for the German team.
Germany 0-0 Belarus
1 minute: Germany starts with a 6-0 defense and without a regular right winger. Timo Kastening sits on the bench for the time being. Christoph Steinert begins.
INFO – Surprise in goal
The German team starts with 23-year-old Till Klimpke from HSG Wetzlar in goal. The youngster is thus directly from his first game at the European Championship. That’s a surprise. Andreas Wolff only sits on the bench from the start.
INFO – Gislason expects “50:50 game” against opening opponent Belarus
Germany starts as a lucky bag in the tournament in Slovakia and Hungary. Before the opening match in Bratislava, national coach Alfred Gislason and backfield man Julius Kühn warned against underestimating the opponent. The 62-year-old Icelander even expects a “50:50 game” against the Belarusians.
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