Big fight, no points: Germany’s handball players have taken a first setback at the European Championship. The team of national coach Markus Gaugisch lost to hosts Montenegro in a heated duel in front of 4500 spectators in Podgorica 25:29 (12:15), but still has good chances to advance to the main round. The best German throwers were the captains Emily Bölk and Alina Grijseels with seven goals each. Xenia Smits saw the red card early after her third time penalty (36th). In the end, the German team failed mainly because of a high error rate in attack. The last preliminary round opponent of the selection of the German Handball Association is the World Cup fourth Spain on Wednesday (8.30 p.m. / Sportdeutschland.TV). At the start of the tournament on Saturday, the German team defeated Poland with difficulty 25:23, while Spain lost 23:30 to Montenegro at the start. The first three teams of the group of four reach the main round, the points won in the first tournament phase against the main round opponents are taken. Since Montenegro has already qualified for the next phase of the tournament with its second success, the German team can take a maximum of two points into the main round if they qualify.
Handball EM – Germans are subject to the cauldron – sport
