Germany starts the main round at the European Handball Championships. In Cologne the DHB selection meets Iceland. The game here in the live ticker.
- Handball European Championship: Germany against Iceland
- Special duel: National coach Gislason before the game against his home country
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47th minute: It remains incredibly exciting. Both teams miss opportunities.
Germany – Iceland 17:17 (11:10)
44th minute: Kohlbacher takes the next seven meter, but Knorr fails for the first time. In the counterattack, Palmarsson equalized for Iceland.
| Germany: | Späth, Wolff – Dahmke, Mertens – Hanne, Heymann, Köster – Weber, Knorr, Häfner, Uscins – Steinert, Kastening – Fischer, Golla, Kohlbacher |
| Iceland: | Gústavsson, Hallgrímsson – Gunnarsson, Jónson, Kristjánsson, Kristjánsson, Kristjánsson, ólafsson, Magnússon, Pálmarsson, Rúnarsson, Smárason – Elísson, Guðjónsson, Rikhardson, Valensson, Gíslason, Gíslason, Gíslason, Viðarsson |
| 2 minute penalties: | Germany: – Iceland: 1 |
| 7 meter throws: | Germany: 2/2 Iceland: 1/3 |
| Venue: | Cologne, Lanxess Arena |
43rd minute: No team can really pull away here. Kastening hits again strongly with a spin, but Kristjansson can immediately shorten the score again. It remains a tough fight.
40th minute: Kastening is hardly in the game yet, but now he comes through on the right wing and scores with a nice spin. But Germany keeps failing to pull within three goals. So Iceland can catch up again.
37th minute: Iceland here with some offensive lapses in concentration at the start of the second half. The guests keep missing out on great opportunities, especially from outside, also because Wolff is once again holding strong. But Germany can’t really capitalize on it on the other side. There is a lack of flow on both sides.
35th minute: Köster takes the next seven meter, which Knorr can safely convert. In return, Palmarsson only hits the post.
33rd minute: After the Icelanders equalized, Knorr made a very long run-up to throw and put Germany back in front.
The teams are back, things continue! Germany goes into the second half with a narrow lead.
Germany against Iceland in the live ticker: Tight break lead for the DHB team
Half time! In an extremely combative game, Germany narrowly led 11:10 at the break.
30th minute: Golla becomes increasingly better integrated in the circle and can take the lead after a nice pass from Knorr. Both teams then missed chances before halftime
28th minute: Heymann is fouled while moving towards the goal and gets the first seven meter penalty for Germany. Knorr can convert on the right and puts Germany back in the lead. But the Icelanders are also increasingly dangerous offensively and can equalize immediately.
27th minute: Magdeburg’s Kristjansson gives Wolff no chance with the hard throw from the second row and ensures the equalizer. Reason enough for national coach Gislason to take the first time out.
25th minute: Heymann comes into play and joins in with a strong hit from the half-right side and then draws the Icelandic striker’s foul. The next attack also runs through him. Hallgrimsson cannot fend off his strong throw this time from half left. Germany again ahead by 2 goals!
22nd minute: Andeas Wolff again and again. The DHB goalkeeper drives the Icelanders to despair. But offensively, Germany can hardly benefit from the many parades. Thus the balance follows.
20th minute: Iceland takes the first time out.
20th minute: Wolff prevents the equalizer again. The goalkeeper is again at an outstanding rate of 50 percent. But Hanne fails repeatedly because of the strong goalkeeper Hallgrimsson.
18th minute: Andreas Wolff again! The goalkeeper is great in the game and can parry the next ball. In return, Germany cannot go within three goals because the Icelandic goalkeeper Hallgrimsson first parries against Hanne and then strongly against Knorr.
Germany against Iceland in the live ticker: DHB team takes the lead for the first time after a weak start
15th minute: Leadership for Germany for the first time! Hanne with a powerful throw from the second row. The goalscorer then defends in the circle, the next penalty is given, but it only hits the crossbar. The momentum is clearly with Germany.
13th minute: Köster finally finds Golla with a nice pass in the middle of the circle, who finishes powerfully and reduces the deficit to one goal again. Wolff then made his third save after a throw from the backcourt. Köster again equalized shortly afterwards.
11th minute: With the majority, Köster finds a big gap in the Icelanders’ defense and reduces the score to 3:4. Then the next seven meter for Iceland for supposedly defending in the circle. This time Wolff can’t parry.
9th minute: After a foul on Golla, Gislason received his first time penalty. Germany then combines well and finds Kastening on the outside, but her throw goes over.
7th minute: Knorr reduced Germany’s lead to 2:3 after a quick breakthrough through the middle. Then there is the first seven meter for Iceland. But Wolff parries world-class.
5th minute: Wolff with the first strong save! But Germany hasn’t really found its offensive yet. Köster with a bad pass. On the counterattack, Knorr draws the foul and sees the yellow card.
3rd minute: Köster fails after a breakthrough at the circle to Hallgrímsson, Iceland counters and scores to make it 0-2. Then the first German goal.
2nd minute: The first German attack is called back after time has expired. Iceland takes the lead.
Throw: It’s starting! Germany has the ball first.
Update, 8:29 p.m: Curious faux pas shortly before the start of the game. Instead of the Icelandic anthem, a fake anthem is played first. The hall announcer apologizes for the mistake. After a few moments, the real anthem is finally played.
Update, 8:27 p.m.: Goosebumps atmosphere in Cologne! The fans sing the German national anthem together with the team, followed by loud applause. It’s about to start!
Update, 8:24 p.m: The German team comes onto the scene and is greeted with chants and huge applause by the almost 20,000 fans. Germany has never lost a European Championship game in Cologne.
Update, 8:22 p.m.: National coach Alfred Gislason invokes the team spirit of the German team on ZDF. “We have to reflect on our own strengths,” he demands. The defense in particular must be “tight” and not allow easy goals to be conceded.
Update, 8:20 p.m.: On the offensive, Iceland will probably rely on the Magdeburg axis around Omar Ingi Magnusson and Gisli Kristjansson. However, the offense repeatedly loses the ball, the second most among the last twelve teams. Germany wants to punish this weakness with goals from quick counterattacks.
Update, 8:10 p.m.: The Icelanders have been particularly vulnerable on defense so far in the tournament. Iceland conceded the most goals among the twelve main round teams. The defense has repeatedly revealed weaknesses, especially when it comes to physicality in the circle. This could be a great chance for many hits, especially for DHB captain Johannes Golla.
Update, 8 p.m.: The tension increases, another half hour and then it starts. The seats in the Lanxess Arena are already well filled. Many of the handball fans have already watched the game between France and Croatia, which ended a few minutes ago.
Update, 7:40 p.m: There were already two games in the German main round group today. Austria celebrated its next surprise win with a 30:29 win against Hungary and has three points. France won the top game against Croatia 34:32 and is now the leader with four points. This also means: Germany could overtake the Croatians with a win and would then be level on points with Hungary.
Update, 7:20 p.m: A win is almost mandatory for the DHB selection today if the dream of reaching the semi-finals is to continue to live. Just like Germany, Iceland moved into the main round with zero points from the preliminary round.
Update from January 18th, 7 p.m: Hello and welcome to the live ticker for today’s game. In 90 minutes, Germany will face Iceland in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne to kick off the main round.
First report from January 18th: Cologne – Main round opener for Germany at the home European Championships! In the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, the DHB team wants to take the first step towards the semi-finals against Iceland. After the narrow defeat against France at the end of the preliminary round, Germany goes into the main round without any points – the defeat against Iceland should be forgotten. The mood in Cologne should give a boost.
Handball European Championship: Germany against Iceland today in the live ticker
On Wednesday afternoon, the team was ceremoniously welcomed by a carnival troupe in front of Cologne Central Station and musically prepared for the upcoming European Championship festivities. “This is crazy, this is Cologne. We are super happy to be here now,” said right winger Timo Kastening to the SID with shining eyes.
Around 20,000 spectators are expected in the arena in the evening. According to Kastening, Cologne is “the Mecca of handball”. DHB board member Axel Kromer added in the morning before leaving Berlin: “It’s a bit like coming home.” Coach Alfred Gislason, who faces his home country, will probably think the same.
Special duel for national coach Gislason
Even before the throw-off there will be a strange situation because the DHB coach announced that he would sing both national anthems. “I will do everything to win this game. I’m Icelandic, but I work with the German team and love this team,” assured the coach and confirmed: “Maybe I’m selfish, but I always want to win, even among friends or family.”
Gislason is also expecting some family members in the hall – the 64-year-old hopes that they will support his team. “My dad, my brothers and my uncles will all be in the stands. I’m very excited whether in the German jersey or the Icelandic one. “I would take it very personally this time,” said the coach with a wink.