European Open: Germany and Hungary through to the final

Ungern tog sig till final i European Open efter seger mot Kroatien.

Germany and Hungary have secured their places in the final of the European Open Championship. This was confirmed after Germany secured a convincing victory over Croatia in the semi-final. Hungary, meanwhile, needed extra time against Switzerland to secure their place in the final.

Germany and Hungary are through to the final of the European Open Championship. This was confirmed after Germany secured a convincing semi-final victory over Croatia. Hungary, meanwhile, needed extra time against Switzerland to secure their place in the final.

Croatia reached the semi-finals after winning all their group stage matches and then knocking out Romania in the quarter-finals. Germany, for their part, had won three of their four group stage matches before defeating Spain in the knockout stages.

At half-time, Germany led 19–15. In the second half, the Germans were dominant, winning the half 16–3 to secure a 35–18 victory.

The other semi-final between Hungary and Switzerland proved to be a much closer contest. Switzerland had impressed greatly earlier in the tournament with four consecutive group stage victories and a 14-goal win over Serbia in the quarter-finals. Hungary progressed after a somewhat more bumpy ride in the group stage, but demonstrated their capabilities by defeating France by ten goals in the quarter-finals.

After a closely fought contest, the score was 27–27 when the final whistle blew. Hungary proved the stronger side in extra time and won the semi-final 32–28.

The final will be played at Scandinavium on 3 July at 8.30 pm.

The European Open Championship is a national team tournament organised by the Partille World Cup in collaboration with the Swedish and European Handball Federations – held every other year for girls and every other year for boys. This year, the Under-16 girls’ teams are competing. The tournament also serves as a qualifier for the World Youth Championship in Morocco in October, to which the top two teams will advance.