Spain wins over Iceland and maintains the dream of qualifying to the quarter-finals

Spain maintains its options and dreams in the quarter-finals after a difficult victory against it Iceland (23-30). They had to come back in several stages, but the final push allowed the Warriors to keep their options and will play against Germany and Italy. … Mixture of results. The German team will finish first in the group no matter what happens. With 8 points it is not possible to achieve it. As for the second place, which allows access to the next stage, after the Faroe Islands and Iceland have already been eliminated, it will be disputed between Serbia, Montenegro and Spain. The Warriors need beat Germany(Saturday at 6:00 pm)Serbia did not defeat Montenegro and the goal difference was in their favour.

There was no room for error after the unjustified defeat against Serbia, as they squandered a six-goal lead in the final minutes of the match. Coach Ambros Martin’s players faced the fourth and penultimate day of the group stage of the Women’s Handball World Cup with the national team Commitment to winning To have some hope of survival. Iceland, which is at the bottom of the group and has no qualification options, was looking for a surprise. North team led by Arnar Peturssondistinguished by its great physical fitness and speed on counter-attacks and direct play, with key players such as Elin Rosa Magnúsdóttir and Sandra Erlingsdóttir. “Guerreras” needed victory Coming up with options Until the final day, when they can still fight for one of the two places in the quarter-finals.

An equal first half in which Spain was able to overcome the northern advantage. It became Iceland Leading by three goals (12-9) With nine minutes remaining until the end of the first half, but Ambros Martin’s team knew how to restrain themselves and respond to shower with a narrow lead (13-14). They dried Iceland dry for eight minutes by tightening their defence. Spanish part (0-4) It ended with a penalty kick taken by Erlingsdotter. Lindy Chapchet preserved the Spanish options with three goals. Thorkelsdottir (5) and Erlingsdottir (3) stood out in the Icelandic team.

Spain had a tough time in the first minutes of the second half (19-16), but the Warriors’ response was overwhelming. Lucia Pardos was the catalyst, the main architect of the 0-7 lead to 19-23, which gave us peace of mind and allowed us to dream of second place. the The advantage continued to increase (20-29 with three minutes left) Germany already seems to be looming as the final hurdle.

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