World Cup team: the Lithuanians eliminated the deficit of 4 goals and took the victory in the last minute



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The next three days will take place in Skopje (North Macedonia) in 2021. the second group of the first round of the Women’s Handball World Championship selection. Lithuania’s women’s team in the first round on Friday after a dramatic fight 27:26 (12:12) defeated the Greeks.

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The Lithuanians started the game solidly, missing just 1 goal in the first 10 minutes and losing 4: 1. Subsequently, the Lithuanians had the advantage of 3 goals several more times (6: 3, 7: 4, 8: 5), but the Greeks finally recovered and weighed the result in their favor before the end of the first part (11:12). In the second half, the Lithuanians had a good opportunity to take the initiative. The Greeks remained in the minority and the Lithuanians after Dovilė Ilčiukaitė the goal tied the score (15:15). Unfortunately, that was all the Lithuanians did in most of them. The Greeks responded with 4 goals in a row and complicated the situation for the Lithuanians.

With just over 10 minutes to play, the Lithuanians still had a deficit of 4 goals (19:23), but they did not give up and began to chase the Greeks. The Lithuanians came close to the minimum several times, and after a successful episode on defense, they tied the score in the penultimate minute. Then the Lithuanians defended themselves again. Hope Lubytė About 40 seconds left, he made the Lithuanians advance (27:26). The Lithuanians once again successfully defended themselves and celebrated a dramatic victory.

Decisive moments of the match:

Lithuania: Aušra Šponė 6 goals, Karolina Sparnauskaitė 4, Rita Repečkaitė 4, Viltė Lubytė 3, Emilė Aglinskaitė 3, Greta Sadauskaitė 3, Dovilė Ilčiukaitė 1, Evita Žilionytė 1, Grėta Burkait 1, JŽinskaratitė 1.

In the Greek ranks, the performance stood out Agni Zygoura (7 goals), Maria Chatziparasidou (6), Vasiliki Gkatziou (5) and Aikaterini Mania (4).

The Lithuanians have previously played with the Greeks in the World Cup national team and those matches were a success for us. 2008 The Lithuanians defeated the Greeks 45:33, or 2016 m. – 31:25.

On Saturday, the Lithuanians will face North Macedonia, and on Sunday the group will finish their match with Iceland. The top two teams in the group will advance to the final selection round.

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