Handball Women’s European Championship. Romania loses to Croatia and has no chances in the semifinals

Romania has no chance of winning medals. He played a very weak game, although he had started well and led 8-4. It is the first defeat in history against the Croats, in the European Championship.

Romania – Croatia 20-25. Chronicle Marian Ursescu: “We forgot to play!”

To await the semi-finals, Romania needed a victory over Croatia. Then we would have prayed that the results would help us. That is no longer the case now. The “Tricolors” sadly played Croatia and didn’t even give us hope for the end of the match.

The beginning of the game was excellent. Neagu quickly scored three goals, Dedu closed the goal and Romania had put four lengths away on the table: 8-4. However, a dark period followed for the Romanians. In 7 minutes I achieved the counter-performance of not scoring, receiving 7 instead! A 7-0 middleman who morally burdened the Croats. The team that shockingly defeated Hungary, Holland and Serbia was ready to make another casualty.

Romania, failure to debut in the main group of the European Women’s Handball Championship

After the group stage, the statistics showed that Romania has the fewest goals scored. Also, we suffered the worst of positional attacks, having one of the most passes counted. That’s what happened at the game last night. The pace of play of the “tricolor” was slow and predictable, without the Croats having difficulties.

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Some individual flashes of some players, but a lot of individual errors. Romania came close on one point two goals away, 17-19, but Croatia immediately returned to the table and in the end there were no more emotions about the winner. Today, only partially Neagu, the two goalkeepers, Dedu and Dumanska, and some Ostase played a bit. Otherwise, a lot of emptiness!

25-20 for Croatia, Romania’s first defeat in direct Eurocup matches, in the fifth dispute. Croatia continues to amaze, considering its fourth consecutive victory, although it lacks, in this final phase, 6 players from champion Podravka Koprivnica.

Romania, no chances in the European Championship semifinals

Romania has yet to play Hungary and the Netherlands, but the chances in the semi-finals are nil. We can only hope that we do not rank last or penultimate in the second main group.

Group II Classification

FINAL » Romania – Croatia 20-25

The game is over!
min. 57: The Croats combine perfectly with the pivot. Romania moves slowly, but scores from 7 meters, transformed by Eliza Buceschi herself. 19-23
min. 55: Neagu gets a two-minute elimination, but Iuganu throws as expected. 18-22
min. 54: Iuganu has a moment of inspiration and interrupts the offensive drought. 18-21
min. 48: Eliza Buceschi quickly combines with Ostase, then throws unstoppable. 17-19

min. 46: Dincă misses Romania’s first counterattack in this half. Buceschi turns 7 meters to the next action. 16-19
min. Four. Five: Romania tried a deep pass but it went wide. The referees also dictate to force this time, author Cristina Laslo. 15-19
min. 44: Neagu serves Ostase ideally. The pivot of the national team scores the third goal of the afternoon 15-18
min. 43: Cristina Neagu assumes more and more performances. 14-18
min. 41: Bogdan Burcea returns to the formula with which he started the game. Buceschi transforms a 7-meter shot obtained by Cristina Neagu. 13-17
min. 40: Dedu defends again, but Popa is strong on the offensive. 12-17
min. 39: Using her skills on the counterattack was Denisa Dedu’s chosen strategy on this day. Send the ball to an opponent. 12-17
min. 37: Valentina Blažević, Cisnadie’s player, turns 7 meters. Neagu reaches 5 goals in the next action. 12-17
min. 35: As expected, Neagu throws. Center Katarina Ježić is once again forgotten alone on the counterattack. 11-16
min. 3. 4: Seraficeanu scores the first for Romania in the second half. 11-15
min. 31: Laura Popa receives a two-minute elimination. 10-14

The second half has begun. Croatia is outnumbered.

min. 30: Neagu takes the game on his own, gets up and takes advantage of the opposing goalkeeper’s stutter. 10-14
min. 29: Chaos continues in Romania’s game. Another pass missed by Cristina Neagu. Dora Krsnik starts a counterattack 9-14
min. 28: Cristina Neagu misses a shot from 7 meters. 9-12
min. 26: Cristina Laslo bravely enters the left corner. However, the defense cannot get the balls out. Croatia continues its excellent period. 9-12

min. 2. 3: Bogdan Burcea’s students completely collapsed. Construction suffers, passes are not delivered accurately. Croatia is effective in the second phase. 8-10
min. 22: Eliza Buceschi coldly conceded the score for a 1 – 0 lead. 8-8

min. twenty: Bogdan Burcea calls for time out, after center Katarina Ježić was forgotten alone in the last two actions. 8-7
min. 18: Anca Polocoșer assumes the shares in the absence of Cristina Neagu, rested for the moment. 8-5
min. 17: Polocóșer enters through the right inter corner and throws to the center. 7-3
min. fifteen: The Croatia coach asks for a break. 6-3

LOOK: A hip shot without looking of Lorena Ostase. Perfect.@HRStwitt 🇭🇷 vs #Romania 🇷🇴# ehfeuro2020 #handballispassion pic.twitter.com/0kEge8ILL9

– EHF EURO (@EHFEURO) December 10, 2020

min. 14: Lorena Ostase scores a generic goal! He threw himself from behind, falling. 6-3
min. 13: The combinations between Neagu and Ostase still work today. Obviously, Ostase manages to send the ball into the net: Dedu has a sensational new intervention. 5-3
min. eleven: Denisa Dedu takes a throw-in in the opponent’s half. 4-3
min. 10: Laura Popa knocks down Mičijević. The Croatian midfielder scores and then draws in a two-minute elimination. Bogdan Burcea takes the goalkeeper out. 4-3
min. 9: Neagu also makes a shot from 7 meters. Romania is also outnumbered for two minutes. 4-2
min. 8: Cristina Neagu has a perfect start to the game, two goals from two shots. 3-1
min. 6: Seraficeanu catches Laslo’s ball with one hand and scores from the far right. 2-1
min. 5: Denisa Dedu has two sensational interventions. 1-1
min. 4: Cristina Neagu takes a throw-in in the opponent’s half. 1-1
min. 3: Another failed attack for the “tricolor”. 0-1
min. 2: Eliza Buceschi remains unmarked at the pivot, but steps on the semicircle. 0-0

The game has started! Romania has its first attack.

Romania obtained only one victory in the European Women’s Handball Championship, 28-24 with Poland. It was enough to qualify in the main group stage. If they want more, the “tricolor” must go their way without error. The first attempt will be to the pleasant surprise of the competition, Croatia.

1.70is the average percentage of Romania’s victory. The “tricolor” are the definitive favorites of the bookmakers.

EUROPEAN WOMEN’S HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: MAIN PROGRAM GROUP II

• December 10, 7:15 pm » Croatia – Romania
• December 10, 9:30 p.m. » Netherlands – Norway
• December 12, 5:00 pm » Hungary – Germany
• December 12, 7:15 pm » Croatia – Norway
• December 14, 7:15 pm » Netherlands – Germany
• December 14, 9:30 p.m. » Hungary – Romania
• December 15, 5:00 pm » Netherlands – Romania
• December 15, 7:15 pm » Croatia – Germany
• December 15, 9:30 p.m. » Hungary – Norway

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