Defense monster Justus Fischer was even celebrated by the national coach for his outstanding triple block in the German handball players’ celebrated 31:28 victory in the European Championship semi-final against Croatia.
“He blocked three balls in one attack. That’s extraordinary,” praised Alfred Gislason. For goalkeeper Andreas Wolff, the triple action in a short space of time was simply “outstanding and record-breaking”.
Fischer himself had no explanation for his three blocks in a Croatian attack in the second half. “I have no idea how it worked, but it worked. I’m happy about that. I defended myself in a little flow,” said the pivot from Bundesliga club TSV Hannover-Burgdorf and added: “It all came together. That was one of my best games.”
Now the European Championship gold is coming
The 22-year-old not only stabilized the defense in the duel with the World Cup runner-up, but also proved to be accurate in attack with four goals. “Justus has finally really arrived with us in this tournament, also in terms of stability. He not only performed very well in this game, but also before,” Gislason praised the 2023 U21 world champion.
He was “extremely happy” about his performance in such an important game and was optimistic about the final on Sunday. “Hopefully it won’t be déjà vu,” said Fischer, referring to the 2024 Olympic final, which was clearly lost against Denmark, and announced full of confidence: “If we perform at our best for 60 minutes, the doors are open to us. Gold is possible.”
