“It’s indescribable and of course a damn honor,” said Niclas Ekberg, who secured the title win with a penalty in the last second, on Swedish television: “There weren’t that many thoughts in my head. I just thought, ‘The ball goes in'” . Line runner Max Darj from Bundesliga club Bergischer HC said: “We fought for it for so long. I can’t believe it. We knew it was going to be a close game. I’m proud of every single one.”
Palicka towers at Sweden
The man of the evening in front of 12,047 spectators in the MVM Dome in Budapest was long-time Bundesliga goalkeeper Andreas Palicka with numerous saves. Oscar Bergendahl advanced to the best throwers of the Swedes with five and Niclas Ekberg from Kiel and Hampus Wanne from Flensburg with four goals. For the Spaniards, who had won the European Championship title in 2018 and 2020, scored Adrian Figueras and Aleix Gomez Abello six times each.
In the Swedish attack, Flensburg’s Jim Gottfridsson, who was named the most valuable player of the tournament on Sunday, pulled the strings as usual. But the Spaniards didn’t let themselves be discouraged and, with all their routine from eleven professionals over the 30-year mark, took the lead for the first time in the final minute of the first half. The second period was also an exciting and highly emotional duel in which neither team was able to break away with more than two goals.
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Status: 01/30/2022, 20:03