32.
18:57
Goal for Italy, 14:16 by Simone Mengon
32.
18:57
Goal for Germany, 13:16 by Nils Lichtlein
Nicely enforced! Lichtlein hits the ball from a half-left position into the right corner!
31.
6:55 p.m
Let’s move on!
31.
6:55 p.m
Start of 2nd half
30.
18:44
Half-time conclusion:
Germany leads 15:13 against Italy at the break. The DHB team initially had some problems with the Italians’ open coverage. Alfred Gíslason’s team repeatedly made hectic bad passes. The German defense also initially had to get used to the Italian offensive game with four backcourt players without pivots. After about 15 minutes, the German team found its way into the game better, stabilized somewhat in defense and was able to pull away with three goals. It’s about to continue!
30.
6:40 p.m
End of 1st half
29.
6:39 p.m
Goal for Germany, 13:15 by Marco Grgic
29.
6:38 p.m
Goal for Italy, 13:14 by Jeremi Pirani
Nicely played! The Italians play Pirani on the left wing and he beats Wolff with a throw into the far corner!
28.
6:38 p.m
Bad pass from the team in the blue jerseys. Germany now has the chance to increase their lead to three goals.
27.
6:37 p.m
Goal for Germany, 12:14 by Lukas Mertens
The Magdeburger gets a great clearance on the left wing and hits the ball into the right corner!
27.
6:36 p.m
Goal for Italy, 12:13 by Mikael Helmersson
26.
6:35 p.m
Goal for Italy, 11:13 by Marco Mengon
25.
18:34
The German defense has now adjusted to the game of the Italians, who almost always play without a pivot. The Italian team is always lacking ideas.
25.
6:33 p.m
Goal for Germany, 10:13 by Lukas Mertens
24.
6:31 p.m
7-meter rejected by Timo Kastening (Germany)
24.
6:31 p.m
2 minutes for Andrea Parisini (Italy)
23.
6:30 p.m
Goal for Germany, 10:12 by Johannes Golla
22.
18:28
Wolff parries against Prantner, who tries it from the right wing!
21.
18:27
Goal for Germany, 10:11 by Timo Kastening
21.
18:26
2 minutes for Davide Bulzamini (Italy)
21.
18:26
Timo Kastening draws the striker’s foul against Davide Bulzamini! Important action!
20.
6:25 p.m
2 minutes for Nils Lichtlein (Germany)
Due to a switching error, Lichtlein also has to go down. So Germany is twice as outnumbered.
20.
18:24
Goal for Italy, 10:10 by Giacomo Savini
20.
18:23
2 minutes for Lukas Zerbe (Germany)
The right winger hits keeper Ebner in the head and has to go out for two minutes. Right decision.
19.
18:23
Renars Uscins fails with his shot from the circle on the crossbar!
19.
18:22
The Germans are now much better in defense than in the early stages of the game. They can then repeatedly score goals via the second wave.
18.
18:21
Goal for Germany, 9:10 by Julian Köster
Leadership for Germany! Köster powerfully makes his way to the circle and throws the ball at the right inside post!
17.
6:20 p.m
Goal for Germany, 9:9 by Julian Köster
16.
6:20 p.m
Goal for Italy, 9:8 by Marco Mengon
15.
6:18 p.m
Goal for Germany, 8:8 by Renars Uscins
15.
6:18 p.m
Goal for Italy, 8:7 by Mikael Helmersson
The 21-year-old hammers the ball from the central backcourt into the right corner!
14.
6:17 p.m
Goal for Germany, 7:7 by Julian Köster
14.
6:17 p.m
Goal for Germany, 7:6 by Lukas Mertens
After a step error by the Italians, Germany makes the game quick and Mertens nets!
13.
6:16 p.m
Goal for Germany, 7:5 by Lukas Zerbe
12.
6:15 p.m
Goal for Italy, 7:4 by Davide Bulzamini
12.
6:15 p.m
Goal for Italy, 6:4 by Leo Prantner
11.
6:14 p.m
Goal for Italy, 5:4 by Simone Mengon
The Bundesliga player from Eisenach finds a gap on the half-right side of the circle and scores!
11.
6:14 p.m
Alfred Gíslason’s team is still having a hard time going forward against the opponent’s offensive defense.
10.
18:13
Goal for Germany, 4:4 by Renars Uscins
8.
18:11
Goal for Germany, 4:3 by Timo Kastening
Second 7-meter, second hit! Connection hit!
8.
18:11
2 minutes for Davide Bulzamini (Italy)
6.
6:09 p.m
Goal for Italy, 4:2 by Marco Mengon
6.
6:09 p.m
The German team takes goalkeeper Wolff out and adds a sixth outfield player, Fischer.
6.
6:08 p.m
2 minutes for Johannes Golla (Germany)
6.
6:06 p.m
Goal for Italy, 3:2 by Simone Mengon
The goalscorer climbs up in the central back area, is pressed, but still throws the ball into the right corner!
5.
6:05 p.m
Yellow card for Christoph Steinert (Germany)
5.
6:05 p.m
Goal for Germany, 2:2 by Timo Kastening
The man from MT Melsungen converts the 7-meter!
4.
6:04 p.m
Goal for Italy, 2-1 by Jeremi Pirani
The 30-year-old coldly completes a fast counterattack with a throw into the left corner!
3.
6:03 p.m
Lukas Zerbe fails because of Domenico Ebner! The goalkeeper has already distinguished himself twice!
3.
18:02
Goal for Italy, 1:1 by Leo Prantner
3.
18:02
Goal for Germany, 0-1 by Julian Köster
1.
6:00 p.m
Let’s go!
1.
6:00 p.m
Game start
17:54
The two teams step to the plate. You can get started in just a few moments!
5:50 p.m
We are curious to see how Germany will deal with the open cover of the Italians. It is important to find solutions.
5:46 p.m
Italy last took part in the two major tournaments, the World and European Championships, in 1997 and 1998. That’s why the only and last direct meeting between the two nations was a long time ago. In 1998, the German team beat Italy at the European Championships with 26:18.
5:39 p.m
The German team has to do without Juri Knorr. The playmaker is ill and cannot play in today’s game and possibly next Saturday against Tunisia. Rune Dahmke is also out due to illness.
5:31 p.m
The Italians took two points into the main round. Riccardo Trillini’s team picked up the next two points in their comfortable 25:18 win against the Czech Republic and are still in the draw for the top two places in the group.
17:22
How did the German team cope with the clear defeat against Denmark? Last Tuesday, Alfreð Gíslason’s team had to bow to the Scandinavians, who developed incredible offensive power. Today the Germans want to get back on the road to success and set the course for the quarter-finals with a win.
5:08 p.m
Second against third: While the Germans are currently in second place with four points, Italy is their direct pursuer with the same number of points.
5:03 p.m
Good evening and welcome to Herning for the Handball World Championship and the main round match between Italy and Germany. It starts at 6 p.m.