26′
8:59 p.m
Goal for Sweden, 6:9 by Lucas Pellas
First Vlah fails at the left post. The Swedes play the game quickly via Pellas and from the left side the Swede scores 9:6 with a throw of 107.64 km/h.
24′
20:58
Goal for Sweden, 6:8 by Jonathan Carlsbogård
Bergendahl ties two defenders at the circle and the pass to the left side to Carlsbogård makes it easy for the number two player and makes the score 8:6.
24′
20:58
Yellow card for Uroš Zorman (Slovenia)
Zorman gets a yellow card for complaining on the bench.
22′
8:57 p.m
Goal for Sweden, 6:7 by Oscar Bergendahl
Palicka makes another save against Cehte and then makes the game quick. Bergendahl then converted the fast counterattack from the center to give the Swedes a 7:6 lead.
22′
20:56
Goal for Sweden, 6:6 by Lucas Pellas
Pellas scores from the left side to equalize 6:6.
21′
8:55 p.m
Goal for Slovenia, 6:5 by Blaž Blagotinšek
After the time-out, the Slovenians have the ball again and after the pass to the circle, the birthday boy Blagotinšek scores from the half-right position to make it 6:5.
20′
20:54
Wanne now goes to the line and wants to pass the ball past the keeper on the left, but Ferlin is there again and parries the throw with his thigh and right arm. It remains 5:5.
20′
20:53
7-meter rejected by Hampus Wanne (Sweden)
20′
20:53
The Slovenians intercept the ball again and again the World Cup tenth have to make a direct free throw. Mačkovšek tries it, but his throw also flies over the crossbar.
19′
20:52
Cehte fails again with his throw from the backcourt on the right side. The time game is looming and the player with number 17 only hits that Bar!
18′
8:50 p.m
Goal for Sweden, 5:5 by Felix Claar
There is the equalizer for the defending champions. He moves from the center to the right side of the circle and, as he falls, hits the ball into the bottom left of the goal.
17′
8:49 p.m
The Slovenians play down the time penalty well. Cehte tries a direct free throw from nine meters – over it! The 2023 World Cup tenth place team still has five seconds left to survive when they are outnumbered.
16′
8:47 p.m
Goal for Sweden, 5:4 by Max Darj
Darj fuels his way to the circle on the left and is suddenly completely free in front of Ferlin. The Bundesliga player reduced the score to 4:5.
15′
8:46 p.m
2 minutes for Matic Suholežnik (Slovenia)
After a foul against the pivot, Suholežnik has to leave the table for 120 seconds.
15′
8:45 p.m
Goal for Slovenia, 5:3 by Jure Dolenec
Next goal from Dolenec from a half-right position. The Slovenian hits the ball into the top right corner to make it 5:3.
14′
8:44 p.m
Goal for Sweden, 4:3 by Lucas Pellas
After the Slovenians with Bombač fail in front against Palicka, the Swedes make the game quick and Pellas shortens the goal from left wing to the top left to make it 3:4.
13′
8:44 p.m
Palicka excels! Vlah now gets the ball in the center and the Slovenian tries it from the backcourt from around nine meters. It’s Palicka’s arm again and steers the ball over the crossbar – 4:2!
12′
8:43 p.m
Yellow card for Max Darj (Sweden)
11′
20:42
The Slovenians’ defense is in the circle. There are seven meters again for the Swedes. Karlsson tries again and against Ferlin. He wants to throw the ball over the keeper on the top left, Ferlin reaches with his arm and parries the Swedes’ next seven-meter penalty.
11′
20:41
7-meter rejected by Sebastian Karlsson (Sweden)
10′
8:40 p.m
Goal for Slovenia, 4:2 by Jure Dolenec
And again Dolenec gets through to the circle on the right side and throws the ball into the goal down the middle to make it 4-2.
9′
8:40 p.m
And Palicka is now there too. After a Kempa pass to Mačkovšek on the left side, the goalkeeper is there with his right arm. It remains 3:2 for Slovenia.
8th’
8:39 p.m
Then the 2022 European champions fail twice because of Ferlin. First Johansson throws the ball over the goal and then Karlsson from the right wing also fails to defend against the keeper’s foot.
8th’
8:38 p.m
Yellow card for Jure Dolenec (Slovenia)
6′
8:37 p.m
Goal for Sweden, 3:2 by Sebastian Karlsson
Karlsson now goes to the seven-meter line and throws the ball past the keeper to the left. This time Ferlin is powerless.
5′
8:36 p.m
Goal for Slovenia, 3:1 by Tilen Kodrin
The Slovenians win the ball in defense and quickly turn the game around with a long pass to Kodrin on the right. With a spin, the Gummersbach player throws the ball into the goal on the bottom left to make it 3-1.
4′
8:36 p.m
And as against Norway, the Slovenian keeper Ferlin started the game strongly and immediately saved Pellas’ seven-meter penalty. Ferlin parries with his right foot. It remains 2:1.
4′
8:35 p.m
7-meter rejected by Lucas Pellas (Sweden)
3′
8:34 p.m
Goal for Slovenia, 2-1 by Jure Dolenec
Dolenec gets free at the circle and throws the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal.
3′
8:33 p.m
Goal for Sweden, 1-1 by Eric Johansson
Johansson gets the circle on the left side and hits the ball into the bottom right to make it 1-1.
1′
8:32 p.m
Goal for Slovenia, 1-0 by Gašper Marguč
Marguč steps to the line and throws the ball past Palicka on the left.
1′
8:31 p.m
Let’s go! Slovenia with the throw-off.
20:26
The players are introduced and the national anthems of the two teams are played.
8:20 p.m
Sweden is also still undefeated at this European Championship. The Northern Europeans also moved into the main round as first in Group E with six points and, like the Slovenians, already took two important points into the main round. In the group phase, head coach Tomas Svensson’s team had a clear 42:26 win against Georgia after a 29:20 win at the start against Bosnia-Herzegovina. On the last matchday, the Swedes won the group with a 29:28 win against the Dutch.
8:08 p.m
Slovenia is undefeated in the tournament so far. Head coach Uroš Zorman’s team has won all three games at the European Championships in Germany so far. After a 32:29 win at the start against the Faroe Islands, the Slovenians followed up with a 32:25 win against the Poles. On the last matchday in Group D, the 2023 World Cup tenth place against Norway was about winning the group. In the end, Blagotinšek’s team won 28:27 against the Northern Europeans and secured group victory in Group D with six points. The Slovenians also took two important points into the main round Group II.
19:54
Welcome to the first matchday in the main round group II at the European Handball Championship 2024 in Germany. At 8:30 p.m. Slovenia will face Sweden in the Barclays Arena in Hamburg.