Second victory for Ambros Martín’s team, which places second in the group on goal difference
The Spanish team will play for the leadership of the group against Brazil
The Spanish women’s handball team did not fail and certified its classification for the second phase of the Denmark World Cup, Norway and Swedenafter winning 32-20 this Friday against Ukrainein a meeting in which the ‘Warriors‘They showed an ascending line that they will have to ratify next Sunday against Brazil with the leadership of the group at stake.
DATA SHEET
Women’s Handball World Cup
ESP
UCR
ALIGNMENTS
Spain
Castellanos; Etxeberria (2), Alicia Fernández (3), Gassama (4), Lara González (-), Arcos (2) and Sole López (2) -starting team- Zoqbi (ps), Campos (-), Arderius (1) , Somaza (3), González de Garibay (-), Paulina Pérez (4, 2p), O’Mullony (-), Tchaptchet (5) and Mireya González (6).
Ukraine
Saltaniuk; Shukal (1), Poliak (1), Smbatian (7, 3p), Andriichuk (2, 1p), Diachenko (2) and Naumenko (1) -starting team- Baloh (ps), Gladun (ps), Markevych (3 ), Soskyda (-), Prokopiak (-), Melekestseva (1), Kohuch (-), Kozak (2) and Kompaniiets (-).
Partials
Score every five minutes: 2-1, 5-3, 7-5, 11-6, 14-9 and 16-12 (Halftime) 17-13, 21-14, 22-15, 24-17, 27-19 and 32-20 (final).
Referees
Belkhiri and Hamidi (ALG). They excluded Tchaptchet (2) and Paulina Pérez for Spain for two minutes; and Shukal (2) and Kohuch for Ukraine.
Incidents
Match corresponding to the second day of group G of the first phase of the World Cup in Denmark, Norway and Sweden played at the Arena Nord in Frederikshavn (Denmark).
Unlike what happened on the opening day against Kazakhstanin a clash in which the Ambros Martin It took them more than twenty minutes to wake up, this time the Spanish team did start the match with maximum concentration.
A change in attitude that was especially noticeable in defense where the ‘Warriors‘, despite the difficulties in controlling the movements of the plant Tamara Smbatian, generated many problems for the Ukrainian attack. And where the arms and legs of the Spanish defenders did not reach, the imposing figure of the goalkeeper emerged. Merche Castellanos, which barely passed the midpoint of the first half and already had six interventions. Stops that not only allowed Spain close all the paths to the goal, but bring out their fast transition game, which the side did not waste Mireya Gonzalezwhich was already very correct before Kazakhstanto score the first four shots he attempted.
Goals that allowed the ‘Warriors‘ reach a maximum score of six goals (11-5) after nineteen minutes, which reflected better than anything the radical change of the Spanish team in relation to its debut in the world. A lead that the Spanish team managed to maintain (15-9) until just over four minutes before the end of the first half, thanks to the connection between the central Alicia Fernandez and the pivot Lysa Tchaptchet, which transformed each of the Galician’s assists into a goal. Society that dissolved with the exclusion of Tchaptchet, a numerical inferiority that could not have been more damaging for the Spanish team, which conceded two goals into an empty net, which reduced the Spanish team’s advantage at the conclusion to four goals (16-12). of the first period.
Difficulties in which the Spanish team seemed to remain anchored at the start of the second half, in which the Ambros Martin They seemed particularly stuck in attack. Some doubts that did not affect Merche Castellanos which with four new stops redirected the situation for the Spanish team, which with the goal safe, recovered the solvent image it showed at the beginning of the contest. Especially on defense, where the ‘Warriors‘Not only did they at times close all the paths to a goal for their rival, but they punished every loss by the Ukrainian team with a brilliant transition that allowed Spain to lead by eight goals (22-14). Ambros Martinin which the young full-back played her first minutes in a major international tournament Ester Somazaonly 19 years old, not only managed to maintain, but also expand as reflected in the final 32-20.
A result that secured the ticket for the second phase to which the ‘Warriors‘They will try to access as leaders of group G and full of victories, for which they must win next Sunday (6:00 p.m.) Brazilwhich as Spain He counts his matches by victories.