The World Cup qualifiers between Finland and Ukraine will be postponed to Finland.
The World Cup qualifiers between Finland and Ukraine will be played in Finland. Pictured is Nico Rönnberg. AOP
The World Cup qualifiers for men’s handball between Finland and Ukraine will be played in Finland.
The two-part qualifier was to be played in both Ukraine and Finland, but the European Handball Federation EHF has decided that both matches will take place in Finland.
– We are pleased that this decision was made well in advance. With it, the Finnish team will also be able to prepare for important matches without uncertainty about when and where they will play. I hope this will help the Ukrainian team in the same way, comments the CEO Päivi Mitrunen In the press release of the Finnish Handball Association.
The first match was scheduled to take place on March 16 or 17, but due to a change of place, the game day is still open. The second match will be played on Sunday 20.3. at 3 p.m.
– We warmly welcome Ukraine to Finland. We have followed the development of the situation in Ukraine with concern and sadness, Mitrunen says.
The matches will be played at the Vantaa Energy Arena.