Germany wants to show off at the Handball World Cup. In the last test match before the tournament, however, things were extremely close against Brazil.
Before the handball world championship starting on Tuesday, the German team is in rather mediocre form. The team won a hard-fought game against outsiders Brazil in Hamburg with 28:26 (13:17).
In the last test before the world tournament, national coach Gislason’s team struggled until the end. The German Handball Federation (DHB) team was behind for almost the entire second half.
“It was a lot of hard work today,” said captain Johannes Golla on ZDF: “We made an incredible number of missed throws. We have to demand that we do it better.”
“This is a wake-up call for us. Nothing is given to you,” said national coach Alfred Gislason after the game. Two days ago, the Germans showed an unconvincing performance against outsiders Brazil, especially in the first half – although they won 32:25 (13:13) in the end.
final whistle – Knorr scores with the final whistle to make it 28:26. Germany still wins, even though the team was behind for most of the game. This victory against the outsider from South America was not convincing.
59th minute – After what feels like an eternity, Germany is leading again: Uščins makes it 27:26. Another minute and a half. This is a real thriller here in Hamburg!
58th minute – And Späth is here again! Next super parade from the keeper. Now Germany can take the lead.
57th minute – Knorr equalizes with an irresistible throw from the backcourt. 26:26!
55th minute – Super save from Späth, who parries a seven-meter penalty from Hackbarth with his leg. The Germans are one goal behind (25:26). It remains extremely exciting.
53rd minute – The Germans’ backlog is growing again. Späth has no chance with a hidden throw and the score is 23:26 from the DHB team’s perspective.
51st minute – Bitter loss of the ball by Kastening: After an inaccurate pass from Semper, he loses the ball. Brazil leads 24:23 thanks to a long-distance throw.
50th minute – Dahmke is running hot now. After a quick counterattack, the North German throws into the empty goal to equalize. It’s 11:23 p.m.!
46th minute – Späth clenches his fist several times after he defuses a top chance for the South Americans with a monster parade.
46th minute – After the Brazilians carelessly lost the ball, the Germans quickly moved forward and Kastening reduced the lead to 21:22.
46th minute – The Brazilians are taking a break.
45th minute – … looks like this! Dahmke shortened the score to 20:22 at the circle.