The World Cup-out only caught the German handball players in extra time. The decisive goal was scored four seconds before the end. The reactions of the protagonists are corresponding.
In the end, the surprise team was a bit happier: the German handball players failed at the World Cup in the quarter -finals on Portugal – albeit very thin. A hip throw from Martim Costa made the decisive goal for 31:30 (26:26, 9:13) four seconds before the end of the extension.
The southern Europeans are in a World Cup semi-final for the first time-and the German team continues to be waiting for the first medal since the Gold Coup at the home World Cup. Despite the dramatic last minute defeat .
“Of course that’s very bitter. After a very bad start, the team fought great. Andi (Wolff, editor’s note) was outstanding, but we are doing too many misses in the attack,” he said in the ARD. After that, he again described the departure as “extremely bitter”, but also said: “In the end, the Portuguese probably deserved it today.”
Somewhat differently interpreted Lukas Zerbe, who was the most successful German thrower with nine goals, the narrow defeat: “You learn the most from defeats. We have to analyze it. The little things, the rebounds did not flee our hands today. We are allowed to head today Not in the sand, “the seven meter specialist said.
Meanwhile, captain Johannes Golla struggled with the weak first half, who ended the Germans with 9:13. “The mortgage from the first half is very, very large because we are not in the game for 30 minutes. Actually, we have the foot half in the door, then make too many slight mistakes,” analyzed the circuit runner.
Golla stated accordingly: “In the end it is little things.” He also added “We will definitely come back.”