That’s how the Croatian handball players secured their place before the end of the round, considering that this was their second victory in as many games in group E.
Croatia won in the last ten minutes on the wings of the great Ivan Martinović, who scored nine goals, six in the second half, while Zvonimir Srna scored six goals and Mario Šoštarić five goals. ten Velde led the Netherlands with eight goals.
In the last round match, Croatia plays host Sweden on Wednesday.
After a sensational victory over Germany, Serbia was defeated by Austria today with 26:25. Ilić with six and Dodić with four goals were the best for Serbia, while Wagner led the Austrians to victory with six goals.
Despite the defeat, Serbia still has a chance to advance if Spain beats Germany in the second match of the group.
(Vijesti.ba)
