Danish handball players became European champions for the third time in history after defeating Germany 34-27 (18-16) in the European Championship final in Herning.
It’s Denmark She waited 14 years for the European gold after she last celebrated in 2012 in Serbia. He also has gold from Norway in 2008.
Nikolaj Jacobsen’s team thus combined Olympic (2024), world (2025) and European gold (2026). In August 2024, in the final of the Olympic Games, they defeated Germany with 39-26, at the beginning of February last year in the final of the World Cup, they won against Croatia with 32-26, and tonight in Herning, in the final of the European competition, they were again better than Germany with 34-27.
That’s the total ninth Danish medal at the European Championships, in addition to three golds (2026, 2012, 2008), they also have two silvers (2024, 2014) and four bronzes (2022, 2006, 2004, 2002). This is Germany’s second silver, it also has two golds and a bronze.
Germany held on well in the first half, which ended with two points for the hosts (18-16). In the continuation, in the 44th minute, Denmark took the lead with four points (26-22), six minutes before the end, Germany came close to a two-goal deficit (29-27), but it didn’t go any further than that.
Four minutes before the end it happened again either +4and by the end of the match, the Danes had escaped to the final seven points (34-27).
Denmark was led to victory by Simon Pytlick with eight goals, Mathias Gidsel and Johan Hansen with seven goals each, while Kevin Moller (8) and Emil Nielsen (7) had a total of 15 saves.
On the German side, Johannes Golla, Marko Grgić and Juri Knorr were the most effective with five goals each. Andreas Wolff had 14 saves.
(China | Photo: EHF Euro)
