And while the handball players of Switzerland convincingly defeated Tunisia 37:26 in the first match of group I, the match between Austria and North Macedonia in group II was much more equal and ended in a draw 29:29.
At no point in the match between Austria and Macedonia did any team have an advantage of more than three goals. The Austrians led 14:13 at halftime, while the Macedonians took the lead in the 40th minute. An exciting finish followed, in which Austria took the lead 28:27 with Eric Dambock’s goal from the penalty spot in the 59th minute, while Marko Mitev equalized 45 seconds before the end.
Lukas Hutecek put Austria back in the lead just seven seconds before the end, but the Austrians were unable to get two points as Filip Kuzmanovski scored with a long-range jump shot at the final 29:29.
Hutecek and Mitev were the best scorers of the game with six goals each, and after this outcome, Austria currently has three points and North Macedonia two points.
The Swiss had no problems against Tunisia.
The Africans took the lead with a goal by Oussama Hosni in the first attack, but the Swiss responded immediately and ran away with a 4:0 series to a three goal difference. By halftime, that advantage grew to a nine-goal difference (20:11), so they only maintained that lead in the second half.
Luka Maros and Lenny Rubin led Switzerland to victory with seven goals each, while Gino Steenaerts and Samuel Zehnder added six each. Among the defeated, Islem Jbeli was excellent with as many as 11 goals.
Switzerland currently has three points, while Tunisia is on 0.
(Vijesti.ba)
