The Croatian handball team defeated North Macedonia in the first preparatory match for the European Championship. In Poreč it was 29:26.
After the meeting, the manager expressed his impressions Dagur Sigurdsson.
It wasn’t great all the time, we also had a lot of mistakes, but character and fighting spirit were really up to par. I can only congratulate the players, they played well. Some played for Croatia for the first time. Most of them played with each other for the first time in defense and attack, broadcast by HRT.
He also referred to the HRS award, he was declared coach of the year.
I am very proud, I will enjoy it when I get olderhe concludes.
Slavić: I’m here whenever needed
The first name of the game is the best player, the goalkeeper Dino Slavić who collected 15 saves, also saved several seven-pointers.
I’m really overjoyed, I think the most important thing in the end is that we wonmostly all of them are young guys for whom this is their first appearance for the national team, and it is because of them that I like this victory with three points in the end. The most important thing today was to show combativeness and aggressiveness in defense and quick attack. I think we respected what the coach demanded of us.
Does he expect to be on the roster for the Euros?
– Well, I’m here whenever you need me. It’s up to me to do my best at all times, and we’ll see what happens.
Ljevar: We are young, we can run, we have strength
Leon Ljevar he scored six goals and was the best scorer in the Croatian ranks.
– The selector gathered us a little younger to see on whom he can count and I think we showed a good game, combativeness, we didn’t have much time to prepare, but with the crowd we managed to win this game. We are young, we have strength, we can run, with a goalkeeper like this, he defended, I don’t know, ten zitserfive penalties were saved by both goalkeepers, so they certainly deserve it. This is the first time we play a 6-0 defense, but we practiced a bit in training, we play that in the club, so I know how to move. We had some mistakes, of course, we still need to play, but all in all, I think we can be satisfied.
(www.jabuka.tv | Photo: HRS)
