The Norwegians have beaten the hosts in the Final to claim their first ever title in this age category.
Norway win W19 ECh in Hungary
Over 2,800 fans visited the Final of the Women’s 19 European Championship in Győr’s Mihály Magvassy Sportshall on Sunday afternoon. The local fans have seen the Norwegian W19 team defeating Hungary by 29:27 (15:16) in a high quality game. Norway captured their first ever continental title in this age category.
Both finalists automatically qualified for next year’s U20 World Championship (IHF event) to be held in South Korea in August 2010.
Russia took the third place after beating Germany 29:24 (14:11) in the bronze medal game. The Fair Play award of the tournament went to Austria.
Final ranking:
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1. Norway |
2. Hungary |
3. Russia |
4. Germany |
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5. France |
6. Spain |
7. Sweden |
8. Netherlands |
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9. Montenegro |
10. Slovenia |
11. Serbia |
12. Poland |
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13. Denmark |
14. Romania |
15. Austria |
16. Slovakia |
All-star team:
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Goalkeeper: |
VÍG Vivien – HUN |
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Left wing: |
MEHMEDOVIC Majda – MNE |
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Left back: |
ZÁCSIK Szandra – HUN |
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Middle back: |
NIKITINA Irina – RUS |
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Line player: |
SNELDER Danick Albertine – NED |
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Right back: |
MOERK Nora – NOR |
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Right wing: |
KURTOVIC Amanda – NOR |
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Top scorer: |
SCHEFFKNECHT Beate – AUT (61 goals) |
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Best defence player: |
SCHULZE Luisa – GER |
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Most Valuable Player: |
MOERK Nora – NOR |
You can download all the results in a single pdf document by clicking here. Check out again the best moments of the championship in the photo galleries of the official website, www.u19euro2009.com.
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