End of the road for six more teams

Every afternoon the European Handball Federation publishes a brief summary of the stories that have gone online on the EHF EURO 2012's dedicated website ehf-euro.com. This is the summary from the past 24 hours.

The 2012 Women's EHF European Championship in Serbia (4 to 16 December) is well underway, and as the tournament progresses, the number of stories on the host nation and the 16 participating teams steadily increases.

For more information, pictures, and stories from the tournament, check out the Women's EHF EURO Facebook page, and every game can be seen live on the EHF EURO YouTube channel.

Thursday's match reports
Montenegrin birthday present for Adzic, Sweden end Main Round with big win
Tomašević steers Serbia into semi-finals, Norway suffer first defeat,
Russia play for fifth place, Germans finish strong



Semi-finals and placement match confirmed
Norway were confirmed as winner of Main Round Group I, and will face Hungary (runners-up in Group II) on 15 December in the Kombank Arena in Belgrade. This duel brings a brilliant link as current World Handball Player of the Year, Heidi Löke, will play against her partner, Norwegian-born Hungary coach Karl-Erik Böhn, her former coach at Larvik and Györ. Click here.


Presenting: The Norwegian EHF EURO Débutantes
Following Norway's Main Round, Group II match against Sweden, official EHF photographer Uros Hocevar captured the six Norwegian EHF EURO final tournament debutants in the team, just after leaving the court, following their 28:25 victory. See the gallery here.


Serbia vs. France in quotes
Following Serbia's 18:17 win against France which secured the host nation a ticket to semi-finals of EHF EURO 2012, ehf-euro.com talked to several players of both teams. Here is what they said:



Thank you Novi Sad
15 matches of the Preliminary and the Main Round of EHF EURO 2012 have been played at SPC Vojvodina in Novi Sad and "everything ran very smoothly," Venue Manager Marko Šešum told ehf-euro.com after the final buzzer of the third match on Thursday night. Clcik here.

 

Peruničić: "Norway are a unique team"
Serbia have always been considered a genuine handballing nation with a plethora of talent. Some of the best Serbian players have played in, and won, the best competitions all over Europe. One of these extraordinary talents, a proven world-class player and a legendary figure in both Serbian and European handball is former Serbian player Predrag Peruničić. Click here.