ROUND 2 REVIEW: After trailing by one goal at half-time, Hungary improved after the break to claim a two-goal victory
Just like Spain, Hungary in group 5 have the maximum four points after two matches. After beating Portugal on Wednesday, Vladimir Golovin's team proved too strong also for Slovakia, winning 30:28.
GROUP 5
Slovakia vs Hungary 28:30 (14:13)
- Simona Szarkova, Nikoleta Trunkova and Reka Bizik combined for 12 of 14 Slovakia's goals before the break, powering the home side to a one-goal lead
- between minutes 38 and 42, Hungary used a 4:0 run to pull clear at 21:17, and they never gave up the lead after that
- Slovakia's Szarkova finished the match with a 100 per cent efficiency, with ten goals from 10 shots
- Viktoria Lukacs became Hungary's top scorer, netting six times
- it was the 11th meeting of the teams in history, and Hungary claimed their seventh win
Hungary have more depth
While Szarkova and Trunkova combined for almost two-third of Slovakia's goals (18), Hungary's 30 goals were more evenly distributed among the players.
On Sunday ten Hungarians managed to put their names on the scoresheet, and a stronger depth in the squad was certainly among the factors that helped them to get a cutting edge in the second half and ultimately cruise to a victory.
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EHF / Sergey Nikolaev