10.04.2019, 10:33 QUALIFIERS REVIEW 2: Italy and Kosovo celebrated their first wins in phase 2 of the EHF EURO Qualifiers, while Switzerland claimed their second victory as they defeated Belgium at home |
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Historic wins for Italy and Kosovo
Italy and Kosovo both celebrated their first sets of two points in round 3 of the Men’s EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers, defeating Slovakia and Israel, respectively. Kosovo thereby joined Israel and Poland on two points in Group 1. Italy moved up to third place in Group 7, while Slovakia slipped to fourth.
GROUP 1
Kosovo enjoyed a commanding win to put their first points of the qualifiers on the table. The home side, who were in control from start to finish, scored four goals before Israel hit the net for the first time. The slow start cost Israel their chance of winning the game, as they were left chasing their opponents throughout the entire match.
GROUP 2
In the EHF EURO 2018 Qualifiers, Switzerland were defeated in all six matches. At the end of round 3 of the 2020 Qualifiers, they have won two games and lost one narrowly, against Croatia.
GROUP 7
Italy celebrated an historic evening with their home crowd in Faenza, as they claimed their first ever win in phase 2 of the EHF EURO Qualifiers. Since the current system was introduced for the EHF EURO 2012, Italy have always bowed out in phase 1, making the victory in a phase 2 match even more momentous.
Italy held a 25:20 lead before Slovakia scored three consecutive goals that meant the difference stood at just 25:23 with two minutes remaining. However, Italy stayed calm and had the final say, opening up a three-goal gap that earned them their first two points. TEXT: Courtney Gahan / jw |
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