30.01.2026, 04:45
Martim Costa secures Portugal’s best-ever EHF EURO result

Martim Costa buzzer beater decides 5/6 placement match thriller for Portugal, 36:35, as Sweden stalwart Andreas Palicka farewells the national team


They were down 34:32 with three minutes left in the Men’s EHF EURO 2026 5/6 placement match, then the Costa brothers scored the last four goals for Portugal. Thanks to Martim Costa’s buzzer beater for 36:35, their side achieved their goal of taking their best Men’s EHF EURO result ever, finishing fifth, after the sixth rank in 2020. 

TEXT: EHF / Björn Pazen


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