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Finals
GROUP A
18.05.1997 15:00
Saudi Arabia
VS
Lithuania
27
:
18
18.05.1997 15:00
VS
Saudi Arabia
Lithuania
27
:
18
19.05.1997 15:00
Algeria
VS
Saudi Arabia
14
:
19
19.05.1997 15:00
VS
Algeria
Saudi Arabia
14
:
19
21.05.1997 19:00
Japan
VS
Saudi Arabia
20
:
23
21.05.1997 19:00
VS
Japan
Saudi Arabia
20
:
23
24.05.1997 15:00
Saudi Arabia
VS
Yugoslavia
32
:
20
24.05.1997 15:00
VS
Saudi Arabia
Yugoslavia
32
:
20
25.05.1997 15:00
Saudi Arabia
VS
Iceland
25
:
22
25.05.1997 15:00
VS
Saudi Arabia
Iceland
25
:
22
18.05.1997 15:00
, Finals
KSA
Saudi Arabia
18
:
27
Lithuania
LTU
HALF TIME
6
:
12
TIMEOUT
~
~
~
~
VENUE
Kumamoto/Dome(JPN)
live
SPECTATORS
3000
MATCHREPORT
REFEREES
Jenö Klucso
(HUN)
Tivadar Lekrinszki
(HUN)
IHF-Timekeeper
Chun-Jo Park
(KOR)
IHF-Secretary
Erik Larsen
(DEN)
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19.05.1997 15:00
, Finals
ALG
Algeria
19
:
14
Saudi Arabia
KSA
HALF TIME
6
:
3
TIMEOUT
~
~
~
~
VENUE
Kumamoto/Dome(JPN)
live
SPECTATORS
6500
MATCHREPORT
REFEREES
Svein Olav Oie
(NOR)
Bjorn Hogsnes
(NOR)
IHF-Timekeeper
Jean Michel Germain
(FRA)
IHF-Secretary
Peter Kovacs
(HUN)
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21.05.1997 19:00
, Finals
JPN
Japan
23
:
20
Saudi Arabia
KSA
HALF TIME
15
:
10
TIMEOUT
~
~
~
~
VENUE
Kumamoto/Dome(JPN)
live
SPECTATORS
4300
MATCHREPORT
REFEREES
Vladimir Vujnovic
(CRO)
Petar Mladinic
(CRO)
IHF-Timekeeper
Manfred Prause
(GER)
IHF-Secretary
Peter Bühning
(USA)
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24.05.1997 15:00
, Finals
KSA
Saudi Arabia
20
:
32
Yugoslavia
YUG
HALF TIME
11
:
15
TIMEOUT
~
~
~
~
VENUE
Kumamoto/Dome(JPN)
live
SPECTATORS
7800
MATCHREPORT
REFEREES
El Kouch
(MAR)
Kezouli
(MAR)
IHF-Timekeeper
Peter Kovacs
(HUN)
IHF-Secretary
Alexander Kozhukhov
(RUS)
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25.05.1997 15:00
, Finals
KSA
Saudi Arabia
22
:
25
Iceland
ISL
HALF TIME
12
:
15
TIMEOUT
~
~
~
~
VENUE
Kumamoto/Dome(JPN)
live
SPECTATORS
6500
MATCHREPORT
REFEREES
Jenö Klucso
(HUN)
Tivadar Lekrinszki
(HUN)
IHF-Timekeeper
Peter Kovacs
(HUN)
IHF-Secretary
Miguel Roca
(ESP)
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