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German handball players reach for the stars
With a victory in the final against Spain, the young German Handball national team in the European Championships in Poland permanently to “winter’s tale”. Motivation also lends to the sensational victory of Angelique Kerber in Melbourne.
After the Triumph of Angelique Kerber at the Australian Open of tennis professionals want the German handball team in the European championship final on Sunday in Krakow against Spain (Anwurf 17.30, in the DW-Liveticker ab 17.15) to follow suit. “You can for us to be a role model. Along with her victory on the Sunday, a weekend of German sporting history to write,” said Bob Hanning, Vice President of the German Handballbundes (DHB). “It would be nice if we the weekend crown could.” Also, the players watched on Saturday the final in Melbourne and were impressed, but also inspired by the performance of Kerbers. “Of course that’s awesome, what you are there for energy efficiency has delivered. This is unbelievable, and perhaps we can really celebrate together,” said left wing Rune Dahmke. And his team mate Tobias Reichmann added: “I hope this is a good Omen for us.”
Feel comfortable in the underdog role
The young team of coach dagur Mongols Sigurdsson grabs the nerve 34:33 victory after extra time
in the semi-finals
against Norway now for the stars. “Now it is for both teams to be all or nothing,” said the Coach before the match against Spain: “We are in the Underdog role, which is to us quite well. I have a good Feeling.” To kick off the European championship, the German handball team, despite a strong performance against the Spaniard with a time of 29:32 lost. The Iberians turned off on Friday in the other semifinal, the high profile Croats with 33:29. With the exception of the London 2012 Olympic games was Spain at all major tournaments since 2011, at least in the semi – finals of a European championship title they won but never. “They have very experienced players, a strong defense and great goalkeeper,” says national Coach dagur Mongols Sigurdsson: “When we are in attack, a ten-minute Blackout, then penalties with four, five goals. Then it’s over.”
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“Fight till you drop”
Fear of the favorites in the German Team, however, nothing to feel. “We have this tournament shown that as a team, the always everything reinlegt”, says Rune Dahmke: “Now we want the final hurdle, of course, also take still.” Everyone in the Team now wants to “realize his dream”, adds captain Carsten Lichtlein. “We will fight until we drop,” promises Top-scorer Tobias Reichmann, who in the previous tournament in 26 of the 27 Siebenmeter transformed and a total of 43 hits scored.
Merkel presses the thumb
Good wishes for the Finale, there was also by the highest authority. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the Coach personally. “The German team has us on their way through the tournament with their passion and their fighting spirit swept away,” said Merkel. “For the finals, I hit with millions of Fans the thumbs.” And in the far Melbourne is also the newly minted Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber cheer.
sn/og (sid, dpa)