In an exciting Match with a dramatic finale for Germany’s national Handball team is the record champion of France. Although the Germans give it your all, but in the end, France proposes at the last second.
Despite the good performance and great fight – especially in the Defensive – could not save Germany’s handball players at the conclusion of the tournament, the bronze medal at the basketball world Cup. Two days after the semi-final defeat against Norway, the DHB-selection with 25:26 (13:9) lost against the record champion of France. It could have been more, especially after the significant break in the lead. But an early out position, a violation, and too many mistakes in the game building up Germany coach Christian Prokop and his Team dream of world Cup precious metal made a dash through the bill.
Long haul, good conclusion
From the very beginning with a lively game without any advantages for one side or the other. When the score was 4:3 Germany circle runner Patrick Wiencek received a time penalty. Prokop sent six players on the floor, the balance, but twice, the French intercepted the Ball and hit from a distance into an empty net. After the same number of prevailed, but which goalkeeper Andreas Wolf with a Parade and gave his Team a 7:5 lead. A little later it was Uwe Gensheimer after a re-ball winning on the Defensive with a spectacular swivel-throw full on 9:6. Also due to re-number after a Foul by Paul Drux France came up to 24. Minute 9:9. The DHB-selection experienced in this Phase, a long losing streak without their own goal.
Always full of it: the Federal coach Christian Prokop whipped his Team forward
Prokop took a timeout and gave his players the following announcement: “Brave Teams win games!”. And it was better: France fell after a rule violation by Luka Karabatic, in turn, in the number and Wiencek, the German Team redeemed in the 26. Minute of the game after 9 minutes, and eleven seconds Scoreless with 10:9. To break increased Germany on 13:9.
Wiencek out early
Shortly after the restart, Wiencek, a rose in defence a little too hard and was again locked for two minutes. The French took advantage of their extra man for two goals. Shortly after the expiration of the penalty time of 14:14-compensation. The beautiful half-time lead was there. A little later, the next setback followed got, as Wiencek for the third Time with a time penalty and consequently had to with red card from the field. Be the actual replacement of man as the Central defense, a man and a circle runner, Hendrik Pekeler, was injured in the first half at the shoulder and could not play in the usual extent, Procopius had to improvise. Seconds after Wienceks space reference France went with a 15:14 lead. It is a somewhat wild Phase, it went back and forth followed. In case of another under-count of the next unforced error on the German side: A cross-pass into the arms of the opponent. France threw his 17. Hit, it was the fifth into the empty German goal.
Impeller and “Rock” – Patrick Wiencek had to go to three time penalties from the field
Prokop took in the 44. Minute of the game when the score was 16:18 his last time out, and exhorted his players as a team against the French action, not single actions. His Team tried to make the desire of the Coach is a result of that fact, but hard to turn the game again, because the French Team in this Phase, made hardly any errors. Until 24:24, France submitted to a goal each, with great effort, Germany managed the compensation. Prokop switched to the goalkeeper and sent Silvio Heinevetter for Wolf between the posts. The kept same his first Ball, but since Gensheimer was fouled in the defense of the action, got Germany’s captain, a Two-minute penalty and France, a seven-meter, which led to 25:24.
Karabatic in the last second
It remained exciting: One Minute before the end of Matthias Musche turned a seven meters to 25:25. France in possession of the ball 30 seconds before the end of his last time out. It was dramatic, Heine’s cousin, held the attempt of the French, was launched in Germany on 15 seconds before the conclusion of a fast-attack, lost the Ball but the game of the circle. Again it went in a hurry to the other side, and Nikola Karabatic made in the last second goal at the 26:25 win and Bronze at the world Championships.The Frenchman was celebrating, the German players were disappointed to the ground.
“The pain is great, because we never gave up, but the clever team today were the French,” admitted Prokop in the ZDF Interview. “In the end we still have the Chance, but in the end it’s just brutal.” “We have made a very good game for third place, but then too many stupid things done,” said Andreas Wolf, the game. His world Cup verdict: “We have shown a very great world Cup. The team has played top. We are not excreted, because we without a whimper under went against a second-tier Team, but we have lost against the Vice-world champion Norway. Today, we have also lost for only the second Time against the best team. Bitter that we could not reward us with a medal. But we have shown why football is such a great sport.”
In the world Cup final (17:30 CET) are Co-hosts Denmark and Germany,-conquerors of Norway.