Faroe Islands crush Montenegro, Denmark cruise past Romania as Portugal held by North Macedonia
Faroe Islands produced a statement win with a dominant 37:24 victory over Montenegro (19:12 at half-time), powered by a huge goalkeeping performance from Jacobsen (14 saves) and a relentless attack led by O. Mittun (10) and E. á Skipagötu (8/4), while av Teigum added 9.
Denmark kept rolling with a 39:24 win over Romania (22:17 at the break), sparked by K. Möller’s outstanding 17 saves and a balanced scoring spread featuring Gidsel (9), Hoxer (8) and Pytlick (8).
In one of the tightest games of the day, North Macedonia battled Portugal to a 29:29 draw (13:15), with Kuzmanovski exploding for 15 goals to keep his team alive after a gritty second-half fightback. Portugal were led by Francisco Costa (11) but couldn’t close it out.
Hungary also took an important step with a controlled 32:26 win over Italy (14:13 HT), driven by Imre’s 9 goals and strong contributions from Rosta (6) and Hanusz (4), while Ebner’s 13 saves kept Italy competitive for long stretches.
Iceland turned the screw late to beat Poland 31:23 (10:13 at half-time), flipping the match after the break behind Thorkelsson (6) and a deep scorer list, as Poland’s early momentum faded despite solid goalkeeping from Walach (10 saves).
Slovenia beat Switzerland 38:35 after spectacular turnover.
Montenegro : Faroe Islands 24:37 (12:19)
Montenegro: Suljevic 4 saves, Mijuskovic (4 saves); Vujovic F. 1, Vujovic M. 2/1, Cavor 2, Cepic 3, Corsovic 3, B. Vujovic, Radovic 2, Kaluderovic 1, S. Vujovic, L. Vujovic 1, Vujacic, Bakic 2, Radovic 3, Borozan 3
Faroe Islands: Jacobsen (14 saves), Guttesen; i Selvindi, Mortensen 3, Nordberg 1, Mikkjalsson, Hansen, av Teigum 9, Poulsen 1, Mikkelsen, Vedelsböl 2, P. Mittun, E. a Skipagötu 8/4, R. a Skipagötu, O. Mittun 10, T. Horn 3
Italy – Hungary 26:32 (13:14)
Italy: Ebner (13 saves), Panitti; Prantner 3, Dapiran 4, Bulzamini, Savini 2, M. Mengon 3, D’Antino, S. Mengon 6, Pugliese, Manojlovic 2, Helmersson 3/3, Pirani 1, Romei 1, Parisini 1, Sirot
Hungary: Palasics (8 saves), Bartucz (6 saves); Sipos, Boka 3, Pergel, Ligetvari, Krakovszki, Fazekas 4, Szita 3, Bodo, Ilic 3, Rosta 6, Onodi-Janoskuti 1, Lukacs, Hanusz 4, Imre 9
Romania – Denmark 24:39 (17:22)
Romania: Iancu (5 saves), Popescu; Veres, Nistor 2, Botea 1, Andrei, Militaru, Grigore, Nagy 4, Ghita 4, Racotea, Dedu 4, Stanescu 3, Trif, Stanciuc 3, Buzle 3
Denmark: Nielsen, K. Möller (17 saves); Kirkelökke 1, M. Landin 1, Jakobsen 5, Lauge 3, Saugstrup 1, Gidsel 9, L. Jörgensen, Andersson, Bergholt, Hald, Hoxer 8, Pytlick 8, Andersen, L. Möller 3
North Macedonia – Portugal 29:29 (13:15)
North Macedonia: Mitrevski (3 saves), Tomovski (8 saves); Velkovski 4, Gjorgiev, Mitev 1, Markoski, Kuzmanovski 15, Ne. Kosteski, Ni. Kosteski Peshevski 1, Djonov 1, Stojkovikj 2, Alarov, Pe. Atanasijevikj, Serafimov 1, Pa. Atanasijevikj 4
Portugal: Capdeville (9 saves), Valerio; Iturizza 5, Salvador 2, Silva 2, Neves, Fernandes 1, Branquinho, Areia 2, F. Costa 11, Ferreira 1, Gomes, M. Costa 2, Frade 3, Brandao, G. Cavalcanti
Poland – Iceland 23:31 (13:10)
Poland: Walach (10 saves), Skrzyniarz (3 saves); Daszek 1, Jedraszczyk, Olejniczak 5, Pietrasik, Widomski 1, Moryto 2, Jarosiewicz 4/4, Marciniak 2, M. Gebala 3, Paterek 2, Dawydzik 1, Kaczor, Czaplinski 2, T. Gebala.
Iceland: Gustavsson (1 save), Hallgrimsson (7 saves); Rikhardsson 1, Smarason 1, V. Kristjansson 3, Elisson, Jonsson 2, G. Kristjansson 2, Gislason, Magnusson 5/4, Vidarsson 5, Thorkelsson 6, Arnarsson 1, Einarsson, Thrastarson 5, Runarsson.
