Revenge in Style: Norway Sink Sweden and Close In on the Last Eight
They had been waiting a year and a half for another clash between Norway and Sweden after the one in Paris, which the girls in yellow jerseys won 32:28. The fact that Sweden changed their head coach in the meantime did not make Rajstad, Mørk, Lunde and company forget that defeat. That was most evident in the first half of this neighbours’ duel, in which the Norwegians scored as many as 24 goals, and 39:26 in total. The Olympic and European champions are marching confidently toward the quarter-finals, while Sweden, after their second defeat (the first came against Brazil), now have a serious problem reaching the quarter-finals – only theory and a possible three-way tie remain, if Brazil slip up…
Hungary defeated Romania 34:29 and moved closer to the quarter-finals, together with Denmark, who were dominant against Senegal with a 40:26 win.
RESULTS:
Czech Republic – Angola 25:28 (13:15, 12:13)
Japan – Switzerland 27:21 (13:10, 14:11)
Brazil – South Korea 32:25 (16:11, 16:14)
Hungary – Romania 34:29 (18:16, 16:13)
Denmark – Senegal 40:26 (20:11, 20:15)
Norway – Sweden 39:26 (24:11, 15:15)
