In his first match as Serbian NT coach, Ljubomir Vranjes made a fantastic step forward with the team, beat Russia 29:28 (17:11) in Astrachan and secure place at EHF EURO 2014 for the silver “Eagles” from EHF EURO 2012.
RUSSIA – SERBIA 28:29 (11:17)
Astrahan
Spectators – 2500
RUSSIA: Šindin 1, Puškin, Evdokimov 1, Atman 2, Bogdanov 5 saves, Gorbok 2, Žitnikov 1, Rastvorcev, Levšin 9 saves, Šiškarev 6, Čipurin 1, Nasrov, Šelmenko 1, Dibirov 4, Igropulo 9(7), Maksitov
SERBIA: Vujin 5/9, Manojlović 1/1, Stanić 19 saves (42%), M. Ilić 5(2)/8, Radivojević, Stojković 2/2, Prodanović 2/5, N.Ilić 0/3, Rnić 5/6, Zelenović 1/2, Radovanović, Marjanović 2/3, Nenadić 6/8, Nenadić D, Marsenić, Đukanović
RESULTS: 3:2 (7.) 3:5 (9.) 4:7 (14.) 7:10 (20.) 10:11 (23.) 11:13 (23.) 11:16 (29.) 13:17 (35.) 15:20 (39.) 16:23 (43.) 18:24 (45.) 22:24 (49.) 24:25 (52.) 26:26 (55.) 27:29 (59.)
MoM: DARKO STANIĆ I PETAR NENADIĆ
STANDING:
SERBIA 7
RUSSIA 6
AUSTRIA 5 (-1)
BIH 0 (-1)
Slovenia beat Romania 31:22, while Belarus made clear step towards Denmark with an victory over Iceland 29:23. In their direct clash next weekend in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Belarus will decide who will be the second team from this group.
1. Iceland 5 – 8
2. Belarus 5 – 7
3. Slovenia 5 – 5
4. Romania 5 – 0
