Spain beat Germany 26:20 (12:8) in front of 4.000 enthusiastic fans in Leon, only few days after away defeat in Mannheim – 29:28. The biggest power of the MAnolo Cadenas team was Arpad Sterbik. Legendary goalkeeper had 19 saves, more than enough to become a hero of the victory which put Spaniards at the TOP of the group.
SPAIN :Sterbik (Pérez de Vargas); Rivera (7, 3 p), Maqueda (2), Enterríos (3), Aguinagalde (4), Cañellas (3), Tomás (3); Guardiola (-), Virán Morros (1), Rocas (-), Chema Rodríguez (-), Ángel Fernández (-), Ruesga (2), Dujshebaev (1), Antonio García (-)
GERMANY:Wolff (Lichtlein); Gensheimer (5, 1 p), Groetzki (4), Wiencek (2), Weinhold (4-), Drux (2), Pieczkowski (1); Schmidt (1), Wiede (-), Lemke (-), Pekeler (-), Strobel (-), Ernst (1), Rahmel (-).
In the second match of the group, Austria beat Finland once again – 29:22 and kept chances to play in Poland next January.
STANDINGS:
Spain 6
Germany 6
Austria 4
Finland 0
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