Sweden win “battle for Scandinavia” to qualify for EHF EURO 2022 semi-final!
Sweden are the third semi-finalist of the Men’s EHF EURO 2022. Young right wing Valther Chrintz concluded 5:0 series of the Swedish team 10 seconds before the final buzzer in Bratislava to make his bench happy after great battle with neighbors from Norway 24:23 (9:14), who led almost the whole match.
Norwegian TOP star Sander Sagosen took the last shot, but ball went above the goal.
SWEDEN – NORWAY 24-23 (9-14)
SWEDEN : Valter Chrintz 6, Jim Gottfridsson 4, Oscar Bergendahl 3, Hampus Wanne 3, Albin Lagergren 2, Jonathan Carlsbogard 2, Max Darj 2, Lukas Sandell 2.
NORWAY : Harald Reinkind 6, Sander Sagosen 4, Christian O´Sullivan 4, Magnus Gullerud 3, Sebastian Barthold 2, Sander Øverjordet 1, Kristian Sæveras 1, Erik Thorsteinsen 1, Thomas Solstad 1.
STANDING:
| 1. | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138:130 | 8 | |
| 2. | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 134:117 | 8 | |
| 3. | Norway | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 142:124 | 6 | |
| 4. | Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 127:134 | 4 | |
| 5. | Russia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 129:136 | 3 | |
| 6. | Poland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 128:157 | 1 |
