A double-digit number of goals scored by one player in a handball match is not an everyday occurrence, not to mention such results of two players in one match. Ivan Martinović and Filip Glavas had a huge impact on Croatia’s high victory over Bahrain, although they could forget about advancing to the quarter-finals. Handball players from the Balkans had fun saying goodbye to the world championships.
The performance of the Croatian duo at the World Cup
Martinović and Glavas scored eleven goals each in this match. The first of them showed a hundred percent efficiency, hitting all eleven throws. The second had 13 tries.
The Croatians needed time to warm up in this match. They played goal for goal for most of the first half. The first half ended with a modest lead of the Croatian national team 17:16, but the last few minutes made us think that after the break they would shift into a higher gear.
That’s what happened, the Croats became deadly effective and began to leave Bahrain. The goalkeepers did well. Quite quickly it became 23:19 for the team from Europe. The Croatians were able to do almost everything and won the match 43:32. She was not hindered by a weaker attitude at penalty kicks. The Croatians used only two of the seven attempts from the seventh meter.
This victory was only a solace. Croatia had to count on a high defeat of Denmark with Egypt. The Danes won 30:25 (17:12) and the Croatians bid farewell to the world championships after the second group round.
Source: Sport
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