Spain beats Slovenia (25-22) in its debut at the Paris Games
The Spanish men’s team handball has defeated by 25-22 to Slovenia in the first match of Group A of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in a match where the Urretxuarra Imanol Garciandia has been a starter, and after a grey first half and a sensational reaction in the seconds 30 minutes.
The victory paves the way for Jordi Ribera’s team in this first phase, although they have had to suffer due to a bad start and they have only scored eight goals in the first half. After the break, the Spanish team has improved its image and, with a Perez de Vargas exceptional, they have completed their first victory in these Games, even with ease, in a tournament in which goals will be essential.
Spain has withdrawn to the rest losing by three goals (8-11), but the exhibition of the Barça goalkeeper, the balls recovered and his speed has allowed him to turn the match around, although he was unable to breathe until practically the penultimate minute after a ball theft by Dani Fernandez which has already created an insurmountable distance for Uros Zorman’s pupils (25-22) .
– Data sheet:
,25 – Spain (8+17): Gonzalo Perez de Vargas, Garciandia, Tarrafeta (1), Dani Dujshebaev (5), Aleix Gomez (7, 3p), Serdio, Dani Fernandez (4) -starting team-, Casado (2), Alex Dujshebaev (2), Javi Rodriguez (1), Maqueda (3), Rodrigo Corrales (ps)
22 – Slovenia (11+11): Klemen Ferlin, Dolenec (1), Bombac (5, 5p), Mackovsek (1), Janc (2), Blagotinsek (2), Kodrin (4) -starting team-, Jovicic, Zarabec ( 2), Horzen (3), Vlah (2), Novak, Lesjak (ps)
Scoreboard every five minutes: 1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-6, 8-7, 8-8, 8-11 (rest); 11-13, 14-15, 17-16, 19-17, 22-20.
Female referees: Charlotte Bonaventura and Julie Bonaventura (FRA). They have excluded by two minutes the Slovenians Kodrin, Dolenec, Bombac and Janc, and the Spaniards Javi Rodríguez, Maqueda and Alex Dujshebaev.
Source: Eitb
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