EHF EURO 2018
Main Round, Group II.
Nancy
- Good start of Netherlands goalkeeper, Tess Wester in the first half, gave the Dutch team confident and a good beginning of the match. Netherlands opened 3-0, Neagu did not show a good form or mood, but Romania got closer 3-2, than 3-3.
- After 10 minutes played, Nycke Groot is involved in a crash with her own teammate, Debbie Bont, who scores and hits Groot in her head/neck with her knee meanwhile landing after the shoot. Groot got injured and left the court in tears.
- Without their leader, Nycke Groot Netherlands was fighting , Abbingh, Smeets or Kramer were efficient, meanwhile Romania was struggling in attack, both Neagu and Pintea had problems to score, they were replaced for periods in the match. Dumanska had an ordinary day in the goal, not being able to give extra help to her team. Netherlands won the first half 11 – 10.
- In the second half Netherlands got a much better flow and a better start, scoring some fastbreak goals and increasing the lead quickly to 14 – 11, 16 – 12 and Romania seemed to be beaten already in this moment. Neagu, Buceschi, Pintea or Geiger tried more, but they never really succeeded against Tess Wester, who did an amazing job today and the Polman-Abbingh duo steered the attack for the Dutch’s.
- Netherlands had an amazing advantage of 21-13 (44. minute), Romania managed to reduce somehow the gap 25 – 20, but more they did not have to give and lose the match 29 – 24
- Player of the match: Tess Wester (NED)
Netherlands – Romania 29 – 24 (11 – 10)
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Goals:
Netherlands: Wester, Duijnkam (GK) – Kramer 3, Van der Heijden, Abbingh 6, Bont 6, Knyppenborg, Amega 1(1), Visser, Groot 2(1), Dulfer 1, Freriks, Smeets 4, Rozemalen 1, Malestein, Polman 5(1)
Romania: Dedu, Dumanska (GK) – Udristoiu, Geiger 1, Buceschi 8(4), Neagu 4, Perianu, Laslo 1, Ardean-Elisei 2, Pintea 3, Florica, Polocoser, Bacaoanu, Zamfirescu, Chiper 4, Dragut 1
Suspensions: 4 minutes; 4 minutes
7 meters: 4/3; 4/4
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