Portugal inflict huge loss on Sweden; Norway and Slovenia also win
Portugal inflict huge loss on Sweden; Norway and Slovenia also win
Stay up-to-date with everything at EHF EURO 2020. Refresh this page for live updates. All times in CET.
- Main round action in Malmö started tonight as Slovenia beat Iceland
- Norway play the young upstarts from Hungary at 16:15, aiming to continue a run of success at EHF EURO 2020
- Action concludes at 20:30 as Portugal and Sweden clash in what is sure to be a thrilling encounter
- Read the day's preview here
22:35 MAIN ROUND DAY 2 REVIEWS
It was a fascinating day of handball on day 9 of EHF EURO 2020. Iceland tried hard against Slovenia, but fell short; Norway gave Hungary no opening; and Portugal looked dominant against Sweden. Read our reviews:
Bombac’s masterclass helps Slovenia to fourth consecutive win
Exceptional Sagosen leads Norway to record winning run
Heroic Portugal hand Sweden biggest ever upset
22:05 SHOCK IN SWEDEN
Sweden had no answer to a confident Portugal side, who swept to a 35:25 victory - matching Sweden's worst-ever EHF EURO defeat.
21:10 PORTUGAL HEAD THE HOSTS
Portugal are in the lead against Sweden, 15:12.
19:45 NORWAY WIN MAIN ROUND OPENER
Despite a good start to the second half by Hungary, Norway take a sizeable 36:29 win over Hungary.
18:55 NORWAY WELL AHEAD
Norway have taken a 20:12 lead against Hungary and look very strong.
17:30 SLOVENIA OVERCOME ICELAND
Slovenia had the best of it in the second half, and although Iceland never gave up, won 30:27.
16:40 FASCINATING FIGHT IN MALMÖ
Iceland cut an early five-goal lead by Slovenia down to just one at the break after a superb comeback, and the main round match between the two has turned into a tight battle. It's 15:14.
15:00 HERE’S HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
There are three main round matches ahead tonight and here’s how you can follow all the action:
- check out the ehf-euro.com home page when a match is running for the live ticker, complete with full statistics including player tracking;
- go to ehfTV.com for live streaming, with English commentary tonight from all three matches
- and follow the EHF EURO social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for live videos, top actions and other behind-the-scenes exclusives.
The first match, Slovenia vs Iceland, throws off in just 60 minutes at 16:00 CET.
14:50 YOUR PRELIMINARY TOP 7
We asked, and you answered ... here are the top seven players from the preliminary round. Norway have two on the list, and there is one player from each of another five countries.
13:50 NORWAY HAVE THEIR EYES ON THE PRIZE
They're looking dangerous, and Norway are daring to dream a little bit. As the main round begins we talk to coach Christian Berge and left back Sander Sagosen about the Norwegian chances.
Ahead of their main round match tonight vs @MKSZhandball ???????? we asked @NORhandball ???????? coach Christian Berge and star @SanderSagosen if they can win their first European medal at #ehfeuro2020 #dreamwinrememberhttps://t.co/u6gMCLkyxH
— EHF EURO (@EHFEURO) January 17, 2020
12:30 BEBESHKO AND KOKSHAROV OUT
After their exits from the tournament following the preliminary round, both Ukraine and Russia are looking for new coaches. Sergii Bebeshko and Eduard Koksharov will no longer coach their respective national teams.
12:00 SLOVENIA MAKES A REPLACEMENT
Slovenian right back Vid Kavticnik has been replaced by Kristjan Horzen from RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko.
???? Replacement alert!@rzs_si ???????? have swapped #7, Vid Kavticnik, with #27, Kristjan Horzen of @RKCPL #ehfeuro2020 #dreamwinremember pic.twitter.com/4DqSOP62bu
— EHF EURO (@EHFEURO) January 17, 2020
11:35 PORTUGAL'S PEREIRA PLANS TO PURSUE PARTY
????️@AndebolPortugal ???????? play @hlandslaget ???????? in Malmö later today and coach Paulo Pereira is looking forward to the atmosphere!#ehfeuro2020 #dreamwinremember pic.twitter.com/uj4pBhSkGq
— EHF EURO (@EHFEURO) January 17, 2020
10:30 APPELGREN AND PALICKA TELL ALL
Sweden's Mikael Appelgren and Andreas Palicka are the best goalkeeping duo at the EHF EURO 2020 so far - and with goalkeepers shining across all groups, it was time to try and find out what makes a good shot-stopper shine.
Goalkeepers are absolutely shining at the #ehfeuro2020, so we talked to @hlandslaget's ???????? Andreas Palicka & @MikaelAppelgren to find out what you need between the posts. ????#dreamwinremember https://t.co/PFn72GPqcY
— EHF EURO (@EHFEURO) January 17, 2020
10:00 REPLACEMENT ALERT!
Portugal have announced the replacement of #27, Andre Gomes, with Sporting CP line player Tiago Rocha.
???? Replacement alert!@AndebolPortugal ???????? has replaced #27, Andre Gomes, with #17, @Sporting_CP's Tiago Rocha #ehfeuro2020 #dreamwinremember pic.twitter.com/6QMI2d92Hf
— EHF EURO (@EHFEURO) January 17, 2020
09:45 PODCAST ALERT!
The latest episode of our (Un)informed Handball Hour podcast is now live. In this episode Chris O'Reilly and Brian Campion talk to one of the Hungarian coaches and legendary player Laszlo Nagy about Hungary's surprisingly good EHF EURO so far. Ireland captain Alex Kulesh also joins the crew for the rest of the championship and helps preview an unexpected and wide-open main round.
09:30 MAIN ROUND IN MALMÖ STARTS
Good morning and welcome to day 9 of the Men's EHF EURO! We're now over halfway through the tournament, and Malmö joins Vienna at the main round party this evening with three more tantalising matches. Find out what's in store in our preview!
