Croatia win in last seconds of extra time; Spain beat Slovenia
Croatia win in last seconds of extra time; Spain beat Slovenia
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- Croatia won a nailbiting first semi-final which went to extra time twice - and saw the winning goal scored in the last four seconds
- Spain beat Slovenia 34:32 in the second match.
- no defending champion since 2002 has successfully regained their title - can Spain keep their hopes of breaking the curse alive?
- read the day's preview here
22:45 SEMI-FINAL REVIEWS
What a night of handball in Stockholm! Relive the emotion with our reviews:
80-minute thriller ends with Croatia earning final berth
Entrerrios leads Spain to their sixth EHF EURO final
22:15 SPAIN THROUGH TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE
Spain will seek to defend their title against Croatia - the only side they have not yet beaten en route to the final. They beat Slovenia 34:32.
21:20 SPAIN FIVE GOALS UP
Spain are playing confidently and lead Slovenia 20:15!
20:20 NEXT MATCH DELAYED
The second semi-final between Spain and Slovenia will throw off at 20:45 CET, 15 minutes later than scheduled due to the over-running of the first semi-final.
20:12 CROATIA WIN
Croatia WIN, beating Norway 29:28 in extra time after Zeljko Musa scored only his third goal of the tournament in the closing seconds.
19:55 MORE EXTRA TIME
Norway led 26:25 in the dying seconds, but received a penalty against them - which Domagoj Duvnjak duly netted, so we have more extra time ...
19:35 EXTRA TIME!
After 60 tense, tense minutes the match is 23:23 and we are into extra time.
18:40 CROATIA HAVE HALF-TIME LEAD
After a fairly low-scoring first half, in which the Croatian defence stood firm against Norway's attack, the score is 12:10 to Croatia.
17:00 HERE’S HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
It's semi-final time! 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 both 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 matches throw off in just 60 minutes at 18:00 CET.
13:40 OUR EXPERTS MAKE THEIR PREDICTIONS
Our panel of experts - the (Un)informed Handball Hour, journalist Courtney Gahan, ehfTV.com commentator Paul Bray and Dr Handball - have made their predictions for the final weekend. Check out their choices and join the debate.
11:40 ATTACK VS DEFENCE
The first semi-final tonight pitches the extraordinary Norwegian attack against the solid wall of a Croatian defence. Which will triumph?
The semi-final between @NORhandball ???????? & @HRStwitt ???????? promises to be a true test of attack and defence - here's the lowdown ????????#ehfeuro2020 #dreamwinrememberhttps://t.co/kmKwNat8MJ
— EHF EURO (@EHFEURO) January 24, 2020
10:35 HISTORY AND RIVALRY BETWEEN SPAIN AND SLOVENIA
Slovenia and Spain's semi-final tonight will take place against the background of history.
09:45 REPLACEMENTS
Spain and Portugal have both announced replacements ahead of the semi-final and 5/6 placement match.
Spain
OUT > #59 Daniel Dujshebaev
IN > #6 Angel Fernandez
Portugal
OUT > #34 Fabio Antunes
IN > #17 Tiago Rocha
OUT > #16 Humberto Gomes
IN > #41 Gustavo Capdeville
???? Replacement alert!@RFEBalonmano ???????? have replaced @danidujshe44 with @Angel_F32 - reversing a replacement made on Wednesday.#ehfeuro2020 #dreamwinremember pic.twitter.com/Xc64wvoLcu
— EHF EURO (@EHFEURO) January 24, 2020
09:30 WELCOME TO STOCKHOLM!
Good morning! The final weekend is - finally! - here. We'll keep you up to date with everything that's happening in the run-up to throw off at 18:00.
To start with, have a look at the teams' records ahead of tonight's matches.
