Portugal does not survive the chaos and falls in the European | handball
This time, the Portuguese handball team did not survive the chaos. Paulo Pereira’s team, for Tuesday’s qualifying main round of Euro 2022, stage of the competition that will bring together the strongest of the preliminary round.
After defeats, the national team of Iceland’s two victories against Hungary – which happened – and of beating the Countries by two goals – which did not happen.
The defeat against the Netherlands by 32-31 in Budapest, Hungary, leaves Portugal out of the next one, with defeats three in three games.
“We have a certain survival to survive the chaos. So we are experts once and we hope that, once again, we survive a critical situation.” Words were spoken by Paulo Pereira before the 2022 European Championship, unlike other great triumphs in decisive games in recent years, the prophecy, this time, unfulfilled, after a game in which Portugal gave the first part of advanced .
Portugal, which is going through a brilliant moment in handball – it has been to two, one World Cup and three Olympic Games in just a few years – will not have the possibility of equaling or improving sixth place at Euro 2020 and also guaranteeing a place in the World Cup via one of the first four places in this Euro.
The selection will, therefore, have to play qualifying for the World Cup, in a selection or in a contrasting phase still from the Netherlands Hungary, whose individual and collective early value, in theory, more than that of Portugal and low, teams eliminated in the group B.
an advance part
Without the injured, Luís Frade Gomes and Pedro Portela in this European, the Portuguese team started with two goals in defense and two by Gustavo Cap.
The result was with a difference of two goals and following the Dutch who created solutions, with the central Steins very fast in the preparation of the mortgage shot and in the Portuguese aid in two against one.
Paulo Pereira even asked for a time-out to try a mixed defense that included something new in the invitation with the Dutch centre-back. And Steins, arrested in a few minutes, had no impact for a few minutes.
On the offensive side, Portugal “touched” at 11-9 in a series of numerical superiority, but as exclusions did not have little use of the Portuguese team, always erratic in the attack. Strictly speaking, Portugal not only did not take advantage of the superiority but also let the Netherlands increase to the advantage despite having one less player.
The partial went to halftime at 17-13 in favor of the Netherlands, the extended advantage phase in which Portugal was left with two players excluded. This was equivalent to saying that in the second half the Portuguese team would have to turn the score around by six goals, a mission little less than the Homeric one.
In the second half, Portugal started early to bet on seven against six, removing the goalkeeper in a defensive process, also benefiting from the good performance of Capdeville, whose defenses kept Portugal alive.
Portugal, for a 23-22 defense, via the best offensive performance, but above all, the defense of Capdeville’s best performance, several defensive interceptions and greater competence in pushing less comfortable defenders into less comfortable shooting situations.
The result entered the minimum difference for the last five minutes and Portugal sealed the tie three minutes from the end of the game. The 30-30 became 31-30 in favor of Portugal, with a minute and a half on the clock.
Right after the goal, Gilberto Duarte delayed the Dutch throw-in and was excluded, the same as the Netherlands team soon after.
The final minute, in six against six, hit Branquinho’s post for the 32-31 and Portugal “died” at that moment, ending up conceding the goal that meant their third defeat in the European Championship.