Portugal beats Spain five seconds from the end and takes the lead in the U-20 European Championship – Observer
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Denmark and Hungary were already confirmed in the next group of the main round, the number of points in the initialization of the phase was still to be defined. After the defeats against Poland and Norway to open the European Under-20 Championship, the Selection would now define with Spain first place in group 1, with reflexes later in the next one, given the possibility of starting with two points than the Iberians and the next Hungarians, who will compete before the rival Danes. A game that, not being definitive for Friday, could be an important step in the semi-finals, an exhibition in the adapted capacity ended up prevailing in the face of the great weapon of the national team: the attack.
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“We lost balls that are not normal for this team in attack and, contrary to what has been, the key to our victory was defense, either Gabriel [Cavalcanti] want Miguel [Oliveira] Perfect in the center of the defense, just like Rema [Diogo Marques]. We never lost control of the game and, when you don’t play well and we win by nine in an unequivocal way, it’s a good sign for this team”, says Carlos Martingo. “The first intermediate objective was to get the clearance for the main round, this has come to fruition. Now the objective is to go with points and that is to beat Spain. If we have guarantees like the one needed, once again I play close”, he stressed earlier in Gondomar.
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The always higher order was selected to be selected, with various phases contrasting with periods of defensive glow after attacks in attacks or counterattacks, but the “heart” of the team was once again definitive a 36-35 win stamped five seconds from the end with a goal from Francisco Costa, with another display by his brother Martim (14+10 goals).
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— Handball Federation of Portugal (@AndebolPortugal) July 10, 2022
Portugal had a better start to the match, coming close to the opening five minutes of the game with a 4-1 lead, but Spain made the best use of a series of offensive mistakes in plays without a shot to complete the comeback, making a partial 4-0 that put the visiting team in front and the maximum benefits of two were marking the first until the 16-15 at half-time after another well-aimed shot from Francisco Costa to finish.
In the second half, a partial 3-0 adjustment put Portugal in front of the scoreboard again (20-18), a condition that was always maintained and with a maximum advantage of four goals 15 minutes from the final (29-25). However, and despite the efforts of the brothers on the flanks, Spain took steps to re-enter the match, tying the match again in the final minutes with a goal from Moreno Rodríguez that made it 34-34 after two moves with exclusions. in both teams (13 in total) but Francisco Costa, who ended up with 14 goals, gave the victory by 36-35 with five seconds to go.
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— Handball Federation of Portugal (@AndebolPortugal) July 10, 2022