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Denmark to the final in the handball EC
Denmark is ready for the final in the handball EC. It is the first time since 2004.
– It is completely surreal. We have fought so hard to get to the final, said Mie Enggrob Hojlund, who scored Denmark’s last goal, to TV3.
Denmark and Montenegro followed each other closely in the first minutes of the match, before the Montenegrins took a 6-3 lead. They had several opportunities to increase the lead against Denmark, but instead closed the Danish gap and went up to the lead, which they maintained until the break. Much thanks to Emma Friis with five scores. Jaukovic and Radicevic largely carried Montenegro in the first half.
As before the break, Trine Østergaard got a screening and it was ruled a direct free throw in the 30th minute.
– I think it’s perfectly fine because she pushes the Montenegrin winger with outstretched arms. There is no reason to do that, says NRK’s expert commentator Marit Malm Frafjord.
It’s 14–10 at half-time, when an ampere atmosphere tells in the stadium: Sarah Iversen, who does not play the first round, rages against Ivona Pavicevic.
– Sarah Iversen goes and screams at the girl who misses. It is simply unsportsmanlike. What are you doing there, Iversen? She also gets a pipe concert. It’s good to be at the top, but it’s not nice, says NRK’s commentator Patrick Sten Rowlands.
The Danes score only three goals during the first quarter of the second half. But the Montenegrins are not using the momentum well enough.
– We originally requested that more people from Montenegro sign up. They have done that, but now Jaukovic has switched off, says Sten Rowlands.
A little hope lived for the women from the Balkans who had regained faith in themselves. With a Danish expulsion at the end of the round, they were in overalls. Nevertheless, the Danish lead increased to four goals, which lasted until the end of the match.
The Danes eventually won 27-23.
The Danes will meet France or Norway in the final on Sunday.
When asked who Denmark wants to meet, national team coach Jesper Jensen replies:
– My heart cheers for Norway, while my brain cheers for France.