5/6 PLACEMENT MATCH

Sweden vs Netherlands 37:32 (21:16)

• Sweden dominated parts of the first half, reaching a lead as clear as eight goals, at 19:11 of the 24th, and the Netherlands ultimately couldn’t recover from the injury in the first period
• The Netherlands gave themselves a better chance of reducing the deficit in the second period as they got back within four a couple of times late in the half and played a better second 30 minutes
• Goalkeeper Jessica Ryde had a key role for Sweden in the first half, making 10 saves at a 38 percent rate. In contrast, the Dutch goalkeepers had trouble stopping Sweden’s shots, with the result that Sweden had a shooting efficiency of 72 percent compared to the Netherlands’ 48 percent in the first 30 minutes
• in the second period, Sweden’s lead went from its clearest of six, 27:21 in the 40th minute, to just one, 29:28 in the 47th, as the Netherlands made a quick comeback – but it proved too little for late
• Nathalie Hagman was awarded the player of the match after scoring nine goals with 100 percent accuracy

Jamina Roberts becomes Sweden’s most attracted at the EHF EURO

For Swedish left-back Jamina Roberts, the placement match 5/6 was the 48th of her career, taking her ahead of Isabelle Gulldén in first place for her national team in the EHF EURO.

In a EURO career spanning 12 years, Roberts has scored 100 goals and won two medals – silver in 2010 and bronze in 2014. It caps off a fantastic year for Roberts, after she was named Sweden’s 2022 Female Handball Player of the Year.

Roberts joined back-to-back EHF Champions League title holders Vipers for this season and will be hoping to claim their first trophy in that competition.