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Austria’s handball women took a first, important step towards the 2025 World Cup on Thursday.
In the qualification play-off first leg, team boss Monique Tijsterman’s team in Schwechat struggled against Turkey for a long time, but finally celebrated a clear 36: 29- (13:13) success thanks to a strong finish. It is important on Sunday (6pm/live ORF Sport +) to defend in Amasya.
The start of the new era, in which eight players were no longer there compared to the European Championship last December, and Ines Ivancok-Soltic was injured, was tough. You quickly found yourself with a 1: 3 deficit (5th), and Katarina Pandza and Co. In front of around 1,500 fans, nervousness and misses shaped the game of the hosts, who kept having problems against the visibly well -established Turkish women.
At the front, a Turkish defensive, which is often aggressively oriented, was missing from the back area of the train to the goal, the youth of the team, whose average age is almost 21 years old, did the rest. Turkey, most recently represented at an EM for the first time, did not act error -free and was for the first time in the 9: 8 (21st) for the first time since the start. The premiere hit by Johanna Reichert even brought Rot-Weiß-Rot a plus-2 (11: 9/24.), And yet the opponent provided tie again until the break.
Austria places in the finish
The start of the second half was also associated with great effort. Once again, Austria was with two goals in the back (15: 17/36.), Worked back, only to get 19:21 behind again (40th). But the ÖHB selection, which was stronger after the paper form, demonstrated fighting qualities and did not let them tear off. With the leadership to 23:22 (46th), the trend reversal was finally initiated – also because two -fold -at -time Denise Kaufmann showed important parades in her third international match in this phase. A first-time plus three tour (25: 22/47.) Initiated a sovereign final phase in which the Turkish women came from both ideas and strength.
Result from the qualification play-off for the Women’s World Cup 2025, first leg:
Austria – Türkiye 36:29 (13:13). Best ÖHB launchers: Reichert 10, EggerStankovic 6 each
Return on Sunday (6 p.m. CEST/LIVE ORF Sport +) in Amasya.
