Despite the reliable victory, Zorman was not the most satisfied with what he saw
The Slovenian men’s handball team ended the qualifying cycle for the European Championships next year in Denmark, Norway and Sweden next year with a 100 % proceeds. In today’s last match in Celje, she beat the selected species of Estonia by 36:30 (20:15).
The selections of the Slovenian selector Uroša Zorman They are 15th. The Old Continent Championships, which will be held between 15 January and 1 February next year in Oslo, Herning and Malmö and Kristianstad, have already won four games. After the middle of the victory in Vilnius against Lithuanas, they finally won the first place in the group part of the competition, and Estonce was chased in the princely town.
Our handball players had some problems with the Baltic rivals, and after 0: 2 and 1: 3, they only arranged their ranks. In the fifth minute they are after the goal Tarik Mlivic For the first time, they led with 4: 3 in the match, and since then they have controlled the course of what is happening. In the 22nd minutes, they escaped 18: 9, which was also their highest advantage in the match, and then they relented a little, leaving for a big break with a five -hit advantage (20:15).
In the following, they had the ups and downs in their play, due to lack of training and the first duel in this band, there were also some problems with playfulness, and they were better than the Estonians and deservedly recorded the sixth victory in this qualifying cycle.
They were most effective in the home selected species Tim and Uroš Knavswho scored five goals while the goalkeeper Miljan Vujovic collected eleven defenses.
A slow rhythm of Estonians to sleep a little bit of Slovenes
“In the introductory two qualifying windows, we did what we had to do, so in the last games against Lithuania and Estonia, younger players were given the opportunity. We showed a very good performance against Lithuania in the opening fifty minutes, and today we dominated Estonia in the first twenty minutes. Then we had mistakes, even the slow rhythm of the Estonians was a little sleeping, our ball flow was too slow. But we had the rivals under control all the time and deservedly won, « Zorman said after the match.
“The team has been strongly rejuvenated and changed in the last two games, but we have completed the goal and finished the qualifying cycle with a 100 % proceeds. Considering all the circumstances and the team of the team, we played a good match, the victory is a victory, « added Cokan.
Slovenia – Estonia 36:30 (20:15)
Golovec Hall, viewers 1800, Judge: Riello and Panetta (both Italy).
Slovenia: SUDDAR 1, Vujovic, Miličević 1, M. Janc 2, G. Marguč 2, Secretary 2, Knavs 5 (1), Cokan 5, Mazej 1, Mlivić 3, Žabić 2, Grbić 1, Grošelj 4, Miklavec 3 (2), Drobež.
Estonia: Priškus, Vare 1, Saksing 1, Viitkar 5, Jaanimaa 12, coke, rebane 4, Roosno 1 (1), mamporia, Valk, varico 2, Löpp 1, Liedhan, Morgenson 3, Padjus.
Seven Meters: Slovenia 4 (3), Estonia 3 (1).
Exclusions: Slovenia 2, Estonia 8 minutes.
For the first time in history, the Slovenian national team finished the qualifying cycle for the EP with the victories themselves. In Group 1, she defeated Lithuania, Northern Macedonia and Estonia twice. She will receive her rivals in the EP group work on Thursday’s draw, which will start in herning at 6pm.
The Slovenian species achieved the best outcome at its fourteen European championships so far at the domestic final tournament in 2004, when it won a silver medal after the final defeat against Germany. She achieved her second most notable result in Sweden, Norway and in Austria 2020, when she finished fourth place, and in her last European Championships in Germany 2024 she finished sixth.
