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Date: 8/21/2018
 

All three of the medals at the Men’s U18 EHF EURO were won by north-western nations, with Sweden claiming their second title after defeating Iceland in the final, while Denmark beat hosts Croatia to take bronze. Sweden’s trophy came 21 years after the Scandinavian nation won their first title in the event, in 1997.  

 

The final was a rematch of the preliminary round encounter between Iceland and Sweden, which Iceland won 29:24 on their way to first place in Group D. Sweden finished second thanks to victories over the other group opponents: Slovenia and Poland. In the main round, Sweden beat both Spain and Germany, while Iceland defeated Germany but recorded a six-goal loss at the hands of Spain. Iceland therefore topped Group 2, with Sweden in second, and both squads qualified for the semi-finals.

 

Denmark made their way to the semi-finals through preliminary round Group B, where they beat France, Norway and Romania to finish with the maximum points. Croatia also took three straight wins in the preliminary round, against Serbia, Portugal and Israel. Croatia and Denmark played in the same main round group, with Denmark defeating Serbia and Croatia winning against France in that stage. In their mutual encounter, Denmark took a two-goal victory over Croatia.

 

Sweden therefore met top-ranked Group 1 side Denmark in the semi-final stage, where Croatia came up against Iceland. While Iceland won a close match, 30:26, Sweden enjoyed a dominant win, 31:22.

 

Denmark recovered from the semi-final loss to collect a 26:24 win over Croatia in the bronze-medal game, before Sweden and Iceland played an exciting final that ended with a 32:27 victory for the Scandinavian team. After a level score of 12:12 at half-time, Sweden relied on a solid performance from the tournament’s top scorer Ludvig Hallbäck (56 goals in total) and All-star Team right wing Valter Chrintz to finish the match stronger and claim the trophy.

 

The final ranking at the Men’s 20 EHF EURO 2018 is as follows:

 

1. Sweden
2. Iceland
3. Denmark
4. Croatia
5. Spain
6. Germany
7. France
8. Serbia
9. Slovenia
10. Hungary
11. Norway
12. Portugal
13. Russia
14. Israel
15. Poland
16. Romania

 

More information on the Men’s 18 EHF EURO 2018 can be found on the official website of the EHF.

 

Photo: EHF

 

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