IHF EGYPT 21 First quarter final does not disappoint !
27 January 2021
14h Congo
Chile 27th
place
16h30 Denmark Egypt Quarter Final 1
16h30 Tunisia Austria 25th place
16h30 Angola Morocco 29th place
19h30 Spain Norway Quarter Final 2
19h30 Sweden Qatar Quarter Final 3
19h30 France Hungary Quarter Final 4
Predictions are high scoring for the Spain Norway match despite very impressive goalkeepers between the posts
Denmark vs Egypt
We had Congo
vs Chile, with a 35-30 win for Chile first but worked instead on the questionnaires.
Young USAM
startlet Hesham gets Egypt off the mark but Sand does not have the same success
The Egyptian
keeper ensures Denmark fires blank in early stages as its 0-1 for Egypt after 4
mins. Even 0-2 after 5 mins
El Ahmar
causing early distress for Denmark
After 6’30
mins it’s 1-3 to Egypt
But within 3
mins and a bit its all square 4-4
But Eltayar
enables Egypt to stay in front so far 5-6 (13’)
Paul, data
geek, 150% handball and risk management!
Moller comes
in
Jensen
speedily equalises 8=8 (16’30)
Broken Egypt
hopes by a broken wrist as Denmark leapfrogs 9-8 after 18 mins
Dangerous Egyptian
foul leads to a failed MH penalty. Body fatigue due to food indisposition. Young
line player Jensen is on a free motorway scores Denmark’s 15 with a minute to
go. 15-12 is the scoreline
Deftly Svan
ensures at the break its 16-13 to Denmark
Sanad is not
on song or not having an opportunity to shine?
The first 4 mins
of the restart and Egypt now drawing level at 17
A turnover
Egypt did not use effectively.
Landin comes
back and gets his second save after 36 mins! Then, two within seconds.
MH is
hesitant and the 7-6 strategy is not the right idea. What a surprise that Egypt
now leads 17-18 (37’30)
But MH scores
the deserved penalty to draw level after a clear Egypt foul on the wing leading
to a power play!
On-form Omar
stupendous shot brings Egypt back in the lead.
I do not like
the 7-6 thing, its so anti-handball!
I was not
expecting the game to be so tight
El Ahmar
converts the penalty with a soft 2mins against Mensah.
Then Denmark
gets a penalty but there are no 2 mins awarded. Strange!
Sanad
provides a beautiful KEMPA and midway through the 2nd half Egypt leads 22-21
We do hear
the public shouting when Egypt plays. Perhaps the volunteers?
Impressive
Svan follow-up after a failed MH shot meaning Denmark leading by one with just
over ten minutes left
Omar from a
tight angle reduces the arrears as Denmark leads 25-24 with seven mins left
Sanad does score
an easy one at the near post with just over 5 mins left and its all square at
25.
Dislocated
finger again! Too much impetus.
Energetic
goal from Mensah to get number 27 for Denmark.
Powerful
Yahia to draw level at 27 within two mins left
Save by Egyptian
keeper without noticing empty goal
Magnus Landin
on his own to draw level at 28 with just over 30 seconds.
Faulty
substitution and turnover with 22 second left. Incredible.
Team time-out
with 5 seconds left
To win a trip
to Barcelona one needs Denmark to score NOW. MH had a bad idea.
A draw at
28-28. Extra time beckons.
Mandouh
congratulated his team-mate as he is a much-relieved man
Lnadin saves
the penalty
And now
Elderaa scores number 29
Match report
interrupted by call and I am coughing.
Sanad puts
the game back to one 32-31
The clock is
not right so cannot tell the time
Ball thrown
whilst refs turned before the pass.
Red card to
MH because of the 30 second rule and a penalty. Remember Spain vs Netherlands. Paul
Bray mentioned this after I had written this down!
I do not like
the rule but it makes it more interesting.
Sanad has a
huge responsibility and the players annoying him but SANAD saves the day at 34-34!
Bad losers
would say that there is a bit of favouritism.
Our Ciudad
Real mate is having the experience of his life after the Macedonia experience!
N Landin
intercepted beautifully. Fair play to him.
Top corner
save after 2 mins in the second extra time by Landin
Yet Egypt speedily
leads 34-35 by Elderaa
Constanta
keeper makes a surprising a second save in extra time.
No checks on
empty goal AGAIN but Egypt leading by 1, the only goal in 5 mins!
I may miss
psychologically the RFEBM video whilst players are on their warm-up.
I am in the
draw for a Spain shirt. Remember! That live with Aleix and another HISPANO.
If it goes to
penalties Landin will prevail. Clearly.
Jakobsen
missed a key penalty with 3 mins left
Cheeky lob
but Landin on the right landing avoids a 2-goal deficit
Egypt wasting
time purposefully. Clock stopped.
And they made
a big mistake by not looking ruthlessly to have a 2-goal lead
Another
30-second rule? Video help for a second time!
Elmasry gives
away a penalty as he did not respect the 3-meter rule, gets red-carded and the penalty
clips the post but it goes in.
All square
35-35. I had 36!
Its M Landin
who saved the day.
Landin trick
worked. He disrupted the Egyptian player.
Sanad slammed
his goal.
Moller comes
in as well. Interesting !
Elderaa
cheekily under the legs.
But miss by
newcomer.
Landin saves
again.
Svan qualifies
after the 5th penalty. I had guessed right that Denmark would go
through if penalties on the cards.
All in tears!
Zein MVP and
he missed the PENALTY. How ironic!
But big
sporting gestures between both teams. Really nice to see!
They should
have taken their chances when they did the passes between back players instead
of using the wing play / line play when they aimed at wasting time.
I did miss
the live video and all the messages because there was the penalty-shoot-out.
25 January 2021
Brazil 37 vs
Uruguay 17 and Bahrain 25 vs Japan 29
Argentina vs
Qatar
Spain vs
Hungary
Spain flying
high 5-2 lead after 5 odd mins
Great save by
Mikler’s colleague in crime but Joan punishes with goals as he did successfully
in Serbia back in 2012 and gets his own punishment with a 2-min suspension.
Cadenas vs
Rivera !
Hungary are
fighting back with three empty goals and a penalty drawing level 7-7 with 12’30
mins played
Has the lob
crossed the line? On the second viewing yes it did !
Having missed
opportunity in drawing the match, trailing by 3 now Hungary. Things can go
quick in handball
In the
meantime, Argentina are at ease against Qatar 9-4 after 15 mins
Sole
innovative goal makes it 12-10 after 19 mins then follows up with another two
on the counter
Not
surprisingly Abidi replaces Saric having a day off
But Saric is
back. Bizarre.
The 2 mins
for Nagy are a bit harsh on 22 mins
Unlucky
Hungarian keeper: he made a save but the ball crossed the line AGAIN.
Great line
play by Spain 18-12 after 26 mins
Moscariello
stealing the attacking show
High scoring
affair. What a surprise 20-14 for Spain with 20 seconds left before the break
Gonzalo is so
quick that GG scores even number 21. 7-goal lead. Mental!
Qatar players
are improving their defence and its arrears recovery with a 11-13 deficit with
one minute left. And at the interval it’s now a one-goal affair (12-13) giving
Croatia a bit of hope?
One of the
goals shown proves that Fernandez got one beautiful line play goal which was a
clear on the line infringement
Is Mickler
sick or kept on the side afresh?
Spain are now
comfortable 24-16 on 37’30 mins
Ben Ali spots
the empty goal 14-15 (34’)
Manolo gets
very animated in a positive way with the now 4-goal lead from Argentina 19-15
(37’18)
Powerful
Maqueda throws away into the empty goal after another save by Gonzalo. Aleix
attends the part ion the wing with a 11-goal lead 27-16 (42’30)
We are not
seeing the Hungary we enjoyed over this tournament. Is that a trick?
Its GONZALO
GREAT WALL!
Penalty
missed by Qatar so still a 2-goal lead by Argentina 19-17 (43’)
A 8-3 for
Spain in 17 mins means it’s almost game done and dusted.
Too little
too late reducing the arrears. Aleix ensures that the comeback is under control
as the scoreline is now 31-22 (53’15)
Gyori reacts
quickly and it’s now 31-24 with 5 mins left on the clock
Capote heads
Qatar in front with 9 mins left but not for long.
Idols do not
need Bruno. An easy 34-26 with just over 2 mins left.
Very untidy
Argentina vs Qatar
Beautiful Arino
goal for a 36-28 victory!
Even Pizarro
makes the most incredible offensive error at a crucial time.
Double save
by Abadi
Panicky
Argentina! Distraught Argentina! Losing 25-26
Then could it
have been a 7-meter for Argentina with 2 seconds left?
Capote was
the difference. Qatar won by one and
Argentina are out.
They all are in
tears of sadness and disbelief
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