Tournament details | |
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Host country | Serbia |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
Dates | 4–16 December |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Montenegro (1st title) |
Runner-up | Norway |
Third place | Hungary |
Fourth place | Serbia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 47 |
Goals scored | 2,381 (50.66 per match) |
Attendance | 122,604 (2,609 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Katarina Bulatović (MNE) (56 goals) |
Best player | Anja Edin (NOR) |
The 2012 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Serbia from 4 to 16 December. Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held in the Netherlands but on 4 June 2012 the Dutch Handball Federation withdrew from the organization. Subsequently, the European Handball Federation (EHF) launched a new bidding process and eventually selected Serbia as the new host on 18 June 2012.
Montenegro captured their first title by defeating defending champion Norway 34–31 in the final. [1]
Initially on its meeting on 27 September 2008 the EHF awarded the championship to the Netherlands, defeating Ukraine in the second round of voting while Germany and Serbia withdrew their candidacy during the congress. [2] This could have been the second time for Netherlands to host the tournament, [3] however, on 4 June 2012 the Dutch Handball Federation announced they are unable to organize the European Championship. [4] A day later the EHF re-launched the host selection process; [5] ten nations had shown interest in organizing the competition, including Croatia, Denmark, Iceland, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Sweden. [6] Romania added their interest the day after. [7] On 18 June 2012 the EHF granted the organizational rights to Serbia and also disposed of the fate of the Dutch national team. Since Serbia, the new host already qualified for the European Championship, the place reserved for the host nation was passed to Iceland as the best non-qualified team and the Netherlands were pulled out from the tournament. [5]
Five venues in four cities had been selected to host the matches: [8]
Group stage | ||
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Vršac | Niš | |
Millennium Center Capacity: 4,000 | Čair Sports Center Capacity: 5,000 | |
Group&Knockout stage | Knockout stage | |
Novi Sad | Belgrade | |
Spens Sports Center Capacity: 11,500 | Kombank Arena Capacity: 23,000 | |
City | Arena | Capacity [9] | Round |
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Belgrade | Kombank Arena | 20,000 | Group A, Main Round, Semifinals and Finals |
Novi Sad | Spens Arena | 8,000 | Group C, Main Round |
Vršac | Millennium Centar | 4,058 | Group D |
Niš | Čair Sports Center | 4,000 | Group B |
Qualification matches were played from September 2011 to June 2012. Following the new system introduced for the 2010 Men's Championship, all teams were included in the qualification round, except Netherlands who were hosts before the withdrawal. [4] Teams were divided in 7 groups and the two top ranked teams from each group qualified.
Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament 1 |
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Norway | Defending champion | 19 December 2010 | 91994, 1996, 1998 , 2000, 2002, 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 ) | (
Croatia | Winner of group 6 | 24 March 2012 | 61994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) | (
Czech Republic | Runner-up of group 5 | 25 March 2012 | 31994, 2002, 2004) | (
Sweden | Winner of group 5 | 25 March 2012 | 71994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) | (
Germany | Winner of group 1 | 30 May 2012 | 91994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) | (
Hungary | Runner-up of group 1 | 30 May 2012 | 91994, 1996, 1998, 2000 , 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) | (
Romania | Winner of group 2 | 30 May 2012 | 81994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010) | (
Serbia | Runner-up of group 2 | 30 May 2012 | 22008, 2010) | (
France | Winner of group 4 | 30 May 2012 | 62000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) | (
Denmark | Runner-up of group 6 | 2 June 2012 | 91994 , 1996 , 1998, 2000, 2002 , 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) | (
Spain | Runner-up of group 7 | 2 June 2012 | 61998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) | (
Ukraine | Winner of group 7 | 3 June 2012 | 91994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) | (
Macedonia | Runner-up of group 4 | 3 June 2012 | 41998, 2000, 2006, 2008) | (
Montenegro | Winner of group 3 | 3 June 2012 | 12010) | (
Russia | Runner-up of group 3 | 3 June 2012 | 91994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) | (
Iceland | [5] | Awarded final place18 June 2012 | 12010) | (
12 referee pairs were selected: [10]
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The draw was scheduled to be held on 6 June 2012 at 14:00 local time in Rotterdam, Netherlands. [11] The draw procedure was announced on 15 May. [12] [13] It was canceled because of the withdrawal of the Dutch Handball Federation. [4] The draw was rescheduled to 22 June 2012 in Monaco. [5] The pots were new assigned due to the removal of the Netherlands and the addition of Iceland. [14]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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The draw was held on 22 June 2012. [15] The playing schedule was released on 13 July. [16] [17]
All times are local (UTC+1).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 6 | Main round |
2 | Serbia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 75 | +4 | 4 | |
3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 71 | −3 | 2 | |
4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 0 |
4 December 2012 17:45 | Ukraine | 22–25 | Czech Republic | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 450 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
Borshchenko 7 | (7–12) | Štěrbová, Luzumová 6 | ||
4× 6× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 2× |
4 December 2012 20:15 | Norway | 28–26 | Serbia | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
Riegelhuth Koren 8 | (17–12) | Ognjenović 9 | ||
3× 4× 1× | Report [ dead link ] | 4× 6× |
6 December 2012 18:15 | Serbia | 25–23 | Ukraine | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
Popović, Damnjanović 5 | (14–10) | Managarova 7 | ||
4× 3× | Report [ dead link ] | 4× 7× |
6 December 2012 20:15 | Czech Republic | 19–21 | Norway | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 450 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
Poznarová 5 | (12–10) | Sulland 8 | ||
4× 4× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 3× |
8 December 2012 18:15 | Norway | 18–17 | Ukraine | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,554 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
Sulland 6 | (8–11) | Glibko, Borshchenko 4 | ||
3× 3× | Report [ dead link ] | 2× 9× 1× |
8 December 2012 20:15 | Serbia | 28–24 | Czech Republic | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |
Lekić, Pop-Lazić 6 | (12–15) | Černá, Chrenková 6 | ||
3× 6× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 3× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 61 | +19 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | Main round |
2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 84 | +7 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 65 | +5 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 92 | −31 | 0 |
4 December 2012 18:15 | France | 29–16 | Macedonia | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 750 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |
Baudouin 8 | (15–10) | Portjanko 6 | ||
3× 2× | Report [ dead link ] | 2× 2× |
4 December 2012 20:15 | Sweden | 27–26 | Denmark | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 300 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
Ahlm 10 | (13–15) | Jørgensen 6 | ||
1× 1× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 4× |
6 December 2012 18:15 | Macedonia | 15–26 | Sweden | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 300 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
Bajramoska 4 | (8–11) | Torstenson 8 | ||
2× 2× | Report [ dead link ] | 2× 1× |
6 December 2012 20:15 | Denmark | 28–27 | France | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 200 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
Nørgaard, Burgaard 7 | (15–12) | Baudouin, Njitam 5 | ||
2× 2× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 1× |
8 December 2012 18:15 | Sweden | 17–24 | France | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 500 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
Torstenson 5 | (8–13) | Signaté, Mendy 4 | ||
2× 1× | Report [ dead link ] | 4× 2× |
8 December 2012 20:15 | Denmark | 37–30 | Macedonia | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
Augustesen 8 | (17–13) | Crvenkoska, Portjanko 7 | ||
3× 4× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 3× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 80 | +3 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | Main round |
2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 73 | +6 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | |
4 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 69 | −4 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] |
4 December 2012 18:15 | Germany | 20–23 | Spain | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
Steinbach 6 | (12–13) | Martín 7 | ||
4× 5× | Report [ dead link ] | 4× 3× |
4 December 2012 20:15 | Croatia | 28–27 | Hungary | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
Zebić 9 | (15–14) | Tomori 9 | ||
3× 5× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 2× |
5 December 2012 18:15 | Spain | 25–21 | Croatia | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
Mangué 7 | (13–10) | Zebić 7 | ||
3× 3× | Report [ dead link ] | 2× 4× |
5 December 2012 20:15 | Hungary | 24–21 | Germany | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Görbicz 9 | (11–14) | Zapf 5 | ||
2× 2× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 4× |
7 December 2012 18:15 | Hungary | 32–31 | Spain | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 3,700 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
Tomori 12 | (17–14) | Martín 7 | ||
3× 3× | Report [ dead link ] | 2× 3× |
7 December 2012 20:15 | Croatia | 16–17 | Germany | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
Zebić 5 | (7–8) | Augsburg 4 | ||
3× 2× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 4× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 63 | +16 | 6 | Main round |
2 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 72 | +6 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Iceland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 78 | −22 | 0 |
4 December 2012 18:05 | Montenegro | 26–16 | Iceland | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
Bulatović 7 | (10–7) | Bragadóttir 5 | ||
3× 5× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 4× |
4 December 2012 20:15 | Romania | 21–21 | Russia | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
Curea 9 | (12–7) | Khmyrova 6 | ||
3× 4× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 3× |
5 December 2012 18:05 | Russia | 27–30 | Montenegro | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
Postnova 5 | (14–20) | Knežević, Radičević 6 | ||
1× 1× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 4× |
5 December 2012 20:15 | Iceland | 19–22 | Romania | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
Jónsdóttir 5 | (13–15) | Brădeanu 7 | ||
3× 4× | Report [ dead link ] | 4× 3× |
7 December 2012 18:05 | Russia | 30–21 | Iceland | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Postnova, Sen 5 | (15–8) | Jónsdóttir 4 | ||
2× 3× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 2× |
7 December 2012 20:15 | Romania | 20–23 | Montenegro | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
Brădeanu 6 | (10–9) | Bulatović 9 | ||
4× 2× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 2× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 124 | +16 | 8 | Semifinals |
2 | Serbia (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 118 | +6 | 7 | |
3 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 146 | +2 | 6 | Fifth place game |
4 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 5 | |
5 | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 115 | −4 | 4 | |
6 | Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 121 | 141 | −20 | 0 |
10 December 2012 16:10 | Czech Republic | 30–33 | Denmark | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 400 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
Knedlíková, Kutlvašrová 6 | (12–13) | Nørgaard 10 | ||
4× | Report [ dead link ] | 2× 4× |
10 December 2012 18:10 | Norway | 30–19 | France | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 500 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
Sulland 7 | (14–10) | Baudouin 5 | ||
3× 5× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 2× |
10 December 2012 20:10 | Serbia | 23–23 | Sweden | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
Rajović 5 | (13–14) | Torstenson 8 | ||
2× 2× | Report [ dead link ] | 2× |
11 December 2012 16:10 | Czech Republic | 22–24 | France | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 800 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
Chrenková 4 | (10–14) | Ayglon 6 | ||
4× 2× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 2× |
11 December 2012 18:10 | Norway | 28–25 | Sweden | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |
Edin 9 | (12–14) | Gulldén 10 | ||
3× 2× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× |
11 December 2012 20:10 | Serbia | 29–26 | Denmark | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
Damnjanović 8 | (16–14) | Jørgensen 5 | ||
4× 6× | Report [ dead link ] | 2× 3× |
13 December 2012 16:10 | Czech Republic | 26–35 | Sweden | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
Chrenková 7 | (14–14) | Fogelström 7 | ||
3× 1× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 3× |
13 December 2012 18:10 | Serbia | 18–17 | France | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
Rajović 5 | (10–6) | Signaté 4 | ||
3× 2× | Report [ dead link ] | 4× 3× |
13 December 2012 20:10 | Norway | 33–35 | Denmark | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |
Sulland, Alstad 6 | (17–15) | Burgaard 8 | ||
3× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Montenegro | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 123 | +5 | 8 | Semifinals |
2 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 130 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Russia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 130 | 127 | +3 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | Fifth place game |
4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 119 | 116 | +3 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 114 | 120 | −6 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | |
6 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 128 | 135 | −7 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] |
9 December 2012 16:15 | Spain | 26–31 | Romania | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 700 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Fernández, Mangué 5 | (12–15) | Neagu, Curea 7 | ||
3× 4× | Report [ dead link ] | 2× 2× 1× |
9 December 2012 18:15 | Hungary | 26–28 | Montenegro | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
Szucsánszki 8 | (9–15) | Radičević 9 | ||
3× 3× 1× | Report [ dead link ] | 2× 5× 2× |
9 December 2012 20:15 | Germany | 26–26 | Russia | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 600 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
Steinbach 9 | (16–13) | Khmyrova 6 | ||
3× 3× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 3× |
11 December 2012 16:15 | Spain | 25–25 | Russia | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 800 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
Martín 11 | (13–14) | Postnova 7 | ||
3× 3× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 3× 1× |
11 December 2012 18:15 | Germany | 27–20 | Montenegro | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Steinbach 7 | (14–9) | Bulatović 6 | ||
3× 3× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 3× |
11 December 2012 20:15 | Hungary | 25–19 | Romania | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
Vérten 7 | (14–12) | Neagu, Nechita 6 | ||
3× 2× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 1× |
13 December 2012 16:15 | Spain | 23–27 | Montenegro | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
Fernández 7 | (16–13) | Bulatović 6 | ||
4× 4× | Report [ dead link ] | 4× 7× |
13 December 2012 18:15 | Germany | 25–23 | Romania | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
Steinbach 8 | (16–9) | Vădineanu, Nechita 7 | ||
3× 3× | Report [ dead link ] | 4× 2× 1× |
13 December 2012 20:15 | Hungary | 25–31 | Russia | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
Rédei Soós 5 | (11–13) | Ilyina 7 | ||
3× 2× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 4× |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
15 December | ||||||
Norway | 30 | |||||
16 December | ||||||
Hungary | 19 | |||||
Norway | 31 | |||||
15 December | ||||||
Montenegro (ET) | 34 | |||||
Serbia | 26 | |||||
Montenegro | 27 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
16 December | ||||||
Hungary (ET) | 41 | |||||
Serbia | 38 |
15 December 2012 14:30 | Norway | 30–19 | Hungary | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Edin, Riegelhuth Koren 6 | (16–11) | Görbicz 6 | ||
3× 4× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 3× |
15 December 2012 17:00 | Serbia | 26–27 | Montenegro | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
Filipović 7 | (14–13) | Knežević 8 | ||
3× 4× | Report [ dead link ] | 4× 3× |
15 December 2012 12:00 | Denmark | 32–30 | Russia | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 800 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
Nørgaard, Burgaard 8 | (15–15) | Sen 6 | ||
3× 5× | Report [ dead link ] | 3× 3× |
16 December 2012 14:30 | Hungary | 41–38 (ET) | Serbia | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
Viktória Rédei Soós 9 | (21–19) | three players 7 | ||
4× 1× | Report [ dead link ] | 4× 4× | ||
FT: 33–33 ET: 8–5 |
16 December 2012 17:00 | Norway | 31–34 (ET) | Montenegro | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
Alstad 11 | (11–12) | Knežević 10 | ||
3× 2× | Report [ dead link ] | 4× 7× | ||
FT: 24–24 ET: 4–4, 3–6 |
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