Sweden on without points – Göteborgs-Posten

Sweden are also in the European Handball Championships, but may not bring any points for the round.

– It is obviously very hard that we do not take this and get us some points to the next round, said Viktor Östlund after the loss against Germany.

Now the required victory directly against Russia to the chance of an Olympic kvalplats not disappear.

There are at least three matches for Sweden in the European Handball Championships.

Sweden lost against Spain with 22-24, but thanks to Germany’s 25- 21-victory over Slovenia handed the two points Sweden took the Slovenians in the premiere to secure a place in the round.

It was just a matter of how many points Sweden would get with him into the next phase. And the answer was – zero.

– It is obviously very hard that we do not take this and get us some points to the next round. We do a solid bet back but misses a little too much forward. When escape is not against one of the world’s best teams. So it is, says Viktor Östlund, who himself only put two of five shots from nine meters.

The law was accompanied målmässigt three quarters of the match before Spain pulled away. But unlike the previous games, it was rather a Spanish tug than a Swedish collapse.

The margin eventually became two goals for Spain, thus winning the group and get with the four points into the next round. The runner-up Germany takes the two.

– We are performing the anywhere, throughout the game, better and more constant than before . It’s obviously a big step for us as a team. And we do it with a better resistance I think. It should not in any way underestimate, says Tobias Karlsson.

In the next round awaits games against, in turn, Russia, Denmark and Hungary.

the hunt for one of the remaining two Olympic qualifying places is valid for Swedish part to keep both Russia and Hungary behind them, while only one of the teams of Norway, Belarus and Macedonia on the other half must place themselves higher than Sweden.

This means that the game on Friday against Russia, which go into the round with two points, can be directly decisive for the Swedish part.

Earnings, and the Swedish Olympic dream alive in the highest degree.

Loss – and the chances of an Olympic kvalplats is practically gone.

– The may not have the breadth that some of the teams we have met so far. Then on the other hand, they have world-class players also, but it feels like we can solve their game a bit better. They may not have as many ways to play on other teams have, says Niclas Ekberg about the upcoming opposition.

Sweden’s first goal was to make it through to the round. Now the focus is on getting to the Olympic qualifiers.

The team captain Tobias Karlsson are hungry.

– Huge craving. Unbelievable. I think it’s hard to describe, but for all who have been involved in sports, it is the greatest thing to play. – I think the chances are good. We’ve proved against Germany and in the match against Spain that it is not huge differences.