The match that could have opened the door to the quarterfinals was played by Slovenian handball players to forget.
The girls, led from the bench by Montenegrin expert Dragan Adžić, were convincingly defeated by Germany - 41:22, in the 3rd round of the Olympic Games in Paris.
As the Slovenian women already had a victory over South Korea (30:23), and the Asian selection was better than Germany (23:22), it is clear that in the end, a defeat with a smaller margin (up to minus three) would suit Adžić's team in the eventual triangle. , but practically from the start it was clear that this was not their morning...
Already in the 22nd minute, the Germans had 11:6, at the end of the first half it was 16:8, and at the beginning of the second half it was 23:11, until the final 41:22.
In the duel between the selections that qualified for the Olympic Games three months ago in Ulm via Montenegro, Ksenija Smit and Anika Lot were the most effective with seven goals each.
On the other side, Ana Gros hit the net six times.
By the end of the group stage, Slovenia will have duels with Noveška and Sweden, Germany will play Denmark and Norway, while South Korea will have duels with all three mentioned Scandinavian selections.
In any case, no matter how the tournament ends, Slovenia and Dragan Adžić will have many beautiful things to remember, since they are the first women's team from that country to go to the Olympic Games, and their first victory came in Paris.
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