Denmark is a class, a real "dream team" and the first favorite of the Olympic Games, but until the new final they had to work hard against Slovenia, the most beautiful story of the handball tournament in Paris...
Uroš Zorman's selection played another heroic match, they had a chance to take the semi-final to extra time, but Denmark had better luck, one would say the help of the referees - tonight in Lille 31:30 for the selection from Scandinavia.
The grand final will thus bring a classic, a clash between neighbors Germany and Denmark, on Sunday from 13.30:XNUMX p.m.
Great Slovenia will look for a chance for a new page in history against Spain in the match for the bronze medal - earlier that day, from nine o'clock.
How powerful Denmark is, the "dragons" felt practically during the entire match - from the start, Nikolaj Jakobsen's boys had the advantage, after the first half plus five, later and on several occasions six differences, but Slovenia did not stop believing...
Borut Mačkovšek's bomb for 31:29 in the 56th minute heralded the drama, and after Klemen Ferlin saved a shot by the until then infallible Magnus Landin, Blaž Janc shook the net with a minute left in the game (31:30).
And that wasn't the end of the drama - Matias Gidsel drew a penalty, but Ferlin also saved a seven-meter shot from the legendary Mikel Hansen, who usually takes the toughest penalties at this tournament.
Slovenia went on the attack to continue the dream, Aleks Vlah crashed into Lukas Jorgensen and Rasmus Lauge, it seemed that the Danish tandem stopped him in six meters, but referees Vaclav Horaček and Jirži Novotni did not award a seven-pointer for Zorman's team even after the help of VAR technology ...
Mačkovšek tried from the last shot from nine meters over the living wall, but Slovenia's dream ended with the referee's decision...
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