The French eliminated Serbia, and the Croats, rivals of Montenegro; Russians superior, Swedes slipped through

In the deciding match, the "experts" toyed with the "eagles" and already had a double-digit lead in the first half. Montenegro is waiting for tomorrow's outcome in group B to find out the names of two more opponents in Budapest

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Ludovic Fabregas at the match with Serbia, Photo: Reuters
Ludovic Fabregas at the match with Serbia, Photo: Reuters
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Montenegrin handball players learned the names of two rivals in the main stage of the 15th European Championship. And it will be two giants - France and Croatia.

The "Vatreni" routinely defeated Ukraine (38:25), and then waited for the "experts" not to allow Serbia to create a sensation.

It wasn't even in the announcement - led by the extremely cheerful goalkeeper Vincent Gerard, the Olympic champions already gained a double-digit advantage in the 1st half and if they hadn't "pulled the trigger" at the finish, they would have celebrated more convincingly than 29:25.

The names of the remaining two rivals, the "lions", will be known tomorrow, when the situation in group B will be resolved. The first is Iceland with four points, Hungary and the Netherlands have two each, and the Portuguese are at zero. All four selections still have a chance...

Spain and Russia will start Group 2 in Bratislava with a maximum of two points. "Red Fury" defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 28:24 in an insignificant match, while "Zbornaja" overcame Slovakia for the third victory (36:27).

Norway and Sweden, which survived great fears, are starting from scratch. The "Vikings" only broke the ptopr of Lithuania in the 2nd half (35:29), while the "three crowns" selection barely saved a point against the Czech Republic (27:27) and thanks to a better goal difference, they went to the main stage.

Poland and Germany will also play in group 2, and they will decide tomorrow in a direct duel who will transfer the points.

GROUP A (DEBRECIN)

Montenegro - Slovenia 33:32 - 16:19

North Macedonia - Denmark 21:31 - 11:15

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GROUP C (SEGEDIN)

France - Serbia 29:25 - 16:7

Ukraine - Croatia 25:38 - 13:18

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GROUP E (BRATISLAVA)

BiH - Spain 24:28 - 14:12

Czech Republic - Sweden 27:27 - 11:12

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GROUP F (BASKETS)

Slovakia - Russia 27:36 - 9:19

Lithuania - Norway 29:35 - 16:16

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SJUTRA - GROUP B (BUDAPEST)

Iceland - Hungary (18)

Netherlands - Portugal (20.30)

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GROUP D (BRATISLAVA)

Poland - Germany (18)

Belarus - Austria (20.30)

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