From the special reporter "Vijesti"
By losing to Germany, the handball players of Serbia reduced their chances of reaching the quarter-finals of the World Championship, but they remained in the game with tonight's victory over Qatar (34:24).
The vice-champion of the world in 2015 was also in the game in the 1st half, but the "eagles" dominated the rest and transferred two points to group III of the main stage, which will also be played in Katowice.
Bogdan Radivojević was the most effective in the winning team with seven goals, Vukašin Vorkapić scored six, and Mijajlo Marsenić from Beran, who is also the captain of Serbia, scored four.
The 24-year-old from Mojkov, Jovan Gačević, did not register for the defeated team, although he shot four times.
The Serbs will play the key match for the quarterfinals on Thursday against Norway, who defeated the Netherlands 27:26 tonight in Krakow and took the maximum four points, the same number as Germany (defeated Algeria 37:21).
"Tulips" have something to mourn, because they led all the time, at the beginning of the 2nd half 19:14, but the "Vikings" overturned the series 7:1 and hinted at a triumph.
Two points into the main stage, as well as Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia, is transferred by Croatia, which was convincing against Morocco (36:24).
The fifth ex-YU selection was upset - North Macedonia was very convincingly defeated for the third time in Krakow, this time by Argentina (35:26), so they will be the only European selection in Plock, where they will fight for the 25th to 32nd place. . places.
The Macedonians finished the first stage with a goal difference of minus 31, and only Saudi Arabia and Uruguay are worse than them.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the fans, who traveled a long way to Poland, demanded the resignation of their handball legend, Kirill Lazarov, because he clearly does not know how to handle the role of coach.
Reporting made possible by Lob
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