In the second round, with a victory in the Czech Republic, Serbia could have launched Montenegro from the first match into the main round, but it did not succeed, just as it did not open the door to the next stage for the "lionesses" today with their triumph over Romania...
Uroš Bregar's girls were defeated for the third time at the European Championship, this time by Romania (27:25) and go home without points, while Montenegrin handball players now know that with a win or a draw against the Czech Republic from 20.30:XNUMX p.m., they will secure the main round and two points that they carry with them.
The Lionesses" go on, but without points, with a minimum or defeat of two goals, while minus three (with a score of less than 30:27) would also mean farewell from the EHF Euro.
If Serbia had managed to beat Romania by any score, the "lionesses" would have secured passage even before the match with the Czech Republic, thus a game with as much less stress as possible, where they would chase two points.
In any case, Suzana Lazović's team was definitely preparing only for the victory against the Czech Republic and they were not interested in other calculations.
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Serbia could save its chances for the main round only by winning by six goals, and after that it had to wait for the triumph of Montenegro in the Czech Republic.
At the end of the first part, she was close to the magical limit of six goals (15:10), she fought and hoped until the 41st minute when she had 22:19, and then destroyed herself with rookie mistakes...
For the next eight minutes, Uroš Bregar's girls did not find a way to the goal, Romania flew away on the wings of Stefanija Stojka, took the lead in the 49th minute (23:22) and it was already clear who would celebrate in this match.
Romania is close to the main round, and only a defeat of one or two goals by Montenegro in tonight's match with the Czech Republic would knock it out.
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