The scoreboard in "Phoenix Arena" before the last 11 minutes of the match between France and Romania showed 20:20, Florentino Pera's girls fought for a sensation, but in the end they didn't have the strength...
The class of favorites emerged in the finish, when Lucy Granier played, so the victory of the world champion in the end was also convincing 30:25.
France thus reached the first two points in the main round, and a total of four in group 1, which also includes Montenegro, while Romania remains at zero.
Apart from Granija, who scored five goals, Klo Valentini with six goals and Orlan Kanor with four also shone in the blue jersey.
Among the Romanian women, Bianka Bazaliu hit the net six times.
The first two points in group 1 were easily reached by Sweden, which convincingly won against Poland - 33:25.
The Scandinavian selection, which was defeated only by Hungary in the first stage, was led by Natali Hagman with nine goals and Jamina Roberts with six.
On the other side, Monika Kobilinska was better than the others, shaking the opponent's net six times.
When it comes to group 2, which is played in Vienna, the Slovenia of our Dragan Adžić was defeated by the Netherlands (26:20), so after the first round it remains without points, while Germany had no problems with Switzerland (36:27).
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