A controversial final leaves Spain without the glory of gold

The Spanish ladies's handball crew has hung the silver medal at the 2019 World Cup in Japan after falling in the final towards the Netherlands (29-30), in a dramatic and questioned final during which Lois Abbingh sealed, from the seven meters, the victory for these of Emmanuel Mayonnade.

It was six seconds to go, after Wester stopped a pitch to Shandy Barbosa in the final Spanish assault, when the schools confirmed the pink card to Ainhoa ​​Hernandez for decoding that it was inside the space and making it tough to serve the rival goalkeeper. Earlier than the confusion of all the Park Dome of Kumamoto, the left aspect Lois Abbingh didn’t fail from seven meters.

Even so, the 'Warriors' affirm their finest efficiency in a World Cup event, enhancing the third place achieved in Brazil 2011, and becoming a member of the prey to the two silvers in Europeans -2008 and 2014- and to the bronzes of Brazil and the Olympic Video games from London 2012.

In a crowded Park Dome of Kumamoto, with the finest assault -Helland- and the finest protection -Spain- of the observe championship, Ainhoa ​​Hernández opened hostilities as quickly as the duel started, and after a protection blockade Shandy Barbosa went out to the towards to place the 2-0. Braking the Netherlands effectively of their assaults, Spain was making simple targets that allowed it to win three (5-2).

An error in the launch of Van der Heijden provided Spain the alternative to seal the most benefit (6-2). They had been minutes of confidence in protection and effectiveness in counterattack, a circumstance that motivated the first lifeless time requested by Emmanuel Mayonnade.

It was from the first cease of Tess Wester, with 9-6 for these of Viver, when the Dutch response started, blocking the Spanish in assault and hindering their pictures from the finish. At 16 minutes, Lois Abbingh managed to boost the 9-9 to the gentle and shut a partial 1-4.

Nor did Spain take benefit of its first superiority at 19 minutes, with Wester stopping the launch of Almudena Rodríguez. It was Nerea Pena who was accountable for breaking the drought of 11 minutes without marking from 7 meters (10-9), accompanied by two minutes to the Netherlands.

Nevertheless, Holland continued to do harm, particularly from the far proper, from the place it was percussing to place itself, in the 26th minute, for the first time forward after a backlash culminated by Snelder (12-13). A 3-Zero run from 12-12 propelled Mayonnade's to intermediate (13-16).

A controversial finish slows the euphoria

Caught in assault, with solely Four targets in 16 minutes, the 'Warriors' put homework in altering rooms; it was time to open the discipline and search for extra targets from the extremes, without forgetting the magnificent withdrawal that gave so many fruits throughout the whole Japanese occasion and that would enable them to revive in the final sport.

The Dutch crew, in spite of all the things, didn’t lower in depth and continued to extend their revenue, which turned 5 targets after the magnificent conversions of Bont and Polman. Marta López arrived then to offer her hope; lowered the drawback to a few and, after an Abbingh ruling, redefined from the far proper to get two (21-23).

Polman reduce the Spanish streak, however two targets from Alicia Fernández, the second of them with an empty objective, tightened the crash (24-25). With a lowered objective they marched these of Carlos Viver in the final stretch, which had a primary likelihood to tie in a Shandy pitch that stopped the goalkeeper, and Marta López needed to seem once more to make it efficient (29-29). It was 1:40 left for final.

What occurred in the final seconds nonetheless kicks after gathering the medal. A restoration in protection prompted Spain to have gold in its hand in a final assault; With eight seconds nonetheless forward, Shandy rushed into the pitch and Wester thrashed the likelihood, preserving the ball.

When he meant to take off, Ainhoa ​​Hernández stood in entrance of her to dam the serve, and the French schools confirmed her the pink one for decoding that she was inside the space; Though his ft had been outdoors the bounded space, maybe his arms may very well be inside, which might have been seen by the referees to make their choice.

Thus, Abbingh stood on the seven-meter line towards Zoqbi and didn’t fail to grow to be champion of the Netherlands, which has hung a medal in all continental and world championships since 2015 – silver in the 2015 World Cup and European 2016 and bronze in the 2017 World Cup -. Spain, in the meantime, improves the eleventh place of the 2017 World Cup in the finest efficiency in its historical past.

DATA SHEET

SPAIN: S.Navarro (p), D.Zoqbi (p); L. Gonzalez (1), M. Gonzalez (2), E. Cesáreo, N. Pena (3, 2 pen.), A. Barbosa (7, 1 pen.), A. Fernández (5, 1 pen.) , A. Rodríguez, J. Gutierrez, M. López (6), S. López (2), A. Hernández (3) and M. Etxeberria.

NETHERLANDS: Wester (p), Duijndam (p); Kramer, Van der Heijden (3), Bont (2), Abbingh (7, 1 pen.), Snelder (5), Van Wetering (1), Dulfer, Smeets, Malestein (3) and Polman (9).

–PARTIALS EVERY 5 MINUTES: 5-2, 8-5, 9-8, 9-9, 12-11, 13-16-rest-; 15-18, 17-22, 21-23, 24-26, 26-28 and 29-30 -final-.

–REFEREES: Charlotte and Julie Bonaventura (FRA). They excluded Eli Cesáreo from Spain and Kramer, Snelder and Dulfer from the Netherlands. They confirmed Ainhoa ​​Hernández a pink card.

–PAVILION: Park Dome of Kumamoto. 9,624 spectators.