MADRID, 12 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The women’s national handball coach, José Ignacio Prades, lamented the “unfair” defeat (28-27) this Friday against Romania at the start of the ‘Main Round’ of the 2022 European Championship, while asking his team for “courage”. team for “a final against the Netherlands” this Sunday.
“It has been very unfair not to have added, because the girls’ effort today has been very high. I have nothing to reproach them for. I encourage them to get up because we have a final against the Netherlands,” he said in statements provided by the Royal Federation Spanish Handball (RFEBM).
The coach of the ‘Guerreras’ wanted to think about the next match to maintain the options of advancing to the semifinals, although they are minimal with two points. Spain had at least the tie until a final shot almost from midfield that gave Romania the victory.
“We weren’t at the same defensive level as in the last two games. On Wednesday we finished the game against Germany very late and, with a trip in between, yesterday we couldn’t practically train, that’s why we lacked a bit of spark in the start,” said Boris Trajkovski at the Arena SC.
“The group has always believed that it could pull off the clash. Although we have found some great Pintea, Neagu, Buceschi and Grozav who have done us a lot of damage, they have been at a high level and have demanded a lot from us”, he concluded.