The semifinals dream starts against the Czech Republic
The Spanish team hopes to assert its good image to add two key points in the 'Main Round'
MADRID, Jan. 15 (SportsFinding) –
The Spanish men's handball team will start this Thursday (4 pm / Teledeporte) the second phase of the European Championship that is being played in Norway, Sweden and Austria with a first major duel against the Czech Republic, against which it expects to continue increasing Good feelings he left in his first group.
The combined Jordi Ribera has started steadily in the continental tournament. The current champion took forward with great authority her three games against Germany, Latvia and the Netherlands, and the level offered mainly against the Germans has filled the team with some optimism.
The 'Hispanics' met the objective of passing points to this 'Main Round', theoretically more affordable in the face of the fight for the podium since it has avoided historically more powerful rivals, except for Croatia which, together with the host Austria, They seem the main pitfalls, although this sport, as seen in the first phase with France and the world champion Denmark, does not forgive a bad day.
Anyway, Spain is a favorite for this clash with the Central European team, which was already overwhelmed by a strong 32-15 in the last time the faces were seen, precisely in the last continental tournament two years ago.
To do this, he will try to remain firm in defense, which has rendered at a good level, well supported by the goal by both Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas and Rodrigo Corrales, while the attack is also working well, especially on Germany's day and challenge that always involves his hard 6-0.
In addition, the extremes are bordering on their well-known level and in the first line the contributions of Jorge Maqueda and Alex Dusjhebaev stand out, and the direction of Raúl Entrerríos to lead a team that continues to show its tactical richness.
Opposite, a Czech Republic that, after losing in its premiere against Austria by 32-29, knew how to take forward its matches against Macedonia (27-25) and against Ukraine (23-19). The central Tomas Babak and the end Jakub Hrstka are some of the best pieces of the duo Jan Filip and Daniel Kubes that already managed to make the national team was sixth in Europe two years ago with victory of merit against Denmark and draw against Slovenia, sufficient arguments for that Spain does not trust.
DATA SHEET.
–EQUIPMENT.
SPAIN: Pérez de Vargas (p), Corrales (p); Maqueda, Fernández, Entrerríos, A. Dujshebaev, Sarmiento, Aginagalde, Solé, Goñi, Figueras, Cañellas, Morros, Gómez, Ariño, Guardiola and D. Dujshebaev.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Mrkva (P), Gaul (P), Babek, Hrstka, Becvar, Jurka, Horak, Kasparek, Cip, Slachta, Vanco, Zdrahala, Solak, Mubenzem, Zeman, Mojzis and Klima.
– PAVILION: Wiener Stadthalle.
– HOUR: 16.00 / Teledeporte.