France continue unbeaten run

France continued their stampede through the Women’s EHF EUO 2016 Qualification phase with a 14-goal win against Iceland on Wednesday night, wrapping up a decisive day of matches in which nine teams secured their places at the final tournament in Sweden.

France had booked their place at the EHF EURO in the previous round against Germany, who claimed Group 7’s second ticket to Sweden following their Round 5 win against Switzerland earlier on Wednesday evening – and thanks to France’s victory in Iceland.

Group 7: Iceland s France 16:30 (7:15)

Iceland were the first to score but France responded with a 5:1 series that opened up a three-goal lead for the visitors at 5:2 after 10 minutes.

In a clean match with zero warnings, only one two-minute suspension and no penalties in the first half, the score still progressed fairly slowly, reflecting the well-executed defence from both teams – particularly France.

Midway through the half, Siraba Dembele had led France to a 9:4 advantage. The …

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