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One place remains in the race for Sweden
- Updated: June 4, 2016
The final matches of the Women’s EHF EURO 2016 Qualification phase will be played on Sunday, with only one place at the final tournament left up for grabs ahead of the Round 6 games.
After Round 5 was played on Wednesday and Thursday, 15 of the 16 places at the final tournament were confirmed – but the best-ranked third-placed team is still to be determined.
The place will likely go to Slovenia, though that is dependent upon several factors that every handball event this year has taught us not to disregard.
The match Montenegro vs Slovenia is broadcast live on ehfTV.
Group 4: Croatia vs FYR Macedonia, 18:00 hrs time in Rijeka
Croatia travelled to Slovenia on Wednesday confident of a win that would secure their place at the final tournament – but after they led by two goals at half-time, the visitors finished with a one-goal defeat at 23:24.
The result upset the group standings as now both Croatia and Slovenia are on six points, while Montenegro lead the table with eight. However, following Russia’s away win in Portugal on Thursday night, it became clear that both Montenegro and Croatia had secured their tickets to Sweden 2016 – no matter the results of any games to come.
FYR Macedonia remain at the bottom of the table with zero points after recording only losses in the qualification phase. Their Round 2 match against Croatia, played in Skopje, ended with a 36:22 win for the visitors.
Current top scorer of the EHF EURO 2016 Qualification, Andrea Penezic, scored nine of her 45 goals in the phase in that match.
Group 4: Montenegro vs Slovenia, 20:00 hrs local time in Bijelo Polje (live on ehfTV)
Montenegro confirmed their place in Sweden with their Round 5 victory against FYR Macedonia on Thursday, and with the help of Russia’s away win against Portugal the same day.
They did so with key right back Katarina Bulatovic on the bench, but still won comfortably, with a final score of 27:21.
Now Montenegro look to finish the …
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