‘Hispanics’ drew with Austria and bid farewell to the European Championship

There was a lot at stake in SAP Arena’s 40×20 race, and this was clear from the very first stages. In the first game, Austria opened the scoring with an assist from six meters to Wagner at the centre. Barça’s Aleix Gómez equalized from seven meters soon after.

Zivkovic and Bilyk, the stars of the Austrian team, increased the gap, but Aleix closed the gap again with Ian Tarrafeta’s wonderful pass. Hispanics stuck in attack as Ales Pajovic’s team continues to add and only Tarrafeta added dynamism to the Spanish offensive line.

The same thing did not happen on the other side; Even though they were outnumbered, they managed to score a goal. A steal made in a good defensive action, A counter that Casado converted to make the score 7-7. Although the handball team seemed to be improving with the 5:1 change with Alex Dujshebaev in the future, the double elimination of Viran Morros and Tarrafeta gave new life to the Central Europeans, although their income did not exceed +2.

“Rely on defensive work to save balls” Ribera asked his team when the +3 on light forced him to call the first timeout of the game. Spain still lacked strength at the back, but the coach’s words went a step further, increasing legs and strength, and the scoreboard was balanced again.

There were even a few minutes where no goals were scored, but Red to Alex Dujshebaev This broke the tie (15-16) with Bilyk’s dominant goal and added an extra problem for the Hispanics. Herbuger still had time to make the last one before the break.

Spain started the second half stronger and Tarrafeta kept its level and Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas gets stronger under the sticks. A development that allowed Hispanics to take the lead, albeit by a narrow margin.

Victory would be expensive and the margins were minimal. Bilyk put Austria ahead 26-27 A series of disastrous misfortunes followed with a new injury for Ribera. That of Agustín Casado, one of the standout players of the match, who limped off the field remembering the previous episodes. With Miguel Sánchez-Migallón and Kauldi Odriozola.

Buoyed by a toned Bilyk, the Austrians gained a minimal advantage that could have been decisive with five minutes remaining. The defensive network woven by Ales Pajovic worked, but the Spaniards took advantage of Herburger being out of the game and made the score 31-31. Two good interventions from Sergey Hernández They led to two dangerous actions. Dani Dujshebaev missed the target in the first round, but in the second round a counter move by Aleix Gómez was not wasted by the other Dani Fernández.

In case something epic was missing, Spain had a new option from seven metres: Aleix transformed, making it clear that the best version of himself is back. With 20 seconds left, Pajovic took a timeout to prepare for the play that resulted in a goal. Spain was out. Aleix ran, his shot didn’t go into the goal, but there was still one last game. Ribera removed the board. There was only time for one shot. Garciandia played but the ball went up and his qualification for the Main Tour was eliminated.