U18 World Championship: Sixth place for Sweden – Gold for South Korea

After a long championship, Sweden could not recharge their batteries before tonight’s game. France was too tough and the blue-yellows finished sixth in the U18 World Cup.

Sweden and France settled for fifth place in the championship today, but the blues were far too strong. We didn’t really talk about it, but the French immediately took control of the match and led 15-9 at the end of the first half. The final score was 31-22 and Sweden finished in sixth place in the U18 World Championship.

– We faced a team that was physically superior to us, says Tomas Axnér National handball team.

In Monday’s match against Egypt, several Swedish players were unable to play due to illness. Thus, blue and yellow played the match with only nine outfield players, which, according to Tomas Axnér, may have affected today’s match.

– Against Egypt, some players had to play 60 minutes. It was obvious today that the team hadn’t fully recovered. But the players received a good lesson from France, who showed where the bar was, especially physically, the national team captain told National handball team.

France scorers: Nina Perret 7, Nina Dury 5, Lylou Borg 4, Emma Tuccella 4, Assa Sissoko 3, Enola Borg 2, Carla Broquaire 2, Delia Golvet 1, Fatou Karamoko 1, Juliette Louveau 1, Marylou Rangier 1.

Sweden scorers: Stella Huselius 5, Emma Mihailovic 5, Stina Wiksfors 3, Ebba Shultz 2, Thea Kylberg 2, Isa Ljungholm 2, Elise Lönnegren 1, Felicia Norsten Vikström 1, Sol Karlsson 1.

South Korean Gold

Denmark went into the final as favorites, but it was South Korea who had their nerves in the right place. The South Korean rapids proved too tough for Denmark today.

South Korea held the game well at the start of the first half, but the Danes worked to catch up and after 30 minutes the score was 15-15.

South Korea, which became in a way the favorite of the public during the championship, was above all the best at the end. Midway through the second half, it was the Danes who had a grip on the gold, but perhaps thoughts and dreams caught up with them? South Korea regained the lead and extended the final minutes. The match ended 31-28 and the South Koreans are world champions.

However, Julie Mathiesen Scaglione really did her part to lift Denmark to the gold medal, ten goals and queen of the shooting league.

Denmark scorers: Julie Mathiesen Scaglione 10, Matilde Marie Vestergaard 6, Anne With Johansen 4, Filippa Larsen 3, Laura Maria Borg Thestrup 2, Laura Galle Hansen 2, Annika Solberg Dalsager 1.

South Korea scorers: Minseo Kim 9, Hyewon Lee 7, Seoyeon Cha 5, Sejin Kim 5, Jia Kim 3, Seojin Kim 2.

Today’s matches in the U18 World Championship:

Denmark vs. South Korea 28-31 (final)
Netherlands vs. Hungary 26-27 (match for bronze)
Iceland vs. Egypt 33-25 on penalties (match for 7th place)
France vs. Sweden 31-22 (match for 5th place)

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