The infection did not stop Polish handball players from winning their first European Championship victory

Before the first match, the Polish national team was bleeding heavily. Shortly before the trip to Bratislava, two coronavirus-infected handbags were identified and had to stay home, and five more positive covida tests were obtained after checking players who arrived in the Slovak capital on Wednesday.

These events have knocked out the heads of the Polish delegation. They began to throw lightning at what they said was the poor organization of the tournament, but most of the accusations seemed to be due to the fact that the Poles themselves did not read the health requirements carefully.

Despite the bad mood, the Polish national team started with a victory. The Poles defeated the Austrian team convincingly 36:31 (17:14)

The Austrian national team was one of the teams that entered the European championship

However, Bernd Rabenseifner, the general secretary of the Austrian Handball Union, did not lose his temper even in these circumstances: The contestants did not have the opportunity to spy and do not know how we are going to play. ”

we had no trouble with either the injuries or the fighting during the entire preparation phase. Of course, it is unfortunate that the friendly match was canceled, but we did a good job during the training. We are ready for the European priorities. “

However, the first duel showed that the Austrians were not prepared well enough.

In the next group D match, the German team defeated the Belarusian team 33:29 (17:18). The Germans played very weakly in the first minutes and lagged behind 2: 7, but even in the first half they equalized the result, and after the break the threads of the game were in their hands.

The second Group B match took place in Budapest on Friday. The Icelandic team, which has clearly dominated them since the middle of the first half, beat the Portuguese team 28:24 (14:10)