Serbian handball players, despite the defeat against Spain in the first match of the play-off for placement in the World Cup, believe that they can go on!
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Serbia is after the goal Milan Jovanović from seven meters five seconds before the end of the match with Spain in Lalin remained with any chance to be at the World Championship in 2025 in Croatia, Denmark and Norway. The Serbian team will play the second leg on May 12 at 5 p.m. at SPENS in Novi Sad, and coach Boris Rojević was satisfied with the performance despite the defeat in the first match.
“I am very satisfied with the approach of the boys. We came with a rejuvenated squad, without six or seven important players, and to put up this kind of resistance against Spain really makes me proud. If we had been a little more patient with some open chances, it would have been an even better result, but this match shows that we are on the right track! We still have 60 minutes in Novi Sad and we will fight with all our might to win and qualify for the World Championship. I invite all the fans to come on Sunday and give these guys the wind at their backs, who really deserve their support are able to deal with a handball powerhouse like Spain”emphasized Rojević.
Despite a few technical mistakes, Lazar Kukić still managed to play a great game and be the leader of our team. The middle back of the selection of our national team does not give up on the victory in the double match and points out that this team can reach four goals minus.
“The result is active. I think we played an outstanding first half, there were many good elements in the game, as well as joint and team play. We found a lot of good solutions in the attack, but in the second half we faltered first in the offensive in the last 15-20 minutes of the match. The fight was not lost, we are not giving up, the second half awaits us in Novi Sad and we hope that we can win and turn the result in our favor”the Serbian center back who defends the colors of Dinamo Bucharest was clear.
After the match, Vanja Ilić spoke and emphasized that this type of game must bring fans to SPENS. So far, Novi Sad has not let the Serbian team down, and we will see if the “eagles” can pull off a miracle in the duel with “Furia” in the next match.
“As we announced before the match itself, we came out bravely, we fought and we didn’t let them think that they could easily deal with us. We made mistakes, especially in the second half and we are aware of that, but I see a lot of room for improvement and to correct all these details through the few training sessions we have until the game in Novi Sad. We can’t wait for full SPENS, for the atmosphere to ‘burn’ and for the audience to carry us to a new feat like the one from a year ago. Four points is achievable and I believe that we have nothing to be ashamed of, we go out onto the field with our heads held high to fight for our goal.”said the Serbian winger.
(WORLD, NL)