1. France 6 points (+1 match)
2. Austria 3 pts
3. Hungary 2 pts
4. Germany 2 pts
5. Croatia 1 pt
6. Iceland 0 pt (+1 match)
It’s over in Cologne! Facing a brave Icelanders, the French team showed seriousness to achieve another success in this major round. The semi-finals are looming for the Blues, who could qualify this evening, while Iceland are out.
With 5 goals, Nedim Ramily was elected as the man of the match.
Nice tricolor defense in these last minutes. Blues is in management. Conchaud score on the wing.
Perfect move from inside by Nahi, his first goal of the match. It looks good for the Blues.
Melvin Richardson! +5 for the blues!
Belahsin Awake! Stop 7m in front of Kristjansson! A time-out was requested by Guillaume Guille.
Belahsin goes very close with a Richardson shot that goes between the legs.
110 Km/hr Huge shot from Prandi!
The Blues are outnumbered with a two-minute exclusion for Luka Karabetic. Richardson continues his flawless performances (4/4) and Icelanders avoid French setbacks.
Time expired with Iceland contesting France in the second half.
French Numerical Excellence. He scores with Richardson, but he crumbles in defense with only one save from Belahsin.
Two minutes for Kristjansson and 7m by Desket.
Richardson’s counter allowed Niko Karabetic to lose the ball.
After a brilliant behind-the-back pass from Remilly, Koukoud’s lofted shot gave the Blues a four-goal lead.
The gap still stands at three goals. France are led by Mem (5 goals) and Fabregas (6). But the defense has crumbled, conceding 23 goals.
Efficiency is increasing slightly for France (65%=), but it is also increasing for Iceland (59%).
Nico Karabetic takes a break and offers some reassurance to the French, who are not safe.
Good comeback from timeout for the Icelanders, who score two goals in quick succession.
Kung Fu by Richardson concludes! A half-time comeback from the Blues. Time-out set by Iceland.
Fabregas is strong enough to find his way through the Icelandic defence. +5 for Blues, biggest gap of the match.
Desbonnet was beaten again on a 7m throw from Kristjansson
The Remilly-Fabregas pairing continues their feast and gives the Blues a narrow advantage.
Defeated by Desbonnet Kristjansson on the 7m throw.
Belahsin starts his second half with another save! Entering the game, Melvin Richardson finds himself in a precarious position and not hitting his shots.
A brilliant inspiration from Cantin Mahe to leave the Blues at +3 at the break. The Blues are in the lead, but Iceland remain within firing range.
Dika Mem finds a solution to place a shot into the top corner. He passed away today at 5/6 pm. And behind Belahsin comes a decisive rescue!
Richardson Kung Fu then passes his arm from behind with a magnificent gesture and shot to bring Iceland back two goals! Guillaume Gille takes some time off.
Holgrimsson defends against Lenny on the wing! This action was difficult to construct on the part of the Blues.
Two minutes too for Kristjansson, who catches Mahe from behind. Both teams are at 6 vs 6.
But Prandi takes two minutes for the second time in the match for a neck shot. He alternates with Niko Karabetic on the bench, as he is under threat of a permanent ban in the event of another offence.
Prandi’s enormous mouth, who finds a small trap!
Johnson sneaks through the French defense and brings Iceland to -3.
An attack with six French field players concluded by Luka Karabatic. In defense, our French goalkeepers pulled out all the stops with the return of Belahsin (6 saves).
Desbonnet already decisive by intercepting Magnuson’s 7m throw! And he continued his front attack against Kristjansson!
Another failure for the Blues with Prandi’s post. Look for an Icelandic comeback and an awakening of Holgrímsson. Prandi takes two minutes.
Belahsin closes well at the near post in front of Johnson! France is delaying.
Three failures in a row for the Blues, while Iceland are closing their gap thanks to Johnson.
Iceland and Kristjansson end up going goalless for almost 7 minutes.
The French dominance is reflected in the statistics with 73% success on shots for France compared to 44% for Iceland.
Dika Mem stands out for her return from exclusion. First goal for the French right-back.
Hugo Desquet feasts on his left wing, which mystifies Holgrimson. +3 for France, Icelandic timeout.
Belahsin’s second save against Palmarsson, his third of the match. On the offensive level, everything is going well for Remily, who shoots Holgrimsson.
Great start to the match from Fabregas, 100% this afternoon (3 goals).
Huge defensive return from Nikola Karabetic, who puts his body in opposition to stop Wiedersen. But the Icelander quickly returned to Remily.
It’s the blues’ turn to outnumber the meme’s two-minute exclusion.
Back to seven against seven, Iceland comes to an excellent Belahsin, who is the author of another save against Gudjonsson. At the counter, Remily gives some air.
Iceland attacked with six outfield players, leaving the goal blank. As the French defense stepped up to stop the onslaught, Belahsen made his first save of the match.
After watching the video, the referees awarded two minutes to Widderson, the top scorer in Euro history.
A new goal for Fabregas, well served by Remily. But Nikola Karabatic is on the ground, a blow to the face.
Good pass on the break to Fabregas, who opens the scoring. But Palmarsson immediately equalized for Iceland
Let’s go to this second match of the main round of the Euros. First possession for the Blues.
Kick-off in 10 minutes!
Hallgrimsson and Gustavsson have been in good form in this competition, especially in the last match against Germany (lost 24-26).
It was at Euro 2022 (29-21) during the main round. Otherwise, the Blues have 4 wins in the Euros.
With Belahsin’s tenure in goal. For the rest, it is a classic for Guillaume Gille.
Belahsin – Desket, n. Carabatic, Fabregas – Mem, Lene, L. Karabetic
3:30 pm: France-Iceland
6 pm: Hungary-Croatia
8:30 pm: Germany-Austria
Welcome to this live to follow the rest of the main rounds of Euro Handball. After the victory against Croatia (33-30), the France team will face Iceland this Saturday in Cologne (at 3:30) to get closer to the semi-finals.
The match will be broadcast on TV on BIN Sport, on radio on RMC and followed live on our Live Text, RMC Sport website and app.
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