Tbilisi 3000, Bucharest (Romania) 1800, Zurich (Switzerland) 1300, Dobele (Latvia) 1150, Rishon Lezion (Israel) 1000, Sarajevo (Bosnia) 100, Athens (Greece) 1000, Zaporizhia (Ukraine) 800, Ankara (Turkey) 600, Nikozia (Cyprus) 300.
This is a number of spectators for the yesterday’s 10 qualifying meetings of World Championship fixed n the website of Europe Federation.
Before the game, Sport Palace made a great impression on Finish, who came there for training. They asked how many people can contain this tribunes and how many fans supposed to come. As it found out, quite unnecessarily.
The glorious show on Sunday was a great merit of a group of “Georgian Sports Fans” and the spectators incited by referees – informants. At the beginning of the second half, the Georgian team responded with 8 goals scored in a row and the situation became great at the Sports Palace.
Georgian team gained the first victory in the tournament and is standing after the leader Lithuania. In Ankara Turkey won the round 11:9 over Lithuania, was a leader in the second half too and if they win, all 4 teams would have 2-2 points, but finally Lithuania won 23:20.
Georgian team has the next match on January 2 in Turkey and then until January 12 hosts Turkey, Lithuania and Finland.
On November 2 and 3 also was a day of club handball. Women hold the 4th round of Champions League. On November 9-10 women have next round, and on November 14-17 men will held 5th round.
Handball. Qualification of World Championship
1st stage of Europe. 2nd round, November 3
Only winner gets through the play off
1st group
Georgia - Finland 26:19
Georgia: Tevzadze, Toronjadze - Chanturia 6, Datukashvili 5, Mskhvilidze 5, Chikovani 4, Rusia 4, Gamzardia 2, Gvazava, Gogoladze, Maisuradze, Orjonikidze, Abramishvili, Amiranashvili, Simonia
Finland: Nordkvist, Miakela 1 - Taminen 4, Sundberg 4, ბ. Broman 3, Kilstedt 2, Valo 2, I. Broman 1, Korpimyak 1, Ronberg 1, Kolionen, Oyala, Auer, Sioman
Turkey– Lithuania 20:23
Lithuania 4 points / Georgia 2, Finland 2, Turkey 0
January 2: Finland - Lithuania, Turkey - Georgia
2nd group
Cyprus – Italy 29:36, Romania – Slovakia 32:24
Romania 4 / Slovakia 2, Italy 2, Cyprus 0
3rd group
Switzerland – Luxemburg 32:23, Ukraine – Slovenia 32:28
Ukraine 4 / Switzerland 2, Slovenia 2, Luxemburg 0
4th group
Israel – Netherlands 28:26, Greece – Belgium 31:25
Netherlands 2 / Israel 2, Greece 2, Belgium 2
5th group
Latvia – Estonia 35:25, Bosnia – Portugal 31:29
Latvia 4 / Bosnia 4, Portugal 0 , Estonia 0
