“Guerreras” surprised France and presented a candidacy for the European Championship
Spain women’s national team from handball surprised France, the reigning world champions and Olympic runners-up, by beating them thanks to a superb second half by the slimmest of margins. 27-28 at the Arena de Saint-Etienne in preparation for the next European Championship, which starts on Thursday.
Goal in the last minute of the match Anne Erauskin allowed the Guerreras to start their performance in the French tournament with a victory, where on Sunday they will meet Czech Republic from 16:00.
The locals started better, taking a 6-1 lead. against an opponent who is not doing well offensively. Ambros Martin’s time-out forced a defensive adjustment that allowed Spain to reduce the deficit after more than five minutes without seeing a goal. Then an exchange of blows began, in which Tamara Horacek and Chloe Valentini scored for France, Danila So Delgado – the author of seven goals, Paulina Perez Buforn, Ona Wege and Carmen Arroyo – for the Spanish national team.
The score was tied at 15-13 at half-time and Spain gave it their all after the dressing room. In the 13th minute, the guests managed to equalize the score at 21 goals. and twelve from the end Paulina Perez Buforn put Spain ahead for the first time (23-24). At the last minute Anne Erauskin set the final score at 27-28. this boosts the morale of Ambrose Martin’s players ahead of the European Championships.