The warriors who amazed the world during the Olympic Games in London in August 2012 will not fight for the medals in the European Handball Championship in Serbia just five months later. Spain, who lost their matches against Hungary and Romania, needed a victory against Russia to continue with podium aspirations. And he could be. The draw at 25 leaves a favorite out of the title. In the Mediterranean Games, Spain was fourth .
Criticism of referees
The Spanish coach Jorge Duenas complained about the referees after the tie (25-25) against Russia in the second phase of European Serbia, which left the 'warrior' no option medal, and said he does not understand the two ejections Alexandrina Barbosa and Eli Pinedo in the final minute of the match, as quoted by Europa Press.
"Clearly it was a close fight and this is reflected in the final result. In some counterattacks, at crucial moments, we got lost and could not take advantage, "said Duenas, quite unhappy with" the clearest cases "who wasted.
Regarding the performance of the duo arbitration Dueñas was blunt. "I can not understand the referees. He sent out two of our players and we defended as we have often, "said the Spanish coach, crestfallen after the game.
Martin, 11 goals
For its part, the Spanish player Carmen Martin, author of 11 goals, acknowledged that the beginning showed though. "We started sluggish, but then improved on defense. Moreover, we were good and we could target level the match, "he recalled. "We wanted to win, but this was impossible when we had two fewer players on the court at the last minute," said Martin, who said on Tuesday his success scorer.
Meanwhile, Russia progresses. 'll even have a Grand Prix in 2014 .
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