Germany won Group C, with 3 wins and Italy hold the second place of the group, with 2 points. Poland, third ranked and Greece, on the fourth place, follow to placement matches.
Germany beats Poland and grants first place
In a strong and confident game, the German women team won the match, in the first half with 22-10, and the second half with 22-17, beating Poland by 2-0. Charlotte Mellin (6) for the German team says “we had a very good game, and a good offense, we had the conditions to win the match”. In first in the group phase, German passes to the final quarter, playing again in the afternoon.
Italy wins last match and goes to quarter-finals
The women’s team of Greece was more balanced and in harmony, which made them in the lead until the 8 minutes at the first half, because referee announced timeout, and the coach of Italy team, Tamas Neukum draw attention to his team for concentration in the field. After receive advices from their coach, Italy started , in the beginnig, in the defensive position. Therefore Greece is “attacked” by the opposite team and Italy recovers the result of the first half. Italy won the game and one win was enough to ensure the quarter-finals.