Spain and Poland are the first and second ranked of Group C and go to the quarter-finals; Romania and Ukraine will play for 9-16 places.
Spain beats Romania
The enthusiasm of the Spanish public was the motivation factor for the Spanish team, that was stronger than Romania and won the game 2-0 (16-12; 24-8). Romania played unfocused and could not keep up with the spanish rithm.
Victory for Poland in the last seconds against Ukraine
With an avid audience, the team was focused and could easily impose their game in the first half, winning by 15-8. The last few seconds of the second half were crucial to ensure victory (18-17) and the passage to the quarter finals.
Motivated by going to the next phase, Poland coach can not hide his enthusiasm for his team: “I’m very proud. These players began to play beach handball a month ago. Have you finished the group stage and now here are the quarter finals. ”