Chema Rodríguez According to the national team captain, the Olympic quota Hungarian men’s handball team played well for sixty minutes in the match they won 36-23 against Lithuania, in the second leg of the World Championship qualifier on Sunday.
Unlike the first match, this time we kept the level for sixty minutes and played well, we gave everything, I can’t say a word
– said the Spanish specialist after the meeting in Veszprém.
The Hungarians won 33-26 in Vilnius on Thursday, that is, they qualified for next year’s World Cup with a double win. In the second leg, Rodríguez replaced all of his outfield players midway through both halves.
“My plan was to start with the more experienced players and then bring in the youngsters. They won the second game and I’m glad everyone played at least fifteen minutes,” explained the captain.
As he said, he didn’t count his saves during the match, but he is very happy that he managed to help the team so much.
“I felt that I had some mistakes that I would like to correct, but now the most important thing is that we got to the World Cup,” he said after the meeting.
The player of the Spanish CB Ciudad de Logrono added that from the beginning they tried to adhere to what they discussed with the professional staff, and the whole team was very motivated, since they could play on their home field for the World Cup participation, and they took this to the field from the first minute.
“Playing in Veszprém is a huge experience for me, as I grew up here at the academy. At that time, I did not think that one day I would return as a member of the adult national team. I really enjoyed being here,” he explained.
He also said that with his postmate, with László Bartuczrespectively Porobic Haris together with the goalkeeper coach, they form a great team, they know how to help each other well, and they can prepare well for matches. This time, they watched and analyzed Thursday’s meeting and the previous matches of the Lithuanians, which helped him a lot.
It’s great to work in such a positive atmosphere
– remarked Palasics, who himself did not know in advance that he would receive sixty minutes from the captain.
Croatia, Denmark and Norway will host the World Cup, which will take place between January 14 and February 2, and the draw for the group stage will take place on May 29. This will be the 29th men’s world championship and the 23rd in which the Hungarian team will participate. The best result so far was the silver medal in 1986, the last time, last January, the national team finished eighth.
2024-05-13 01:33:18