National handball team of BiH dropped from the play-offs for the World Cup, which will be played next year in France.
Sweden defeated our selection in the first match with the score 27:19, while meeting in Sarajevo was finished with score 27:27. Thus, Sweden went on the World Cup with the overall score 54:46.
Sweden had the biggest advantage in the 8th minute of the match, when Nielsen scored for the score 6: 2.
However, towards the end of the first half, we tied the score three times (9: 9, 10:10, 11:11), but the guests went to the half time with the advantage of two goals (14:16). (video)
In the first half, we managed to get the tied score (16:16), and after 36 minutes, Nikola Prce shot for our first lead at the match (17:16).
Later on, in the 58th minute, Sweden came to tied score through Lagergren (26:26). In the 59th minute, Malinovic scored for 27:26, but already in the next attack we ended up with one less player, since Terzic went out of the game for 2 minutes.
We entered in the last minute of the match with the result 27:27, and our team had the last possession of the game, but Ovcina made a mistake and match was finished with the score 27:27. (video)
BiH: B. Burić, Blažević, Ovčina, Perić 1, Tarabochia 3, S. Burić 3, Bečić, Panić 2, Janković, Terzić 1, Karačić 1, Prce 8, Vranješ 3, Malinović 3, Milas, Zulfić 2. Coach: Dragan Marković.
Sweden: Andersson, Appelgren, Persson, Gottfridsson 6, Olsson 2, Tollbring 1, Stenbacken, Konradsson, Freiman, Karlsson, Jakobsson 2, Lagergren 4, Petersen 4, Zachrisson 2, Nilsson 2, Nielsen 4. Coach: Staffan Olsson.
(Source: E. B./Klix.ba)
