'I followed him to a two-point gap...' Women's handball, no turnaround, 21-27 defeat to Sweden'8 away'
Aug 01, 2024
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South Korea's women's handball, led by head coach Henrik Signel, lost 21-27 to Sweden in the fourth round of the women's handball group A at the 2024 Paris Olympics at South Paris Arena 6 in France on the 1st (Korea time). The loss put South Korea in fifth place with one win and three losses. The possibility of advancing to the quarterfinals has become increasingly slim. In this tournament, the top four teams in each group will advance to the quarterfinals for women's handball, which is divided into two groups of six teams. The final opponent is Denmark.
South Korea raised its prospects for the quarterfinals by creating a stir in beating Germany in the first game, but it has not continued its momentum since then. It was crucial to lose 23-30 to Slovenia, which was a one-win sacrifice. Slovenia, of course, is also a step ahead of Korea. It was followed by a 20-26 loss to Norway, followed by a loss to Sweden.
A match against Sweden that necessarily needed a win. South Korea expected coach Signel to be from Sweden.
But Sweden was also strong. It was 6-13 with consecutive runs at 2-2. South Korea trailed 11-16, looking for a last-minute stream.
He saved the spark for the second half of the chase. He scored four goals from 14-20 and immediately trailed by two points. But Sweden scored twice again. Kang Kyung-min's penalty draw also failed. 18-23. Korea gave up all its energy. But Sweden was strong. He scored without missing a point. He managed to steal with a defense that did not spare himself in the 54th minute, but it was regrettable that Shin Eun-joo's shot was blocked. Shin Eun-joo scored from the left to chase again, but Sweden took the lead again with a long shot. 19-25, 6 points difference, virtually decided the game. There was no giving up. The fastball revived and narrowed the gap. But in the end, the game ended 21–27.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
