The second Group B match in Spodek Arena in Katowice will be an exciting clash between the only non-European team in the group, Saudi Arabia, and Slovenia, one of the two teams awarded with a Wild Card for the 28th IHF Men's World Championship.
Slovenia pass Poland after hard-earned victory EHF / Björn Pazen09 March 2021, 21:52 Share URL via E-Mail Copy URL to clipboard
For 40 minutes, the top duel of group 5 was really neck-to-neck, then finally Slovenia took the upper hand to leave Poland behind, 32;29. Even eight goals from top scorer Szymon Sicko were not enough for Poland to take the points from Celje.
GROUP 5:
32:29 (15:14)
Having five points from three matches, Slovenia took the lead in this group, passing the Poles, who remain on four points.
The match was on the edge until the 19:19 tie in minute 36, then Slovenia scored a crucial 6:2 run for 25:21 including three strikes from Gasper Marguc.