A day full of joy and disappointment
GUIMARES – Yesterday was the last game day of the group phase, with another ten games of the World University Handball Championship. Today will be played two games, one male and the other female, of the 9th – 11th group. The other teams will have the day off to rest and to get to know Guimarães and other cities from Portugal.
In female competition, in group A, at Inatel Sport Hall, Mexico started the day winning against Japan by 38-32. In the first half of the game, the Mexican team was stronger and scored four goals in the first 7 minutes against zero from Japan. The second part of the match, the effort of the Japanese team wasn’t enough and the game ended with the victory of Mexico.
In the match between Portugal and Russia, the Portuguese team opened the scoreboard, but Russia did not take long and, by the break, the Russian team was leading with a five-goal advantage (11-16). In the second half, Russia remained at the front and won the game by 28-30.
In the first game of group C, the Korean team faced Uruguay and won the match with a comfortable result (28-19). Korea achieved a small advantage until the break but Uruguay managed to balance the game. In the second half, Korea took the control of the match and dominated it till the end.
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Results Women’s tournament : http://www.wuchandball2014.uminho.pt/female-schedule.php
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