Romania’s dream of reaching the semi-finals of the European Women’s Handball Championship was dashed on Tuesday night as the tricolors fell to a dramatic 35-34 loss to Montenegro. The match had a special charge, and some decisions of the referees caused the anger of our girls.
Cristina Nyagu: “Romania deserves more respect”
Ana Vranes and Marlis Wenninger had some controversial decisions, to say the least, and our team’s frustration could be seen during the match and in the post-match comments.
A few hours after the match against Montenegro, Kristina Nyagu published a message on her personal Facebook account.
“Romania deserves more respect. I deserve more respect.
What happened last night goes beyond fair play and respect, values that I value so much in our sport. A sad moment for handball as a whole” – Christina Nyagu.
Among others, Romania had six two-minute suspensions, while Montenegro had only three.
Crina Pintea’s reaction on Instagram
Check out this Instagram post
Know:
- Christina Nyagu started the European competition as the top goalscorer with 264 goals during the competition in which she participated. After five games of the current edition, the tricolor captain has achieved 296 successes.
- Before leaving for North Macedonia, the captain of the national team said that this is “probably” the last European Championship of his career, the eighth, after his debut in 2008 in the same country.
- The Romanian national team is participating in the EC final tournament for the 14th time. In the 2020 edition, Romania took 12th place, the lowest ranking in the history of its participation. The best result was obtained at the 2010 competition – a bronze medal, writes News.ro.
Results of Romania at the European Women’s Handball Championship
- Group C
Romania vs Holland 28-29
Romania vs. France 21-35
Romania vs North Macedonia 31-23
- Main group II
Romania vs. Spain 28-27
Romania vs. Montenegro 34-35
Romania – Germany / Wednesday, from 16:30.
European Handball Championship (Women) – Rating Main Group II
1. France (goal difference 88-64) 6 points (-1 game)
2. Montenegro (113-109) 6 / qualification
3. Spain (102-108) 3
4. Holland (110-119) 3
5. Germany (82-80) 2 (-1 match)
6. Romania (111-126) 2.
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