21st WUC Handball – Day 3 of Competitions

ROU vs CZE

BLUMENAU – Teams are seeking a spot in the semifinals in the third day of competitions at the 21^st WUC Handball in Blumenau.

The first match stared at 14h00 with Poland competing against Uruguay, where the Polish women defeated its opponent. Final score: 28:14.

Meanwhile on court two, Mexico and Kuwait of the men’s tournament, clashed in a balanced game, with Kuwait achieving victory by 27 to 34, with player Fahad Alhajri making a difference and being top scorer of the round, scoring 14 goals that were instrumental in the victory of the Kuwaiti.

Already the European teams from Romania and Czech Republic made a strong impression in Blumenau. The score of this thriller was 30:24 in favor of the Romanians with Alena Stellnerova as the top scorer netting 5 goals.

POL vs KOR

The Polish men’s team entered the court against its strongest opponent Korea and closed the scoring with a 48:27 victory, with a tie in the artillery between the Polish players Przemystaw Krajewski and Wojciech Guminski, with 7 goals each.

Team Chile (men) faced the selection of Chinese Taipei and the game was dominated by the Asians resulting in a 27:47 victory for Chinese Taipei.

The women’s team of Chile also had its share of bad luck losing against host Brazil (30:16).

In the last game of Day 3, Turkey (men) met Portugal which resulted in a 28:33 victory for the latter.

Match Reports Day 3

(Source: Mariley Carneiro, OC – Photos by Thiago Parmalat)