Denmark: Siltanews – News Desk
Denmark secured their sixth win at the Women’s EHF EURO 2024 after a strong second-half performance against Slovenia.
Jesper Jensen’s team could not make a break in the first 30 minutes and were even behind, but when they got their engines going, Denmark secured an important 33:26 win.
Denmark will fight for their third consecutive semi-final place against the Netherlands on Thursday. Slovenia pushed their limits and with boosted confidence after a great fight are waiting to conclude their Women’s EHF EURO 2024 journey against Germany.
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Denmark did not showcase their usual play in the first 15 minutes of the game, and turnovers gave Slovenia an 8:7 lead after Tjaša Stanko assisted beautifully to Elena Erceg on the right wing
Slovenia’s defensive movement and strong middle made Denmark sweat throughout the first half — they only managed to wrestle back the lead in the 29th minute with the help of Andrea Aagot Hansen
Jesper Jensen tried to shake things up with seven-against-six play and 5-1 defense at the start of the second half, but Slovenia were keeping it level or with a narrow gap, things started to go awry for Slovenia in the last 15 minutes — technical faults and good Sandra Tuft reactions between the posts pushed Denmark to a decisive 29:24 lead in the 52nd minute
Stanko and Nataša Ljepoja were Slovenia’s best players, netting eight and six goals, respectively; Stanko picked up her third Player of the Match award of the tournament, presented by Grundfos, and went back to the top of the overall top scorer standings with a total of 45 strikes
Wing players Elma Halilcevic and Andrea Aagot Hansen together scored 11 times for Denmark, and more surprises are coming in the way for the warm competition to provide the joy to all the audience.