The Group Stage at the Women’s European U17 Championships in Volos (Greece) was completed today.
The Netherlands, Italy, Greece and Spain took first places in their respective groups and advanced to the quarterfinals. Greece and Spain secured top spots yesterday. Italy and the Netherlands recorded convincing wins today and joined the Greeks and the Spaniards among top 8 teams.
Teams ranked 2nd and 3rd in their groups will face off in the crossover matches tomorrow. Winners of the four encounters will play in the quarterfinals.
Crossover round (4 September)
Serbia (2A) – Great Britain (3C)
Germany (2C) – France (3A)
Hungary (2B) – Slovakia (3D)
Russia (2D) – Israel (3B)
Classification 13-16, semifinals (4 September): Romania – Bulgaria, Czech Republic – Turkey
Quarterfinals (5 September)
Italy (1B)- Germany or France
Spain (1D) –Serbia or Great Britain
Netherlands(1C) – Hungary or Slovakia
Greece (1A) – Russia or Israel
Women’s European U17 Championships, Day 3
Group A
Serbia – France 13:11 (4:3, 2:4, 4:2, 3:2)
Serbia: Kaplarevic 4, Gasic 3, Roncevic 2, Avdic 2, Miskovic 1, Ilic 1.
France: Vernoux 5, Bouloukbachi 2, Benlekbir 1, Hasyaoui 1, Heurtaux 1, Radosavljevic 1.
Greece – Romania 31:6 (7:1, 7:2, 8:0, 9:3)
Greece: Ninou 6, Tsimara 4, Moustrakaria 4, Bitsakou 4, Fountotou 3, Chelmi 3, Kaiafa 2, Tornarou 2, Tricha 2, Xanthopoulou 1.
Romania: Olteanu 4, Bonca 1, Vidican 1.
The most interesting match of the day was a clash of Serbia and France, which decided the 2nd place in Group A. The first quarter belonged to the Serbs (4:3), but France took control in the second period of the great battle between the equally strong teams.
The sides were tied (9:9) a minute and a half before the last break. The Serbs netted three goals in a row by the middle of the fourth period to earn a 12:9 lead, which proved vital in their win.
Host Greece finished the group stage with a huge victory over bottom-placed Romania.
1 Greece 3 – 9
2 Serbia 3 – 6
3 France 3 – 3
4 Romania 3 – 0
Group B
Hungary – Czech Republic 21:0 (7:0, 5:0, 3:0, 6:0)
Hungary:David 6, Forgacs 5, Dobi 4, Szabo 2, Pocze 2, Zantleitner 1, Domsodi 1.
Italy – Israel 20:7 (5:2, 4:2, 8:2, 3:1)
Italy: Bettini 7, Guistini 6, Gant 2, Spampinato 1, Nesti 1, Iannarelli 1, Di Maria 1, Klatowski 1.
Israel: Regev 2, Bogachenko 2, Levi 1,Farkash 1, Sasover 1.
As it was expected after yesterday’s draw in the match Italy-Hungary (7:7), a goal difference determined the group winner.
In the first match of the day in this group, Hungary kept the Czech Republic scoreless for all 32 minutes and recorded a 21:0 victory.
After that encounter, Italy faced Israel. The Italians needed a 9-goal win to return into the 1st place in the group. They built a necessary gap in the middle of the third quarter when they went 15:4 up. Until the end, they extended the margin of their win to 13 (20:7) to earn a spot in the quarterfinals.
1 Italy 3 – 7 (+34)
2 Hungary 3 – 7 (+29)
3 Israel 3 – 3
4 Czech Republic 3 – 0
Group C
Netherlands – Germany 16:2 (4:0, 5:2, 1:0, 6:0)
Netherlands: Vermeulen 5, Kammerman 4, Meijer 2, Plugge 1, Van de Velde 1, Vleeshakker 1, Bas 1, Pauli 1.
Germany: Vunder 2.
Great Britain – Bulgaria 15:4 (4:1, 3:1, 4:0, 4:2)
Great Britain: Poole 3, Maloney 3, Andrew 3, Henderson 2, Bowater 2, Smith 1, Campbell-Lamerton 1.
Bulgaria: Panovska 1, Dimitrova 1, Kyumurdzhieva 1, Dimitrova 1.
The Netherlands and Germany battled for the 1st place in the group. The Dutch, which were big favourites, quickly dashed the Germans’ hopes of winning the 1st place. The Netherlands gained a 4:0 lead in the first quarter. Germany cut the deficit early in the second quarter (5:2), but in the second half of the match, the Germans didn’t score a single goal, while the Netherlands cruised to an easy 16:2 win.
Great Britain convincingly beat Bulgaria 15:4 and qualified for the crossover round.
1 Netherlands 3 – 9
2 Germany 3 – 6
3 Great Britain 3 – 3
4 Bulgaria 3 – 0
Group D
Russia – Slovakia 28:5 (7:0, 7:3, 8:1, 6:1)
Russia: Vorontsova 7, Lapteva 6, Bunakova 5, Panfilova 4, Bogdanova 3, Golubeva 2, Cherkasova 1.
Slovakia: Kolarova 3, Sedlakova 1, Halocka 1.
Spain – Turkey 23:5 (6:4, 9:0, 3:1, 5:0)
Spain: Perez Vivas 4, Prieto 3, Palacio 3, Ungria 2, Olive 2, Naya 2, Ruiz 2, Prats 2, Cardona 2, Camarena 1.
Turkey: Visha 2, Kocak 2, Koc 1.
Favourites had no mercy today. Spain, which had secured the 1st place before today’s round, blew away Turkey (23:5). The Russians demolished Slovakia and that win placed them 2nd in the group.
1 Spain 3 – 9
2 Russia 3 – 6
3 Slovakia 3 – 3
4 Turkey 3 – 0
