The 2018 EHF European Wheelchair Handball Nations’ Tournament was the 3rd edition and was hosted for the first time in Portugal from 1 to 2 December 2018.[1]

Venues

Leiria
Pavilhao Leiria

Match officials

Country Referees
 Austria Mirsad Begovic
Vladimir Bubalo
 Portugal Nelson Santos
Ricardo Caçador

Source:[2]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+0)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 3 3 0 0 44 27 +17 6 Final
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 49 38 +11 4
3  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 34 34 0 2 Third place game
4  Hungary 3 0 0 3 16 44 −28 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in the games between teams in question; 3) goal difference in the games between teams in question; 4) number of goals scored in the games between teams in question; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.[3]
(H) Hosts
1 December 2018
10:30
Portugal  12-9  Netherlands Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria
Attendance: 100
Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT)
Pedro (5) (7-4) van den Ende (4)
Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square
1 December 2018
12:00
Hungary  6-19  Croatia Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria
Attendance: 50
Referees: Santos, Caçador (PRT)
Palkovits (3) (3-9) Stimac (8)
 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report Yellow card
1 December 2018
17:00
Netherlands  11-7  Hungary Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria
Attendance: 80
Referees: Santos, Caçador (PRT)
Neeft (4) (6-1) Tapai & Tomolya (2)
Report Yellow card
1 December 2018
18:30
Croatia  15-18  Portugal Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria
Attendance: 150
Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT)
Demirovic (9) (6-10) Queiros (10)
Yellow card 1×Red card Report Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square

2 December 2018
10:00
Portugal  14-3  Hungary Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria
Attendance: 120
Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT)
Mitrofan (5) (8-1) 3 players (1)
Yellow card Report  1×number 2 in light blue rounded square
2 December 2018
11:30
Netherlands  14-15  Croatia Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria
Attendance: 100
Referees: Santos, Caçador (PRT)
Dokkum (7) (7-8) Demirovic (6)
Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Knockout stage

Third place game

2 December 2018
15:30
Netherlands  13-5  Hungary Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria
Attendance: 170
Referees: Santos, Caçador (PRT)
Neeft (4) (9-1) Lengyel (4)
Yellow card Report Yellow card

Final

2 December 2018
17:00
Portugal  20-7  Croatia Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria
Attendance: 350
Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT)
Gomes (7) (10-2) Demirovic (5)
Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Portugal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Croatia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Netherlands
4  Hungary

Awards

Award Player
Most Valuable Player  Ricardo Queirós (POR)
Best Goalkeeper  Joyce Van Haaster (NED)
Topscorer  Ademir Demirovic (CRO) (26 goals)

Source: [4]

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Ademir Demirovic  Croatia 26
2 Ricardo Queirós  Portugal 16
Ante Stimac  Croatia
4 Iderlindo Gomes  Portugal 14
5 Martijn Dokkum  Netherlands 13
6 Bart Neeft  Netherlands 12
7 João Jerónimo  Portugal 9
João Pedro  Portugal
Ante Rubesa  Croatia
10 Serghei Mitrofan  Portugal 8

Source: [5]

References

  1. ^ Höritsch, Helmut (2018-07-04). "2nd MC Meeting 2018 Minutes" (PDF). 2 (p.); 5.5 (para.). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  2. ^ "EHF OFFICIALS" (PDF). eurohandball. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  3. ^ "Wheelchair handball rules for European tournaments" (PDF). eurohandball. 2018-05-22. 6 (p.); 3 (para.). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  4. ^ Costeiu, Adrian (2018-12-02). "Hosts Portugal earn first title at European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament". eurohandball. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  5. ^ "2018 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament - Top Scorers". eurohandball. 2018-12-02. Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
No tags for this post.