Handball Women's World Championship Japan 1st league first black star December 3rd 23:31
Japan is the first black star to lose to Sweden 26-34 in the third round of the first league of the handball women's world championship held in Kumamoto.
The World Championship for Handball Women will be divided into four groups in 24 countries participating in five venues in Kumamoto Prefecture, and the top three countries of each group will advance to the secondary league.
Japan, which will compete for the first time in 44 years in the next year's Tokyo Olympics, is currently ranked 13th in the world ranking.
So far, we have played against Sweden, one of Europe's strongest players, in the third round of the first league with two consecutive wins.
Japan expanded their lead by accumulating scores with a quick pass that was good at taking the first goal triggered by a foul of the opponent.
However, after 10 minutes, he started to be pushed by powerful play that utilized the physique and height of the opponent team, allowing him to reverse and turning 13:20.
In the second half, there was a scene where Japan narrowed the point difference with cooperative play and haste, but after that it was blocked by Swedish high defeners and lost 26:34 and enjoyed the first black star. It was.
Japan will face the Rio de Janeiro Olympic gold medal Russia in the fourth round of the 5th.
Director "Several mistakes are severe"
The Japanese national team coach Ulric Kilkelly said in a post-match interview: “The first 8 minutes were a good flow and I was ready to enter the game. 34 I think there are too many goals, Sweden has surpassed Japan in terms of experience and wisdom, ”he said.
Tanabe “I want to fix it”
Yuki Tabuchi, who scored the highest score among the Japanese players, said, “It was good to start, but I think it was the reason why I couldn't break the bad flow when I made a mistake on the way. There were many scenes that were continuously stopped by the keeper, so I would like to fix it again. "