Spain ends its journey in the Handball World Cup with defeat against Brazil (25-26). The Hispanics arrived after losing to Norway and Portugal in the previous Main Round parties and without options to qualify for the quarterfinals, something that the Brazilian team had achieved after previously beating Chile and Sweden. Those of Jordi Ribera looked for an epic comeback despite not playing anything in a game that came to lose for five. Finally they stayed somewhat from the Igualada, but with a great performance of the youngest of the team.
With the selection already eliminated from the competition, the Spanish team faced the commitment to two objectives: to sign a triumph that left them with a less bitter flavor of the World Cup and achieve it by giving the greatest possible minutes to the youngest despite the fact that Ribera bet on The beginning of the match for more experienced players such as Imanol Garciandia, Agustín Casado or Ian Tarrafeta. However, Spain continued with its main problem in the World Cup, the lack of success above. In the first 16 minutes, they only scored four goals for the nine in Brazil, which escaped on the scoreboard.
This did not make Ribera back in his commitment to young people and gave prominence to the Petar and Djordje Cikusa, Jan Gurri or Víctor Romero brothers. That technician’s confidence was transformed by the players into energy on the track and allowed Hispanics to put a goal to rest. After the break, Spain began to improve the six minutes of starting the second half got ahead for the first time in the game (16-15). But then the Brazilian goalkeeper Mateus Cristian appeared to cut the good Spanish dynamics in attack and Brazil got again with advantage (18-22).
The Hispanics knew how to react and matched the game 10 minutes from the end. It was then that the youth was invoiced by rainfall and the South American team took advantage again 23-25. He tried to squeeze Jordi Ribera’s team, but it wasn’t enough. Despite the defeat, this group of young players had the opportunity to achieve a draw in a last action in which the extreme Ian Barrufet (20 years) could not take advantage of Petar Cikusa (19).
