Ekspert giver for første gang 4 danskere topkarakter

Her på Hbold.dk og europamester.dk synes vi det kunne være spændende med et internationalt perspektiv på det danske landshold, så derfor har vi udvidet vores ekspert team til den kommende EM slutrunde med den portugisiske håndboldtræner Mário César Navarro, der har over 15 års erfaring som toptræner og er EHF master coach.

Denmark entered this game knowing that a win would guarantee their ticket to the semi-finals after Iceland’s defeat against Croatia. However, Denmark joined full strength, with Jacob Holm and Johan Hensen as newcomers.

The Netherlands started the game with a deep 5:1 on the Danish playmaker, guided by Mikkel Hensen. Still, it presented many difficulties to stop Mikkel Hensen and Mathias Gidsel, who started another handball recital. Mikkel Hensen making plays opened spaces for everything and every one with excellent assists for all tastes. Unable to stop the Danish offensive, the Netherlands took their chances on the counter-goal, successful on three occasions. The Danish defense has presented itself with an aggressive and deep 6:0, which several times turned into a 5:1 pressing the playmaker. And so it was, the Netherlands couldn’t take advantage of the organized attacks, and the Danish avalanche in transitions was trampling everything and everyone.

At halftime, Denmark was already leading by a nine-goal difference, where the effectiveness of the attacking transitions stood out, with 82% and nine goals in eleven attempts. In terms of effectiveness in organized attacks, Denmark had 58% against the Netherlands 37%.

In goal, Niklas Landin ended the first half with nine saves, 43% effectiveness, while the Danish team had 78% effectiveness in shots, with twenty-one goals in twenty-seven attempts.

The second half didn’t give much history to the game. Denmark continued with the foot on the gas. Mathias Gidsel would make another great game with 100% effectiveness. There was also the opportunity to give some minutes to several players, including Kevin Moller, who would make ten saves in a game, whereas Ramus Lauge and Jensen would make ten saves in a match Mollgaard were spared.

At the end of the game, Denmark would win 35:23 against the Netherlands with efficiency in fast transitions of 82%, a shooting efficiency of 72% and a goalkeeping efficiency of 43%.

Man of the Match: Mathias Gidsel

Mathias Gidsel – ♥♥♥♥♥

Another “normal” game from Gidsel again spread magic in Budapest with nine goals, eight assists, and two fouls suffered from 7 meters.

Mikkel Hansen – ♥♥♥♥♥

Mikkel Hensen reminds me of the Portuguese wine. The older it gets, the better it gets. Another excellent game from Mikkel Hensen was making his teammates play with seven goals in 8 shots and two assists.

Niklas Landin – ♥♥♥♥♥

He played just 30 minutes and made nine saves, finishing with 43% effectiveness.

Kevin Møller – ♥♥♥♥♥

Not to be outdone by his teammate, he played 30 minutes and made ten saves, finishing with a 48% effectiveness.

Magnus Saugstrup – ♥♥♥♥

He was only on the pitch for 17 minutes, more dedicated to defensive duties and delivered with three steals, a block and a goal in a transition.

Magnus Landin – ♥♥♥♥

Another good game from Magnus Landin with 80 % shooting efficiency, finishing the game with four goals and two steals.

Johan Hensen – ♥♥♥♥

He showed some nerves on his debut, where he played 57 minutes and finished the game with seven goals on eleven shots.

Simon Hald – ♥♥♥♥

He had a good defensive game pairing up with Toft Hansen and finished the game with one steal, two blocks and two goals scored in two tries.

Mads Mensah – ♥♥♥

He delivered on the pitch whenever called upon, where he played an important role defensively and later in attack creating chances for his team.

Toft Hansen – ♥♥♥

He was cohesive in Denmark’s defensive axis and sinned his finishing, failing to score his four-shot attempts.

Emil Jacobsen – ♥♥♥

He was on the pitch for 11 minutes and took the only opportunity he had in an offensive transition.

Lasse Andersson – ♥♥♥

He had a good game on the defensive axis for Denmark.