2018 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament

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2018 European Wheelchair Handball Nations’ Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates1 – 2 December
Teams4 (from EHF confederations)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (1st title)
Runner-up Croatia
Third place Netherlands
Fourth place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored188 (23.5 per match)
Attendance1,120 (140 per match)
Top scorer(s)Croatia Ademir Demirovic (26 goals)
Best player Ricardo Queiros (POR)
Best goalkeeper Joyce Van Haaster (NED)
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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[edit]

Leiria
Pavilhao Leiria

Match officials[edit]

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

Source:[2]

Preliminary round[edit]

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)
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1 December 2018
12:00
Hungary  6-19  Croatia Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria
Attendance: 50
Referees: Santos, Caçador (PRT)
Palkovits (3) (3-9) Stimac (8)
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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)
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1 December 2018
18:30
Croatia  15-18  Portugal Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria
Attendance: 150
Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT)
Demirovic (9) (6-10) Queiros (10)
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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)
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2 December 2018
11:30
Netherlands  14-15  Croatia Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria
Attendance: 100
Referees: Santos, Caçador (PRT)
Dokkum (7) (7-8) Demirovic (6)
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Knockout stage[edit]

Third place game[edit]

2 December 2018
15:30
Netherlands  13-5  Hungary Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria
Attendance: 170
Referees: Santos, Caçador (PRT)
Neeft (4) (9-1) Lengyel (4)
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Final[edit]

2 December 2018
17:00
Portugal  20-7  Croatia Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria
Attendance: 350
Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT)
Gomes (7) (10-2) Demirovic (5)
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Ranking and statistics[edit]

Final ranking[edit]

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

Awards[edit]

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

Source: [4]

Top goalscorers[edit]

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[edit]

  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.

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