Austria's handball team without Bilek: tension in front of duel against Germany!
Austria's handball team without Bilek: tension in front of duel against Germany!
Austria's handball men must do without their captain Mykola Bilek on March 13 and 15, 2025 in the European Championship qualification against Germany. According to a report from the Austrian Handball Association (ÖHB), the Kiel legionnaire fails because of a continuing thigh injury, which prevented him from playing at the World Cup in January. Even wingers Eric Damböck cannot participate because he is missing for personal reasons. Markus Mahr and Samuel Wendel were nominated for the two. In addition, back room player Boris Zivkovic is not available for a shoulder injury that he moved to at the World Cup. Routinier Janko Bozovic, on the other hand, is ready for use.
EM qualification in focus
In the table of group 7, Austria is 3 points after a victory over Turkey and a draw against Switzerland. The team is thus behind Germany, which is in the lead with 4 points, and in front of Switzerland (1 point) and Turkey (0 points). The two best teams and four of the best group thirds qualify for the European Championships, which takes place in Denmark, Sweden and Norway from January 15 to February 1, 2026.
The Swiss national team had to take a narrow defeat in the World Cup preliminary round game against Germany at the same time. According to the Swiss Handball Association (SHV), a victory was tangible, but German goalkeeper Andy Wolff prevented this. Since another meeting with Germany is on the program in 2025, the second leg is held in the European Championship qualification in the Hallenstadion in Zurich, with possible dates on May 7th or 8. Ticket sales will start in the coming weeks, which already encourages handball fans to register for information, since memories of the short 10:23 are awaited in the 2016 European Championship qualification game.While the next performance measurement in the European Championship qualification for Switzerland in March, the challenge against Germany is waiting for the Austrian team, which will start without some key players.
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