Austria celebrates victory, but Zivkovic threatens to fall out!

Austria celebrates victory, but Zivkovic threatens to fall out!

The Austrian national handball team took another victory in the second World Cup preliminary round against Qatar, although the situation for the team around coach Ales Pajovic worried. Nursing measures must be initiated because Boris Zivkovic also suffers on one shoulder injury to Janko Bozovic. Pajovic said concerns about the health of his player: "It doesn't look good," he says. Nevertheless, the fans can breathe a sigh of relief, because the victory consolidated Austria's position in the tournament.

In a gripping duel against Turkey, the team prevailed with 31:28. Mykola Bilek and Sebastian Frimmel stood out as the main goal scorer and each scored seven goals. The ÖHB team showed its strengths, especially in the early minutes. With a brilliant 5: 1 start, Austria laid the basis for victory. But the Turks came dangerously closer to Koray Ayar due to a double strike and made the game exciting again. Trainer Pajovic emphasized that despite the victory, many aspects can be improved. "With just three days of training after six months, it was not optimal," said the coach, which was above all described the defensive as improvement. Keeper Constantin Möstl also pointed out the weaknesses in the attack, where numerous opportunities were not used.

Important games are imminent

With a view to the upcoming challenges, Pajovic explained that the team had to be in defense in order to be able to survive against Switzerland. The ÖHB team will play its away game in Switzerland on Sunday while Turkey meets the German team. Pajovic was confident that the team would learn from their previous experiences, but also that a higher commitment is necessary to exist against strong opponents.

The positive aspects of the game were underlined by Lukas Hutecek, who praised the phases in which Austria was stronger. Nevertheless, he called for more consequence to effectively combat the next opponent. The planning is in full swing, and the entire handball community looks forward to the next games.

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