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available price.Montenegro continued its stunning run in women's handball at the London
Games on Thursday by edging Spain, 27-26, in the semifinals to set up a
gold-medal match against defending champions Norway.
The team’s achievement guarantees Montenegro its first Olympic medal since the small state gained independence from Serbia in 2006.
“It’s an amazing success,” Montenegro coach Dragan Adzic said. “It’s 600,000 people and our first Olympic medal in history. It’s amazing, it’s historic, it’s something we will never forget. There are only 100 women in Montenegro who play handball.”
The country has a rich tradition in the sport. The former Yugoslavia won the Olympic handball title twice — in 1972 and 1984 — and participated in four world championship finals when Montenegro was part of it.
Adzic was not surprised to reach the final.
“Yes, we all expected to go this far,” Adzic said.
Montenegro will need to be this confident when it takes on Norway, which outplayed 2008 bronze medalist South Korea in the semifinals, winning 31-25. The defending Olympic champion also holds the world and European titles.
“Norway is absolute favorite, they are the best team, the champions of everything,” Adzic said. “We will do everything to surprise them. We know what to do, you’ll see on Saturday.”
South Korea will take on Spain in the bronze-medal match, hours before the final.
Montenegro became the first Olympic novice to reach the final after beating Spain in a close match.
The teams were level at 19-19 after 45 minutes before Montenegro surged ahead with five straight goals. Spain reduced the gap to just one but had run out of time for an equalizer.
Right back Katarina Bulatovic led Montenegro with nine goals, including four penalties.
“I don’t care about (my goals), it’s important that the team is good,” Bulatovic said. “It was very tough and we are really happy to be in the final. We did not play so good but it was enough for winning. We got better and better.”
Like her coach, Bulatovic said the team’s Olympic success was not unexpected.
“Yes, because we are here, so why not?”, Bulatovic said.
When it plays sgainst Montenegro, Norway will be looking to cement its status as the world’s top team with a second straight gold medal.
With fluid attacking play, Norway scored 13 times in the first 17 minutes against South Korea to open up a six-goal lead, a gap that was never closed.
“It was a really good match from us, we were playing really fast handball,” said pivot Heidi Loke, the IHF World Player of the Year who led Norway with eight goals.
“We are in really good shape now,” Loke said. “Earlier in the championship, we were not running so much. But today, this is the way Norway can play.”
Norway struggled and lost two matches in the group stage, and came close to defeat as it dropped six goals behind in the quarterfinals against Brazil before turning around the match.
The team’s achievement guarantees Montenegro its first Olympic medal since the small state gained independence from Serbia in 2006.
“It’s an amazing success,” Montenegro coach Dragan Adzic said. “It’s 600,000 people and our first Olympic medal in history. It’s amazing, it’s historic, it’s something we will never forget. There are only 100 women in Montenegro who play handball.”
The country has a rich tradition in the sport. The former Yugoslavia won the Olympic handball title twice — in 1972 and 1984 — and participated in four world championship finals when Montenegro was part of it.
Adzic was not surprised to reach the final.
“Yes, we all expected to go this far,” Adzic said.
Montenegro will need to be this confident when it takes on Norway, which outplayed 2008 bronze medalist South Korea in the semifinals, winning 31-25. The defending Olympic champion also holds the world and European titles.
“Norway is absolute favorite, they are the best team, the champions of everything,” Adzic said. “We will do everything to surprise them. We know what to do, you’ll see on Saturday.”
South Korea will take on Spain in the bronze-medal match, hours before the final.
Montenegro became the first Olympic novice to reach the final after beating Spain in a close match.
The teams were level at 19-19 after 45 minutes before Montenegro surged ahead with five straight goals. Spain reduced the gap to just one but had run out of time for an equalizer.
Right back Katarina Bulatovic led Montenegro with nine goals, including four penalties.
“I don’t care about (my goals), it’s important that the team is good,” Bulatovic said. “It was very tough and we are really happy to be in the final. We did not play so good but it was enough for winning. We got better and better.”
Like her coach, Bulatovic said the team’s Olympic success was not unexpected.
“Yes, because we are here, so why not?”, Bulatovic said.
When it plays sgainst Montenegro, Norway will be looking to cement its status as the world’s top team with a second straight gold medal.
With fluid attacking play, Norway scored 13 times in the first 17 minutes against South Korea to open up a six-goal lead, a gap that was never closed.
“It was a really good match from us, we were playing really fast handball,” said pivot Heidi Loke, the IHF World Player of the Year who led Norway with eight goals.
“We are in really good shape now,” Loke said. “Earlier in the championship, we were not running so much. But today, this is the way Norway can play.”
Norway struggled and lost two matches in the group stage, and came close to defeat as it dropped six goals behind in the quarterfinals against Brazil before turning around the match.
