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Finland lose to Bosnia in EHC qualifier

Published : 16 Apr 2019, 00:04

  DF-Xinhua Report
Photo Source: Finnish Handball Federation.

Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Finland 31-19 in the fourth round of the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship qualifying Group 5 in Tuzla on Sunday evening.

In a full Mejdan Hall in Tuzla, some 120km northeast of the capital Sarajevo, the visiting team played better in the first half, taking a 3-2 lead. 15 minutes before the end of the half, Bosnia rallied to take the scores to 16-10 at the break.

Into the second half, Bosnia continued to make headway, eventually winning 31-19.

The result means Bosnia now sit first in Group 5 with 6 points, with the Czech Republic also on 6 points followed by Belarus with 4 points, with two group matches still to play.

The 2020 European Men's Handball Championship will take place in January 2020 and be co-hosted for the first time by three countries: Austria, Norway and Sweden.