2018 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament

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]

2018 European Wheelchair Handball Nations’ Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
CityLeiria
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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Venues

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Leiria
Pavilhao Leiria

Match officials

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

Source:[2]

Preliminary round

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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

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Third place game

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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

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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

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Final ranking

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Rank Team
    Portugal
    Croatia
    Netherlands
4   Hungary

Awards

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

Source: [4]

Top goalscorers

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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

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  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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