Handball · International
Iceland beats Ukraine 26–25 to finish eleventh at EURO 2000
Iceland ended the Men’s EHF EURO 2000 with its first victory, beating Ukraine 26–25 in the eleventh-place match in Rijeka on 29 January. Iceland led 13–12 at half-time, and both teams scored 13 after the interval. The one-goal margin therefore remained unchanged, giving Iceland eleventh position and leaving Ukraine twelfth.
2000-01-29 · Rijeka
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The story
Iceland ended the Men’s EHF EURO 2000 with its first victory, beating Ukraine 26–25 in the eleventh-place match in Rijeka on 29 January. Iceland led 13–12 at half-time, and both teams scored 13 after the interval. The one-goal margin therefore remained unchanged, giving Iceland eleventh position and leaving Ukraine twelfth.
How it unfolded
Valdimar Grímsson scored nine goals for Iceland and Robert Sighvatsson six. Oleg Velyky supplied 11 for Ukraine, taking his tournament total to 46 and finishing as the championship’s leading scorer. Both teams converted four seven-metre throws; Iceland required four attempts and Ukraine five. The EHF match record lists 200 spectators.
The wider picture
The result separated two teams that had occupied the bottom positions in their preliminary groups. Iceland had lost all five Group B matches, including another one-goal defeat against Slovenia in its final group fixture. Ukraine finished Group A with one point from a draw against Germany. This placement match completed both national teams’ six-game championship programmes.
Period by period
| Half / final | Ukraine | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| First half | 12 | 13 |
| Second half | 13 | 13 |
| Final | 25 | 26 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.