Handball · International
Wislander and Vranjes led Sweden past Ukraine in the 2001 quarter-final
Seven goals apiece from Magnus Wislander and Ljubomir Vranjes helped Sweden win 34–20 in Marseille.
2001-02-01 · Marseille, France
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Confirmed development
Sweden reached the 2001 men's Handball World Championship semi-finals with a 34–20 victory over Ukraine in Marseille on 1 February. Magnus Wislander and Ljubomir Vranjes scored seven goals each. The 14-goal final margin followed a 14–9 Swedish lead at half-time and gave the defending champions a clear route into the last four.
Details
Sweden had opened a 5–0 lead within five minutes. Ukraine later reduced an 8–2 deficit to 8–6, but could not sustain that recovery across the rest of the match. Jonas Ernelind contributed five goals and Stefan Lövgren four, while Yuriy Kostetskiy scored six for Ukraine. These are match returns, not the players' totals for the tournament.
Context
Sweden outscored Ukraine 20–11 after the interval, calculated from the official half-time and final scores. Its next opponent was Yugoslavia, a 26–24 quarter-final winner against Spain. Ukraine moved into the classification matches for fifth to eighth place. The result thus settled one semi-final berth while leaving the losing team's final ranking to later games.
Period by period
| Goals | Sweden | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 34 | 20 |
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