France and Poland won important battles in Group A Round 2 in Krakow which put both teams in Main Round! Sold out „Tauron Arena“ (15.000 fans) witnessed very interesting match between Poland and Macedonia 25:24 (11:13), with the last attack of Macedonians for the draw, after -4 (24:20) only two minutes before the final buzzer.
Balkan guys didn’t affraid of the pressure from the stands, but in the crucial moments, they missed some open shots (two 7-meter by Lazarov) against fantastic Slawomir Szmal, who was again the hero of the Polish win.
Kamil Szyprzak netted six goals for the winners, while Kiril Lazarov scored eight for Macedonia.
The last match in the group between Macedonia and Serbia will be decisive for the place at the Main Round.
Serbs had no power to play seriously against France 24:34 (16:19). Only the first half was according the plans of Serbian coach Dejan Perić, but after 12:12, everything was in hands of Onesta boys. Olivier Nyokas and Vincent Gerrard have been guys from the shadow, which strong performance broke the resistance of the Balkan guys during the middle of the second half (29:21, 48.).
France and Poland will play for the first place in the group and all four points at the start of Main Round.
PHOTO: Filip Viranovski, gol.mk
