Both M18 EHF Championships reach crunch time

In the M18 EHF Championship I in Humenne, Slovakia, which started with two four-team groups, the semi-finals are Bosnia Herzegovina against the Netherlands, and Latvia against Türkiye.

Bosnia Herzegovina were the dominating force in preliminary round group I, opening their campaign with a 20-goal win over Estonia (43:23), with Alem Hadzic and Alen Hadzimuhamedovic scoring 11 goals each. They followed up with closer wins over Türkiye (33:28) and Lithuania (33:30).

Türkiye clinched the second semi-final spot thanks to a narrow 34:33 win over Estonia in their last group match.

In group II, Latvia defeated the Netherlands (29:27) and Finland (37:23) before holding hosts Slovakia to a 29:29 draw – a result that kept Slovakia out of the semi-finals after their earlier 35:30 defeat against the Dutch team.

Men’s 18 EHF Championships 2024 I (Slovakia)

Semi-finals, Saturday 17 August:

• 16:45 CEST: Bosnia Herzegovina vs Netherlands
• 19:00 CEST: Latvia vs Türkiye

Medal matches, Sunday 18 August:

• 16:45 CEST: third-place match
• 19:00 CEST: final

All matches live on EHFTV.

The M18 EHF Championship II in Pristina, Kosovo, saw the following four of the seven participants advance to the semi-finals: Belgium against Georgia, and Luxembourg against Kosovo.

Belgium started in group I with a 29:26 win over hosts Kosovo and a 40:16 drubbing of Azerbaijan before securing the group win by edging out Bulgaria 27:26 in their final group match.

Kosovo recovered exceptionally well from their opening loss, as they claimed two 17-goal wins to secure the second place in the group: 37:20 against Bulgaria and 44:27 against Azerbaijan.

Both Luxembourg and Georgia defeated the third team in group II, Great Britain, to claim their semi-final places, and Luxembourg did so as group winners after beating Georgia 36:33 in the last match.

Men’s 18 EHF Championships 2024 II (Kosovo)

Semi-finals, Saturday, 17 August:

• 16:15 CEST: Belgium vs Georgia
• 18:30 CEST: Luxembourg vs Kosovo

Medal matches, Sunday 18 August:

• 14:45 CEST: third-place match
• 17:00 CEST: final

All matches live on EHFTV.

Photos © 2024 Slovakia & Kosovo Handball Federation