Tuesday's match was the first of 18 matches in qualification phase 1. The winners of the nine ties, which will be wrapped up Sunday evening, progress to the play-offs, facing 11 teams from the Women’s EHF EURO 2022.
QUALIFICATION PHASE 1, FIRST LEG:
Ukraine vs Luxembourg 36:13 (18:6) – in Luxembourg
The newly formed, young Luxembourg team was only a playing ball for the EHF EURO 2000 silver medallists and 10-time EHF EURO participants. Yevheniia Levchenko (eight goals) and Diana Dmytryshyn (seven) were Ukraine’s top scorers in a fully one-sided encounter. Ukraine led 12:4 after 18 minutes and Luxembourg only scored two more goals until the break.
In minute 48, the gap was 20 goals for the first time: 30:10. German Bundesliga player and team captain Tina Welter was the best scorer for Luxembourg with five goals. The second leg of this double-header is scheduled for Wednesday at 19:00 CET, again in Luxembourg.
