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YUGOSLAVIA - Argentina 32-10 (15-2)

Nedeljko Jovanovic (YUGOSLAVIA)

Nantes, FRANCE, January 26 - In Thursday's 3rd round B group match of the 17th men's handball world championships Yugoslavia beat Argentina 32-10 (15-2) in Nantes, France.

The fact that Argentine players scored only two goals in the first 30 minutes tells enough about the difference in quality! Goalkeeper of the Yugoslav national team, Nenad Puljezevic most contributed to this, with even 25 saves during the match.

There will be no fixtures on Friday. Yugoslavia will on Saturday play hosts France.

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"We used this game to try out many combinations and tactic variants, and regarding this, the match with Argentina was useful to us" (Branislav Pokrajac, coach of the Yugoslav national team).

"I am pleased that we played with more confidence than in previous matches and left enough space to rest before the match with France. That will be a difficult game. If we manage to make minimum mistakes, the result will be good as well" (Nedeljko Jovanovic, Yugoslavia's player).

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17th Men's Handball World Championship, Group B, Round 3, Nantes, FRANCE, January 25

YUGOSLAVIA - ARGENTINA 32-10 (15-2)

YUGOSLAVIA: Puljezevic, Djurkovic 6, Kokir 2, Jovanovic 4 (1), Maksic 4 (1), Lapcevic 6, Golic 1, Kapisoda 3, Djukanovic 4 (1), Lisicic 2, Skrbic, Sterbik.

ARGENTINA: Zago, Crevatin, Platti, Kogovsek 1, Gull 1, Jung 2, Querin 2, Marine 2, Besasso 1, Viscovich 1, Carou, Canzoniero.

7 metres shots: Yugoslavia 4 (3), Argentina 1 (0).

2 minutes suspensions: Yugoslavia 10, Argentina 10 minutes.

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Group B, round 1 - R E S U L T S: Argentina - Kuwait 22-16 (14-9), France - Algeria 23-13 (10-4), YUGOSLAVIA - Brazil 31-23 (15-12)

Group B, round 2 - R E S U L T S: Brazil - Argentina 19-20 (10-8), Kuwait - France 14-30 (8-14), YUGOSLAVIA - Algeria 23-20 (14-7).

Group B, round 3 - R E S U L T S: Kuwait - Algeria 13-26 (3-13), France - Brazil 29-19 (14-10), YUGOSLAVIA - Argentina 32-10 (15-2).

Group B - Standings after round 3

               G W D L    F-A  Pts
1. France      3 3 0 0   82-46  6
2. YUGOSLAVIA  3 3 0 0   86-53  6
3. Argentina   3 2 0 1   52-67  4
4. Algeria     3 1 0 2   59-59  2
5. Brazil      3 0 0 3   61-80  0
6. Kuwait      3 0 0 3   43-78  0

Group B - Round 4 (January 27): Argentina - Algeria, Brazil - Kuwait, YUGOSLAVIA - France.



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