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YUGOSLAVIA - Iceland 31-27 (15-10)
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| Nedeljko Jovanovic (YUGOSLAVIA) scores 7 goals |
Toulouse, FRANCE, January 31st - Yugoslavia beat Iceland 31-27 (halftime 15-10) in Toulouse, France, on Wednesday to go on to the quarterfinals of the 17th World Handball Championships.
Yugoslavia got of to a red hot start, taking a 5-1 lead after 10 minutes of the match. Iceland struggled on defence, giving the Yugoslavs a lot of easy shots. Only a strong performance from goalkeeper Hrafnkelsson, who had eight saves before the break, kept Iceland's hope alive. The score was 15-10 for Yugoslavia at the half.
After the break Yugoslavia hung on to their lead, behind great play from Nedeljko Jovanovic and Dragan Skrbic playing at the line. It didn't matter that Einar Örn Jonsson scored three straight to make it 16-20. Yugoslavia hung on, going 18-21, then
19-23, 21-25 and finally 27-31 in the end.
In the quarterfinal match Yugoslavia will face Spain, in Toulouse, on February 1st.
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QUOTES
"As it was expected, it was a furious but real sports war. I am especially pleased that we cleverly divided our strength and kept the situation under control all the time" (Branislav Pokrajac, Yugoslavia's coach).
"If we keep playing like we did today, I think we can beat any team" (Nedeljko Jovanovic, Yugoslavia's player).
"We kept everything under control and there could be no surprises. I would like us to get even with the Spaniards in quarterfinals for the defeat at the Olympics in Sydney. I believe we can win a medal" (Vladan Matic, Yugoslavia's player).
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17th Men's Handball World Championship, eighth-finals, Toulouse, FRANCE, January 31
YUGOSLAVIA - ICELAND 31-27 (15-10)
YUGOSLAVIA: Djordjic, Djurkovic, Kokir 3, Jovanovic 7, Matic 5, Maksic, Lapcevic 3, Bojinovic, Milosavljevic 4 (1), Lisicic 6, Skrbic 3, Sterbik.
ICELAND: Gudmundsson, Sighvatsson 3, Kristmansson, Jonsson 6,
Sigurdsson D. 3, Johannesson 7 (6), Sigurdsson G, Kristjansson 1, Stefansson 4, Duranona 3 (1), Felixson, Hrafnkelson.
7 metres shots: Yugoslavia 1 (1), Iceland 9 (7).
2 minutes suspensions: Yugoslavia 8, Iceland 6 minutes.
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Results of the Yugoslav national team at the World Championship in France
YUGOSLAVIA - Brazil 31-23 (15-12)
YUGOSLAVIA - Algeria 23-20 (14-7)
YUGOSLAVIA - Argentina 32-10 (15-2).
YUGOSLAVIA - France 20-22 (8-13).
YUGOSLAVIA - Kuwait 40-14 (21-6).
YUGOSLAVIA - Iceland 31-27 (15-10)
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Eighth-finals - R E S U L T S
TOULOUSE: Iceland - YUGOSLAVIA 27-31, Spain - Norway 28-23 (16-11)
ALBERTVILLE: France - Portugal 23-18 (10-10), Tunisia - Germany 24-26 (11-15)
MARSEILLE: Sweden - Argentina 32-23 (18-10), Croatia - Ukraine 34-37 (29-29, 11-15)
AMNEVILLE: Algeria - Egypt 21-24 (8-12), Russia - Korea 28-26 (11-12).
Quarter finals (February 1)
Albertville: France - Germany
Marseille: Ukraine - Sweden
Toulouse: YUGOSLAVIA - Spain
Amneville: Egypt - Russia
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