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- Updated: January 4, 2017
Estonia and Luxembourg had a victorious start in the first qualification stage for the Men’s EHF EURO 2020 in Sweden, Norway and Austria.
On Wednesday, both marched in step taking easy-earned wins at Georgia (Luxembourg) and Kosovo (Estonia). The return games will follow this weekend.
Next week will decide which three teams advance directly to the final qualification stage. In contrast to Groups B and C, Group A will be decided in a tournament on the Faroe Islands next week.
GROUP B: Kosovo vs Estonia 17:31 (7:13)
Even without German Bundesliga aces Dener Jaanimaa and Mait Patrail or other stars like Janar Mägi, Mikk Pinnonen, Karl Toom, Carl-Eric Uibo or Ardo Puna, Estonia did not have any problems at Kosovo.
With most of the big names injured, other players like Jürgen Rooba, who was the top scorer with eight goals, could prove their international improvement.
After their first ever point in an official match in November (24:24 against Turkey), Kosovo‘s ambitions and hopes were shattered early as Estonia forged ahead from 2:2 to 8:2.
Defence stood strong
Kosovo’s top star Florim Hoxha remained without a goal in the first half, while the Estonian defence stood strong. …
