2018 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | .svg.png) Portugal | 
| City | Leiria | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 1 – 2 December | 
| Teams | 4 (from EHF confederations) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png) Portugal (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Croatia | 
| Third place |  Netherlands | 
| Fourth place |  Hungary | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 | 
| Goals scored | 188 (23.5 per match) | 
| Attendance | 1,120 (140 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Ademir Demirovic (26 goals) | 
| Awards | |
| Best player | .svg.png) Ricardo Queiros (POR) | 
| Best goalkeeper |  Joyce Van Haaster (NED) | 
The 2018 EHF European Wheelchair Handball Nations’ Tournament was the 3rd edition and was hosted for the first time in Portugal from 1 to 2 December 2018.[1]
Venues
| Leiria | |
|---|---|
| Pavilhao Leiria | 
Match officials
| Country | Referees | 
|---|---|
|  Austria | Mirsad Begovic Vladimir Bubalo | 
| .svg.png) Portugal | Nelson Santos Ricardo Caçador | 
Source:[2]
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+0)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Portugal (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 6 | Final | 
| 2 |  Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 2 | Third place game | 
| 4 |  Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 44 | −28 | 0 | 
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in the games between teams in question; 3) goal difference in the games between teams in question; 4) number of goals scored in the games between teams in question; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.[3]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in the games between teams in question; 3) goal difference in the games between teams in question; 4) number of goals scored in the games between teams in question; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.[3]
(H) Hosts
| 1 December 2018 10:30 | Portugal .svg.png)  | 12-9 |  Netherlands | Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) | 
| Pedro (5) | (7-4) | van den Ende (4) | ||
| 2×  1×   | Report | 1×  1×   | 
| 1 December 2018 12:00 | Hungary   | 6-19 |  Croatia | Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria Attendance: 50 Referees: Santos, Caçador (PRT) | 
| Palkovits (3) | (3-9) | Stimac (8) | ||
| 1×   | Report | 2×   | 
| 1 December 2018 17:00 | Netherlands   | 11-7 |  Hungary | Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria Attendance: 80 Referees: Santos, Caçador (PRT) | 
| Neeft (4) | (6-1) | Tapai & Tomolya (2) | ||
| Report | 1×   | 
| 1 December 2018 18:30 | Croatia   | 15-18 | .svg.png) Portugal | Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria Attendance: 150 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) | 
| Demirovic (9) | (6-10) | Queiros (10) | ||
| 1×  1×   | Report | 1×  5×   | 
| 2 December 2018 10:00 | Portugal .svg.png)  | 14-3 |  Hungary | Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria Attendance: 120 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) | 
| Mitrofan (5) | (8-1) | 3 players (1) | ||
| 2×   | Report | 1×   | 
| 2 December 2018 11:30 | Netherlands   | 14-15 |  Croatia | Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria Attendance: 100 Referees: Santos, Caçador (PRT) | 
| Dokkum (7) | (7-8) | Demirovic (6) | ||
| 2×  2×   | Report | 3×  1×   | 
Knockout stage
Third place game
| 2 December 2018 15:30 | Netherlands   | 13-5 |  Hungary | Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria Attendance: 170 Referees: Santos, Caçador (PRT) | 
| Neeft (4) | (9-1) | Lengyel (4) | ||
| 2×   | Report | 2×   | 
Final
| 2 December 2018 17:00 | Portugal .svg.png)  | 20-7 |  Croatia | Pavilhao Leiria, Leiria Attendance: 350 Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) | 
| Gomes (7) | (10-2) | Demirovic (5) | ||
| 1×  2×   | Report | 
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
|   | .svg.png) Portugal | 
|   |  Croatia | 
|   |  Netherlands | 
| 4 |  Hungary | 
Awards
| Award | Player | 
|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | .svg.png) Ricardo Queirós (POR) | 
| Best Goalkeeper |  Joyce Van Haaster (NED) | 
| Topscorer |  Ademir Demirovic (CRO) (26 goals) | 
Source: [4]
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ademir Demirovic |  Croatia | 26 | 
| 2 | Ricardo Queirós | .svg.png) Portugal | 16 | 
| Ante Stimac |  Croatia | ||
| 4 | Iderlindo Gomes | .svg.png) Portugal | 14 | 
| 5 | Martijn Dokkum |  Netherlands | 13 | 
| 6 | Bart Neeft |  Netherlands | 12 | 
| 7 | João Jerónimo | .svg.png) Portugal | 9 | 
| João Pedro | .svg.png) Portugal | ||
| Ante Rubesa |  Croatia | ||
| 10 | Serghei Mitrofan | .svg.png) Portugal | 8 | 
Source: [5]
References
- ^ Höritsch, Helmut (2018-07-04). "2nd MC Meeting 2018 Minutes" (PDF). 2 (p.); 5.5 (para.). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ "EHF OFFICIALS" (PDF). eurohandball. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ "Wheelchair handball rules for European tournaments" (PDF). eurohandball. 2018-05-22. 6 (p.); 3 (para.). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ Costeiu, Adrian (2018-12-02). "Hosts Portugal earn first title at European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament". eurohandball. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "2018 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament - Top Scorers". eurohandball. 2018-12-02. Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
External links
- Official website Archived 2018-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Second website Archived 2019-01-23 at the Wayback Machine

