Within or above the limit. In the tough fight between Denmark and Croatia, there were tough skirmishes, a situation between Domagoj Duvnjak’s hands and Mathias Gidsel’s neck took particular center stage.
– I have apologized to him and the Danish fans. I met him, wanted to make contact with the chest with it went higher, said Duvnjak afterwards.
It was fraught with some danger to challenge Croatia’s defensive line-up in the evening match. Well balanced tackles were mixed with some unkempt tendencies.
Duvnjak was given two minutes when the referees saw through the tight duel with Gidsel. In the aftermath, the Croatian also extended his hand to his Danish competitor, Gidsel was not interested in letting odd be even in the moment.
– Again, a big apology. That’s what happens in sports. Then I understand his choice, I had no intention of hitting him in the head.
However, Gidsel had not changed his mind shortly after the end of the match.
– I have never experienced anything like this. Sometimes it was quite wild. It’s not the first time I’ve gone through this with him, he told TV2 Danmark, giving a different interpretation of Duvnjak’s purpose for the high arms.
– The situation with Duvnjak I know he is doing deliberately. It has nothing to do with handball. It was a fist right in the head, Gidsel continued in the TV interview.
After the final score 32-32, Croatia had fought back after the smooth performance against Egypt. Nevertheless, it was Denmark who scored a small victory. Should the gold medalist from Egypt lose any of the final matches in Malmö, the superior goal difference is the basis for Denmark to stay ahead of Croatia.
– Everyone saw that we really got it today. It was our only chance to show some morale against Denmark and 10,000 Danes in the stands.
– A point doesn’t mean much to us, it doesn’t change our position particularly, said Duvnjak at the end.
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