The Icelandic national men’s team in handball was lucky to win its first game in the 2012 European Championship preliminary round against Latvia in the Laugardalshöll arena in Reykjavík. The final score was 28-26 for Iceland.
Fans welcomed the Icelandic team when they arrived with the European Championship bronze earlier this year. Photo by Geir Ólafsson.
An easy game had been predicted which may have caused the Icelandic players to underestimate their opponents; the Latvians sure gave them a run for their money, Morgunbladid reports.
This attitude almost caused Iceland to lose the game but the efforts of goalkeeper Hreidar Levy Gudmundsson and experienced shooter Ólafur Stefánsson, who played his 300th game yesterday, kept Iceland afloat.
Iceland has boasted great achievements in handball, earning the silver in the 2008 Olympics and bronze in the 2010 European Championship.
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