Tantalizingly close to advancing to the semifinals at the 2023 IHF Men’s Junior (U21) World Championship, the Faroe Islands national handball team on Thursday suffered a three-goal margin defeat against a stronger Serbia.
Just short of entering the fight for earning a medal, the Faroes lost 30-27 to Serbia in the quarterfinal, with a half-time score of 17-12.
Regardless, whatever the final results of the remaining placement matches for the Faroese on Saturday and Sunday, this tournament has turned out a historic one for team Faroe in that they managed, for the first time ever, to reach this far in such a major competition.
The first placement match will be against Denmark on Saturday morning.
Goal scorers for the Faroese in the match against Serbia in Berlin on June 29th:
Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 9
Óli Mittún 5
Rói Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 4
Janus Dam Djurhuus 3
Ísak Vedelsbøl 2
Pauli Mittún 2
Hákun West av Teigum 1
Sveinur Olafsson 1
