Handball players: We should forget the defeat, we will fight for bronze!

– We are not in the same situation, we still have problems, but it is always a special game. Both teams were disappointed after the semi-finals, but we have to try to get the most from the team tomorrow to win – said Sigurdsson, adding that his players will try to do their best to win tomorrow.

– We were sad in the dressing room, but we need to keep our heads up. We left the locker room with the mentality of winners, a bronze medal is still a medal. We are going to fight and prepare for Iceland and we believe that we can win them. We know Iceland and they know us, it will be a different game than in Malmö. The team that will manage to forget yesterday’s defeat will have more chances to win. We are going to fight for a medal, that will be our motivation – continued the representative Mario Šoštarić.

Filip Glavaš he added that there is no point in lamenting yesterday’s defeat against Germany because true athletes always look ahead.

– Tomorrow is another proving and we will go for the bronze. I don’t have a recipe, but I think we will fight. We have to do our best and I hope that it will reward us – said Glavaš.

Mateo Maras emphasizes that he and his teammates still have a long way to go.

– We are fighting for a medal, that’s the most important thing. We should quickly forget the defeat and turn to Iceland. We beat them in the group and in the last championship, we have a good streak against them. I repeat that it is a completely different game, a game for excellence and we can expect anything tomorrow, but I hope that we will come out as winners. Iceland plays good handball, they have good transition, good attack and good defense. They are well done in all segments of the game. It will be up to us to try to neutralize their transition and reduce them to as few goals as possible – Maraš added.

Ivan Martinović He reminded us that Iceland is a well-known rival.

– We are aware that we have another game tomorrow, that we can come back with a medal around our neck. We know how they play, they play fast handball, they run a lot, that’s where we need to focus, repeat aggressive defense and be patient in attack. We need a good shot because they have a good goalkeeper – Martinovi said.

– The semi-final is a great success! If the organizers of the championship had told us that we would play in the semi-finals and fight for medals, we would have taken the odds. Of course, he remains sad about the lost match and the gold that we have been waiting for a long time. But this bronze medal is also important. We have to gather our strength and focus everything on the game tomorrow. We will fight and bring that bronze to Croatia – he continued Marin Jelinić looking back at Iceland and what to expect from them tomorrow.

– I think they will play a similar game as it was. I think we need to play a kind and responsible game, we must not lose a lot of balls because they punish everything with counters and semi-counters. We will analyze them well and I hope for victory – Mario Šoštari added.

Veron Načinović he thinks that Croatia can still do a great thing at this championship and take bronze.

– We showed once that we can beat them. Tomorrow is a new game, but I hope that we will succeed, and I believe that the team will do their best, but whatever happens, Načinovi said at the end.

Croatia and Iceland have played 18 matches so far. Croatia achieved 13 victories. One match ended in a draw, and Iceland was better three times.

The match for the third place in the Jyske Bank Boxen Arena is scheduled for Sunday, starting at 15:15