Handball: The Women’s National Team also lost to Austria

She suffered her second defeat in as many matches Women’s National Handball Teamfor his 6th qualifying group European Championship 2026.

Our representative group was defeated 29-22 by the Austria in the DAK Lefkovrysi Kozani and now turns his attention to the two crucial games in March against Israelclaiming, under conditions, the third place of the group, which may prove privileged.

The Greek team entered the game sluggishly and faced significant problems in attack. OR Austria took the reins early, leading 7-2 in the 16th minute and 9-3 in the 19th minute, a difference it maintained until the end of the first half (15-9). In the second half, with Katarina Panza in a leading role, the guests escaped with 23-12 in the 41st minute, essentially “locking” the victory.

The National team made an effort in the final, temporarily reducing to 27-21 thanks to two well-placed penalties by Olympia Andritsou, a goal by the goalkeeper Magdas Kepesidou in an empty hearth and one of her Agnis Zygourabefore the final 29-22 in favor of Austria.

In his other match today 6th grouph Spain prevailed 38-22 in Bratislava of Israel

The compositions:

Greece (Menelaos Danilos): M. Kepesidou 1, Kerlidis 1, Giannopoulou, Mendesidou 2, K. Koukmisi, Gatziou, Zygoura 4, N. Kepesidou, Samolada 3, Zeneli, Tsiknaki, Fragou, Andritsou 9, Manias 1, Panagiotidou 1, Sevdili

Austria (Monique Teistermann): Ivančok, K. Panja 7, Barniak, Baljak 1, Matisevic, Schlegel 2, Dramats 1, Egbaimo 4, Ivančok-Soltic 5, Roganovic, Sabatnich, A. Panja, Reichert 2, Seiderbauer 1, Stankovic 5, Egger 1.

Women’s EURO 2026 Qualifiers

Schedule – Results (6th group)

1st matchday (Thursday 16 October 2025)

Spain-Greece 35-15

Austria- Israel 39-30

2nd matchday (Sunday, October 19, 2025)

Greece-Austria 22-29

3rd matchday (March 4-5, 2026)

Israel – Greece

4th matchday (March 7-8, 2026)

Greece – Israel

5th matchday (7-8 April 2026)

Greece – Spain

6th matchday (April 12, 2026)

Austria-Greece

Score (in 2 games)

1. Spain 4

2. Austria 4

3. Israel 0

4. Greece 0