The worst of the omens was fulfilled on Tuesday with the defeat of the Cuban male selection before his similar to Guinea; With her, they signed the worst performance of the 32 that participated in the World Championship of handballjointly organized by Croatia, Norway and Denmark.
The duel, which closed the passage of the Cubans through the Cup President-a consuel control for the teams that did not exceed the group stage-ended with a 33-31 board in favor of the African cast, according to a Report of the agency Latin press (PL).
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Both teams had gone to intermediate rest equal to 16 goals. The parity remained at the end of the regulatory time, with 28 perforations for each team.
In the definition of shots from seven meters, the Guineans exhibited a perfect aim; Not so their rivals, when Hanser Michel Rodríguez and Frank Cordiez spoiled their attempts.
Precisely Rodríguez had been the driving engine of the Cuban artillery when nesting 10 balls in the rival goal, while Maiko Vázquez contributed seven goals to the cause.
He also starred in an outstanding performance by the Caribbean goalkeeper Adan Armando Calzado, who stopped 10 shots and was selected as the best shock player, according to the review Published on the website of the International Handball Federation (IHF).
With that result, the pale image of the Cuban squad was completed on his return to these leaders, after his last presentation in the 2009 edition, when he registered his worst performance so far.
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The triumph in the World Emerging Nations Championship of 2023 and in that of North America and the Caribbean in 2024, triggered expectations around a new generation of players, many of them inserted in a first -class foreign league.
However, the team was unable to win in its seven presentations throughout the phases of the tournament, making it clear that a lot of work is missing to recover the good results of yesteryear.
At Losses against Slovenia (19-41)Iceland (19-40) and Cabo Verde (28-38) in the preliminary round, followed by the embeddies in front of Baréin (26-39), United States (26-27) and Japan (23-32), in the Discussion of the positions of 25 to 32.
