MOSCOW, January 13, Oleg Bogatov. The Russian men's handball team will add From match to match at the European Championship, do not underestimate the team, which brings together interesting players, said the honored coach of Russia Evgeny Trefilov. On Thursday, the Russians defeated the Lithuanians with a score of 29:27 in the opening match of the preliminary stage of the European Championship, held in Hungary and Slovakia. The next opponents of the team will be the Norwegians (the game will take place on January 15) and the Slovaks (January 17). “The guys played well today and won,” said Trefilov. “I believe that the more we prepare together, the better we will play. it's difficult to play.I think that the guys will gradually get better, because the tournament is long.The problem is that Norway is still a difficult opponent for us, and Slovakia is playing at home.But let's hope for the best.We cried and cried, and in our team good and interesting guys have been gathered.» «There is no need to belittle our team,» the expert added. The Soviet Union was represented by strong clubs: guys who did not succeed in basketball went to handball and played great.Yes, maybe now they do not have great players, but traditions remain traditions and this team should not be underestimated.I wish our her team only successes and victories. You have to add from game to game. God will not give out, the pig will not eat (laughs). It is necessary to go out to fight for every match and in no case give up. «The fight in the next round will be continued by the two strongest teams in the group. The current European champion is the Spanish team. The Russians at the previous tournament could not leave the group of the preliminary round. The competition will end on January 30.
