MOSCOW, Jan 20 Russian men's handball team lost to Sweden in a match the main round of the European Championship 2022, held in Hungary and Slovakia. The group 2 meeting, which took place in Bratislava, ended with a score of 29:23 (16:13) in favor of the Swedes. The most productive player of the match was Hampus Vanne, who scored nine times. The Russians scored the most goals by Alexander Ermakov (5). The Russian team is in fourth place in a group of six teams, gaining two points. The top two teams advance to the semi-finals. In the next match, the Russians will play with the Spanish national team on January 21. The European Championship will end on January 30. Spain are the reigning champions. The Russian team at the previous tournament failed to qualify from the group in the preliminary round.
