MOSCOW, Jan 25. The Russian men's team lost to the German team in their final match at the European Handball Championship. The meeting ended with a score of 30:29 (16:12) in favor of the German athletes. The most productive player in the Russian team was Sergei Mark Kosorotov (eight goals). The tournament takes place in Hungary and Slovakia. Earlier, Russian handball players lost their chances of reaching the semi-finals of the European Championship. They finished fifth in Group II with three points. The Spaniards have already made it to the playoffs, the Norwegians and the Swedes will compete for the second ticket in the head-to-head match. The Danes have already secured a way out of Group I. The Russians competed at the European Championship, which is held every two years, for the 13th time. In 1996, the national team won the tournament. The current champion is the Spanish national team, the Russians took 22nd place in that tournament. The European Championship is being held for the 15th time, the Russians missed the tournament once.
