Balkans | Türkiye women’s national handball team lost to Serbia 33-24

Turkey’s women’s national handball team lost to Serbia 24-33 in the first match of the play-off round of the European qualifiers for the 2023 IHF World Championship.

Turkey’s women’s national handball team hosted Serbia at the Giresun Huseyin Avni Alparslan Gym in the first match of the European qualifying round for the 2023 IHF World Championship.

The first 25 minutes of the match, which was played in front of fully packed stands, were fought head-to-head with mutual goals. Evaluating the transformations of Al Hilal Stars well in the final minutes of the first half, Serbia entered the circle with a 10-15 lead.

Continuing its score advantage in the second half, Serbia won the match 24-33.

Auditorium: Gerson Hossein Avni Alparslan

Referees: Francesco Simone, Pietro Montello

Turkey: Selen, Beyza (4), Asli (8), Gülcan, Dönegül, Nurceren (1), Beyza İrem (1), Neslihan (3), Yasemin (3), Ceylan (2), Ayşenur (2), Halime Maryam, Noor, Gulsum, Sila

Serbia: Radosavljevic (9), Lavko (4), Lanstanin (2), Janosevic (2), Resovic, Radojevic (2), Knezevic (1), Vasic, Staminic (1), Lovric (1), Stoiljkovic (2) 3), Plate (3), Lesevic (4), Grovac, Milosevic (1)

2 minutes: Norceren, Besa, Yasmin (Turkey), Stoiljkovic, Milojevic, Lanstanin, Lovric (Serbia).