The faces were long, the looks empty. While the players from Egypt danced over the parquet, the German handballers as well as impacted dogs. They had dreamed of a medal, the bidding tip once even spoke of gold - now in Tokyo was already in the quarter-final. 26:31 (12:16) Understanding the headless and therefore chanceless selection of national coach Alfred Gislason.
"This is a crappy feeling," Handmaker Philipp Weber held after a one-sided game in which the Germans quickly returned 1: 6 and never in guidance. "We were absolutely deserved today, and that hurts even more," right-wing Timo Kastening in ZDF: "We did not come to our normal level today, and then loses such a game earned."
We always had to play through with eight, nine man, that has been aware of today.
Hendrik Pekeler
The national coach was dejected. "The disappointment is already great because we had hoped for a great game," Gislason said. Super was only the Egyptian team, which now hits France in her first Olympic semi-finals on Thursday. "They made that better what we wanted to do," Hendrik Pekeler analyzed, "Unfortunately, we had many total losses in the preliminary round that normally deliver, so we had to play with eight, nine man, that has grown out today. "
From their services in the group stage, the German team had probably held. Also in the lost games against France (29:30) and Spain (27:28) "we have shown what is in us," said Captain Uwe Gensheimer, who came to the field against Egypt only for the seven meters. "Against the Norwegians we have shown a strong game, but unfortunately can not play as well as in the games."
also Wolff and bitter significantly below level
Instead of gripping in Tokyo after the fifth Olympic medal for a German men's team, there was therefore the next heart disappointment: declared bidding goal was the semi-final. But at the back like the beginning, the idea of Egypt did not reserve the international standards. Also, the so far so strong goalkeeper Andreas Wolff and Johannes Bitter did not reach nearly their level on Tuesday.
"We are now at the table where the cake is distributed. And we are hungry," Dhb Vice President Bob Hanning had announced before the game. This hunger, the unconditional will was recognizable, but it barely went together. And thus, the historically bad twelfth place at the World Cup in January followed the next heart disappointment. Five years ago, the German team in Rio had won the bronze medal.
Germany caught a bad start against Egypt, from the sovereignty of the successful Olympic General (29:27) against the Africans about three weeks ago was nothing to see. "Egypt has come to us with the expected force. Our own game looks very static. We have to get more in motion," said DHB sports board Axel Kromer at halftime. It remained a pious wish.
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