{"id":319,"date":"2012-12-16T23:53:10","date_gmt":"2012-12-16T22:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belgrade-apartments.net\/blog\/?p=319"},"modified":"2025-02-25T17:10:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:10:41","slug":"montenegro-win-womens-european-handball-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belgrade-apartments.net\/blog\/montenegro-win-womens-european-handball-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Montenegro win women\u2019s European handball championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MONTENEGRO IS THE EUROPEAN CHAMPION!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Montenegro beat Norway 34-31 after double overtime in a captivating women\u2019s European handball championship final and crowned themselves EHF EURO 2012 champions in the final at Belgrade&#8217;s Kombank Arena<\/p>\n<p>Norway, who are also the world champions, were aiming for their fifth successive European title but were undone by a spirited Montenegrin team, whose 22-year old play maker Milena Knezevic was their top scorer with 10 goals while Katarina Bulatovic added eight.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Norwegians, supported by 3,000 colorful fans sporting drums and cowbells, twice came back from the brink of defeat before three unanswered goals in a frantic finale handed Montenegro their first international handball title.<\/p>\n<p>The match put the icing on the cake of a fiercely competitive 16-team tournament and capped an extraordinary final day which started with Hungary winning the bronze medal after an equally thrilling 41-38 overtime victory over hosts Serbia.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jbfv2ykx3fg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MONTENEGRO IS THE EUROPEAN CHAMPION!! 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