Kosovo U19 fifth at the European Championship B in Georgia

Kosovo’s U19 women’s handball team finished its campaign in fifth place at the European Championship Division B.

On Sunday in Telavi, Georgia, Kosovo’s handball players beat Luxembourg 25:21 in the match for fifth place. Ten national teams competed at the European Championship B.

According to the Kosovo Handball Federation, this is Kosovo’s greatest achievement in youth handball at European Championships.

“This is the greatest achievement by our national teams in youth categories at continental championships.

Kosovo U19 finished the European Championship B with four wins and two losses.

In the group stage, our girls won convincingly against Bulgaria and Georgia. Meanwhile, they lost to Ukraine and Slovakia, the finalists of the European Championship. Only in the second half of the match against Ukraine was our national team’s performance below the expected level. Against Slovakia, our girls played a strong and evenly matched game, although they lost at the end. After bad luck kept them from qualifying for the semifinals, our young handball players recorded two more wins to finish in fifth place,” the Kosovo Handball Federation wrote.

In the placement match, Kosovo’s handball players first beat Israel 35:26. Against Luxembourg on Sunday,

Arjeta Imeraj was the top scorer with 7 goals. Orgesa Gola and Diona Dresh scored 4 each.