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EPYG 2022: Winners taking shape
Date: July 2, 2022
Category: Goalball
Second day of competition at the Sport Hall in the Pajulahti Olympic & Paralympic Training Center. The European ParaYouth Games 2022 (EPYG2022) is coming down the curtain and the winners are taking shape for the last day.
In the U19’s Goalball European Championship, the men’s national Israeli team and the women’s national Turkish team remain undefeated. In the top scorer’s list, Doron Hodeda (20g), from Israel, and Fatma Guler (26g), from Turkey are leading so far.
Take a look at the results of Day 2 and the standings:
Men
Finland vs Spain – 3-6
Great Britain vs Finland – 10-5
Israel vs Denmark – 14-6
Finland vs Spain – 4-2
Denmark vs Great Britain – 12-2
Spain vs Israel – 0-10
Finland vs Denmark – 3-13
Great Britain vs Israel – 4-12
Denmark vs Spain – 12-2
Israel vs Finland – 12-2
Spain vs Great Britain – 5-8
1. Israel (4G-4W-12P)
2. Denmark (4G-3W-1L-9P)
3. Great Britain (4G-2W-2L-6P)
4. Finland (5G-1W-4L-3P)
5. Spain (5G-1W-4L-3P)
Women
Turkey vs Great Britain (8-3)
Great Britain vs Israel (5-7)
Israel vs Turkey (5-13)
Israel vs Great Britain (5-3)
Turkey vs Israel (13-3)
Great Britain vs Turkey (3-13)
1. Turkey (4G-4W-12P)
2. Israel (4G-2W-2L-6P)
3. Great Britain (4G-4L-0P)
Check the matches for tomorrow, where everything is decided on the court (CET +1):
8.00am Men: Semi-final, Round Robin 2nd-3rd
9.30am Men: Semi-final, Round Robin 1st-Winner QF
11.00am Women: Semi-final, Round Robin 2nd-Round Robin 3rd
12.30pm Men: Bronze medal match
2.00pm Men: Gold medal match
3.30pm Women: Gold medal match
SHOWDOWN
The Showdown tournament – being a demonstration sport – is already in the round robin stage to find the last four positions. Check the results of the day:
Men
Simon Rejtar (CZE)-Väinö Rihti (FIN) – 2-0 (12-2, 11-2)
Filippo Calchetti (ITA)-Paavo Tulisalo (FIN) – 2-0 (11-4, 12-3)
Jyri Grönlund (FIN)-Vaclav Krychtalek (CZE) – 2-0 (11-9, 11-6)
Jaakko Tulisalo (FIN)-Timotej Tarkos (SLO) – 0-2 (10-12, 9-12)
Vaclav Krychtalek (CZE)-Paavo Tulisalo (FIN) – 2-1 (12-3, 6-11, 13-10)
Simon Rejtar (CZE)-Jyri Grönlund (FIN) – 1-2 (10-12, 11-8, 11-13)
Jaakko Tulisalo (FIN)-Filippo Calcheti (ITA) – 0-2 (10-12, 3-11)
Timotej Tarkos (SLO)-Väinö Rihti (FIN) – 0-2 (1-11, 5-12)
Jaakko Tulisalo (FIN)-Paavo Tulisalo (FIN) – 1-2 (11-9, 13-15, 6-11)
Filippo Calchetti (ITA)-Simon Rejtar (CZE) – 0-2 (0-12, 7-12)
Jyri Grönlund (FIN)-Väinö Rihti (FIN) – 0-2 (9-11, 6-11)
Timotej Tarkos (SLO)-Vaclav Krychtalek (CZE) – 1-2 (7-12, 11-8, 4-11)
Round Robin 5th–8th: Timotej Tarkos (SLO)-Jaakko Tulisalo (FIN) – 1-2 (13-10, 4-11, 10-12)
Round Robin 6th–7th: Filippo Calchetti (ITA)-Paavo Tulisalo (FIN) – 2-0 (11-6, 12-9)
Women
Marketa Trncakova (CZE)-Tiia Innos (EST) – 2-1 (0-11, 11-6, 12-5)
Gabriella Bruno (ITA)-Rosa Riccardi (ITA) – 0-2 (5-11, 3-11)
Tiia Innos (EST)-Tatiana Blattnerova (SLO) – 2-0 (11-1, 11-6)
Gabriella Bruno (ITA)-Marketa Trncakova (CZE) – 1-2 (5-12, 11-2, 3-12)
Matches for tomorrow (CET +1):
9.00am Room 1: Women, Semi-final A: Round Robin 1st–4th
9.00am Room 2: Women, Semi-final B: Round Robin 2nd–3rd
9.45am Room 1: Men, Semi-final A: Round Robin 1st–4th
9.45am Room 2: Men, Semi-final B: Round Robin 2nd–3rd
10.30am Room 1: Men, Placement match, places 5–6
10.30am Room 2: Men, Placement match, places 7–8
11.00am Room 1: Women, Placement match, places 5–6
11.00am Room 2: Women, Bronze medal match
11.45am Room 2: Men, Bronze medal match
12.30pm Room 2: Women, Gold medal match
1.15pm Room 2: Men, Gold medal match
As usual, all the action on the last day can be followed by a live stream on the IBSA YouTube account here.
Photo: Roni Rekomaa/EPYG2022