EHF Finals Dijon métropole 2026 post-match flash quotes: 17 May
DIJON — Comments from players and coaches after the EHF Finals Dijon métropole 2026 3/4 placement match on Sunday
3/4 PLACEMENT MATCH
VIBORG HK (DEN) VS MOL ESZTERGOM (HUN) 35:30 (19:13)
Anders Friis (DEN) — head coach, Viborg HK
On winning against MOL Esztergom:
“Thank you for a well-planned weekend here in Dijon, it was a pleasure. We knew it will be a tough match. They are a strong team. We tried to run a lot and that was one of the things why we won today.”
Maria Fisker Stokholm (DEN) — left wing, Viborg HK
On winning bronze:
“We are so happy, we felt like an underdog at this trounament. We deserve this medal. I’m proud of the girls.”
On leaving Viborg with a medal:
“Medal is almost perfect. One of the others might have been the best, but this is so good for me. I feel so happy that I can end in this atmosphere and with a medal, that means a lot to to me.”
On bouncing back after the defeat:
“We were really sad yesterday and we had a lot of mental work during the evening and the night. But we woke up this morning ready to get this medal, and there was no chance they were going to get it.”
Gábor Elek (HUN) — head coach, MOL Esztergom
On playing for bronze:
“It wasn't easy to get up last night and this morning was a bit sad for us. Congratulations to Viborg for winning the game. They had more energy than us.”
On the defeat:
“In the second part of the first half, when we had players on the the field who had less routine and we did some stupid mistakes, we missed some penalties and that part decided the game."
On playing the EHF Finals Dijon métropole 2026:
“We arrived with a very young team and we hope that we got a lot of experience here, and for the future that we can learn from it.”
Borbála Ballai (HUN) — right back, MOL Esztergom
On playing the EHF Finals Dijon métropole 2026:
“During the qualifications we didn't think we would end here. In couple of days, this will be a great memory. We gained a lot of experience.”
Lea Faragó (HUN) — left back, MOL Esztergom
On their first EHF Finals:
“We were really surprised that we achieved that we could be here. I'm really proud of the team because we fought from the first minute to the end. It was a really hard game today and a really hard weekend. We are here to learn and we hope next year we can come back and achieve more.”
On the last five minutes of the first half against Viborg:
“It was hard because we talked about this before the match, so we tried to stop them. I'm not happy that we couldn't stop, but we talked in the break that we have to improve. So we tried everything in the second half, but this is what we could do, but I'm really proud of the team.”
