Faroe Islands take emphatic first EHF EURO win

GROUP D

Montenegro vs Faroe Islands 24:37 (12:19)

H2H: 1-1-1
Top scorers: Luka Radović 3/3, Vuko Borozan 3/6, Radojica Čepić 3/6, Miodrag Ćorsović 3/6 (all Montenegro); Óli Mittún 10/10 (Faroe Islands)
Goalkeeper saves: Haris Suljević 4/32, Mile Mijušković 4/13 (both Montenegro), Pauli Jacobsen 16/36, Tórður Guttesen 0/1 (both Faroe Islands)
POTM presented by Grundfos: Pauli Jacobsen (Faroe Islands)

• ultimately, it was a commanding victory for the Faroe Islands, who hit a 10-goal advantage 11 minutes into the second half, 24:14, and cruised to a clear result
• initially, it looked as though the Faroe Islands would have trouble beating Montenegro’s defence, which did a solid job pressuring the back court — but that created more chances for the wings and Hákun av Teigum in particular stepped up with six goals in the first half
• the use of seven-against-six also worked well for the Faroe Islands; although some long-range goals were scored by Montenegro, goalkeeper Pauli Jacobsen made up for those with a 44 per cent save rate
• the score was last level in the seventh minute, 4:4, before a 4:1 run from the Faroe Islands saw them grab the upper hand, 8:5, and the distance only grew from there
• once the Faroe Islands led by 10, the outcome was all but clear, and Montenegro could not find a way to come back; with Teigum and Óli Mittún driving, the Nordic side maintained the distance comfortably

A few short years — a lot of history making

It was a night for the history books in April 2023 when the Faroe Islands qualified for the Men’s EHF EURO 2024 — their first major championship ever. At the final tournament, they secured a milestone first point with a draw against Norway, before bowing out at the end of the preliminary round. Although they missed a place at the 2025 World Championship, on the path to the EHF EURO 2026, the Faroe Islands showed just how fast they are developing. In the Qualifiers, they topped their group and lost only one of the six matches.

On Sunday night, the Faroe Islands celebrated a new milestone as they took their first win at a major tournament. And now they eye the next historic step: progression to the EHF EURO main round.

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