EC day 5: Poland and Hungary stay unbeaten in the second round
Poland and Hungary recorded their second win of the second round on the fifth day of the European Korfball Championship. Poland beat Wales 15‑8 in Poule G, Hungary were too strong for Slovakia in Poule H, winning 18‑10. Both only really pulled away after the break.
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- Poland have won all five meetings with Wales.
- Hungary scored five goals in a row after the break to make it 14-7.
- At 16:00: the Netherlands - Czech Republic and Belgium - Germany.
Poland pull away from Wales in the final quarter
Poland beat Wales 15‑8 in Poule G in Prostějov; Wales never led at any point. After 2‑0, Kiera Wilcox levelled with two long shots, but Tamara Siemieniuk immediately put Poland back in front: 3‑2 after the first quarter.
In a match full of interceptions, it stayed tight for a long time. Julia Arent made it 7‑4 with a long shot just before half-time, and after the break substitutes Leo Comerford and Kristopher Banham, just on the court, brought Wales back to 8‑6. Jedrzej Masztaleruk converted from the spot for 9‑6, the score after three quarters.
In the final quarter Poland pulled away: Natalia Klimczyk, Siemieniuk and Marcin Nowak took the score to 12‑7, and Filip Majchrzak scored the last two Polish goals. Olivia Tyso missed a penalty at 13‑7. Majchrzak, Siemieniuk and Kiera Wilcox scored three each. Poland also won the four previous meetings with Wales, the first at the 2010 European Championship (17‑12).
Results Korfball EC 2026 · Group G, speelronde 2
Hungary strike after the break against Slovakia
Hungary beat Slovakia 18‑10 in Poule H in Otrokovice. 18-year-old Szabolcs Csernák opened with two goals close to the basket, and after the first quarter it was 6‑3.
In the second quarter Slovakia closed the gap: through Ilia Stetsenko, Timea Darnadiova with a free pass and Ema Ondrejcova it became 6‑6, and Zuzana Bušíková made it 7‑7. Míra Kiss and Noémi Tóth put Hungary 9‑7 up at half-time, although Kiss and captain Diána Vaszkó both missed a penalty in that phase.
After the break Hungary scored five goals in a row to make it 14‑7, two of them from 40-year-old György Dörfi, the oldest player on the court. After three quarters it was 17‑8. Csernák was top scorer with five goals, Kiss scored four and Ondrejcova three for Slovakia. Hungary also won the previous meetings with Slovakia; the last one was in 2014. On Thursday Hungary play Wales and Slovakia play Poland.
Results Korfball EC 2026 · Group H, speelronde 2
Six more matches
Later on Wednesday there are still Switzerland - Ireland and Scotland - Serbia (14:15), the Netherlands - Czech Republic and Belgium - Germany (16:00) and Catalonia - England and Portugal - Turkey (17:45).