Norway keep perfect record, Hungary defeat Austria

• Norway maintained their perfect record in the EHF EURO Cup with six wins in six matches, as they defeated Switzerland 42:22
• the Swiss side finished third, staying on four points
• Katrin Klujber and Viktória Gyori-Lukács scored nine and eight goals respectively, helping their team defeat the last-placed Austria     
• Austria's Ines Ivancok added five goals to her tally, becoming the top scorer of the tournament with 38 goals

EHF EURO Cup

Switzerland vs Norway 22:42 (7:21)

The Norwegians had already been certain of winning the tournament for the second straight time, but they did not slow down in the last match, claiming their sixth consecutive win in Zurich. The Nordic side took the opportunity to give some of their key players like Nora Mørk, Camilla Herrem and Katrine Lunde some extra time to rest, but they also proved to have enough depth in the squad to replace the leaders. All their 14 court players netted at least once, with the right back Stine Skogrand converting all her seven attempts. It was Switzerland's Daphné Gautschi who actually opened the scoring, but Norway soon seized the initiative leading 14:33 20 minutes into the game, basically sealing the deal in this one early on.

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Hungary vs Austria 36:30 (17:13)

Before the match it had been clear that Hungary would finish second in the EHF EURO Cup, and Austria were to stay last-placed. Yet the Austrians, who failed to claim any points in their previous matches, hoped to break the deadlock and upset their rivals. And while Hungary took a commanding 10:4 lead midway through the first half, Austria fought back to 15:13 five minutes until half-time before Vlagyimir Golovin's team increased the gap to four goals. Early in the second half, Hungary enjoyed a 4:0 run, but Austria refused to give up reducing the gap to three goals, 31:28, with five minutes to go. However, Hungary weathered the storm and celebrated their fourth win in six matches, leaving the Austrians with no points. 

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