Italy and Austria take the first two wins of the 2023 WWR European Championship – Division C in Lignano Sabbiadoro.
The host team dominates the opening match of the tournament, defeating Sweden 53-39: at the end of the first half the Scandinavians are down by only 8 points, but in the third period Italy get the upper hand with a maximum lead of +16 and secure victory.
The second game is well balanced with only seven points separating the two teams: Austria wins 49-42 after a real head-to-head that lasts all four periods. Irland fight until the very last second and proves to be motivated and ready to give a hard time to any team on the parquet.
The second day of the European Championship will take place as follows:
9:30 SWE – AUT
11:45 IRL – ITA
17:00 ITA – AUT
19:15 SWE – IRL
