Match Schedule Announced: Eighth-Finals, Placement Round 17-24

12 Aug. 2019

Match Schedule Announced: Eighth-Finals, Placement Round 17-24

Following the completion of the preliminary round at the 2019 IHF Men’s Youth World Championship, the match schedule for the eighth-finals and placement round 17-24 is now known.

All games will be played at the Boris Trajkovski and Jane Sandanski arenas and will be streamed live on IHF.info. Click HERE for more details

Wednesday 14 August
All times local

Eighth-Finals
14:00     Argentina vs Germany (Boris Trajkovski)
14:00     Egypt vs Slovenia (Jane Sandanski)
16:15     Iceland vs Japan (Boris Trajkovski)
16:15     Croatia vs Hungary (Jane Sandanski)
18:30     Denmark vs Tunisia (Boris Trajkovski)
18:30     France vs Norway (Jane Sandanski)
20:45     Portugal vs North Macedonia (Boris Trajkovski)
20:45     Spain vs Sweden (Jane Sandanski)

Placement Round 17-24
09:30    Placement 21-24: Chile vs Canada (Jane Sandanski)
09:30    Placement 21-24: Nigeria vs Brazil (Boris Trajkovski)
11:45    Placement 17-20: Saudi Arabia vs Chinese Taipei (Jane Sandanski)
11:45    Placement 17-20: Bahrain vs Serbia (Boris Trajkovski)

Match evaluation and determination of places

Eighth-Finals

After completion of the preliminary round, all matches shall be played in accordance with the knock-out system.

In case of a draw at the end of the regular playing time, after a break of five (5) minutes, a first overtime period of 2 x 5 minutes shall be played, changing sides halfway through with a one (1)-minute break in-between. Provisions to the contrary set for individual tournaments shall be given priority.
  
If the match should still not be decided after this overtime period, after a break of 5 minutes, a second overtime period of 2 x 5 minutes shall be played, changing ends halfway through with a one-minute break in-between.

Should the match still not be decided after the second overtime period, it is decided with 7m penalty throws in accordance with Rule 2:2 of the Rules of the Game.

The winners of the eighth-finals shall advance to the quarter-finals; the losers compete in the placement matches (9th-16th rank).

Placement round / Placement matches

In case of a draw at the end of the regular playing time, direct 7m penalty throws shall be executed to decide the match in accordance with Rule 2:2 of the Rules of the Game.