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Thank you all for a great week!

At the moment there is a sensation of emptyness. After months of preparations and a intense week on and off the courts in Gothenburg, it’s time to bid farewell for this time. But we don’t say goodbye, but ”see you again”.

Tonight there are many of us who are tired of handball. The players and referees have lost a lot of the power in their legs, the organizers are tired in their heads. So, now it’s time for rest. We bring all our new fantastic experiences and enjoy the summer break.

But Partille Cup isn’t over – we’re just taking a 51 week break. Soon there is time to start preparing for a new handball season and begin the planning for Partille Cup 2012.

Hope we’ll se each other then!

Today it´s the final day of Partille Cup. It all starts at 9:30 when the G21 class will be decided. During the day there will be 18 finals in two arenas.

Text reports: On this page we will give you match reports after each game in Scandinavium, where all finals for ages 15 to 21 will be played.

Live handball: Click here for LIVE broadcast of the finals in Scandinavium

Partille Cup TV: With images and interview from the finals.

B16: Ystad beat Sävehof

IK Sävehof 1-IFK Ystad 13–15 (6–9) The last final in Scandinavium was an all-Swedish meeting between IK Sävehof and IFK Ystad. The game was well played, both teams performed at their highest levels. Ystad was more effective in front of goal and pushed forward to a 9–6 lead at halftime. Sävehof fought to get back in the second half, but Ystad didn’t give away any chances. They controlled the game and won with 15–13. – Fantastic, we won! Sävehof was a tough opponent, but we were the better team, said Ystads goalkeeper Jakob Knutsson.

G16: Skanderborg won the all-Danish final

Skanderborg HB 1-BK Ydun 15–12 (6–6) Skanderborg HB 1 got a dream start in the all-Danish final against BK Ydun, 4–1 after six minutes. But Ydun struggled back thanks to great shooting and scored four straight goals. The score was even-steven, 6–6, at halftime. The beginning of the second half was identical to the first. Skanderborg scored four goals in a couple of minutes, but this time didn’t Ydun manage to get back. Skanderborg played safe, controlled the last minutes of the game and won comfortably with 15–12. – We are very happy! We won the match and that was all that mattered. Now we will celebrate, says Skanderborgs Louise Halverson.

B15: Kristianstad took revenge on Niger United

IFK Kristianstad 1-Niger United 17–15 (9–6) IFK Kristianstad 1 from Sweden lost to Nigerian Niger United in the group stage. The Swedes had obviously learned from their mistakes earlier in the tournament. Kristianstad got a flying start, scored goal after goal and ran away with an 8–1-lead. But Niger United came back a narrowed the lead to 9–6, which was the score at halftime. The second half was spectacular. Both teams attacked like crazy and the goalkeepers made magnificent saves. Kristianstad extended the lead to 14–9. Niger United produced a lot of chances, but their aim wasn’t the best. The Swedes managed to keep their cool and won with 17–15. – It was an extremely tough match and it was so fun to play! We are so happy, says Kristianstad Gustav Dahl.

G15: Önnereds HK beat Fjellhammer

Önnereds HK 1-Fjellhammer IL 1 17–13 (8–7)The final between Swedish Önnered and Norwegian Fjellhammer was full of feelings. The teams battled for every ball and the defensive play was incredible physical. Önnered led at halftime with 8–7. Önnered began the second half very strongly and ran away with a four-goal lead, 12–8, thanks to effective turnovers. Fjellhammer responded by scoring two straight goals. But this was Önnereds day to shine, they managed to keep the distance to Fjellhammer and won with 17–13. Praise to the two goalkeepers who did a very good job and kept the score down. – I’m very happy!, says Önnereds top scorer Ida Reinholdsson – who made seven goals. Do you always produce many goals? – Of course!

B18: Redbergslids IK the stronger team

Århus Håndbold-Redbergslids IK 18–21 (7–11) It took three minutes before the first goal and it was Swedish Redbergslid who made it. Danish Århus answered with a quick goal but then Redbergslid pushed forward to a four-goal lead, 11–7 – which were the score at halftime. Redbergslid was more physical and a bit more effective than Århus, but it was still a tight game. The Danishes narrowed the lead to 12–10. Redbergslid reacted, increased the tempo and scored two straight goals. Århus refused to give up, but they did not capitalize on their chances. With one minute left made Redbergslid 21–18 and shortly after the celebration began. – I’m delighted! It was a very though game, says Redbergslids Hannes Rybo Jovik.

G18: Raelingen’s push made the difference

Raelingen HK 1-Hjortshöj Egå IF 14–11 (5–6) Norwegian Raelingen and Danish Hjortshöj Egå measured their strengths in Scandinavium and there was no significant difference between the team’s capacities. Hjortshöj Egå managed to score a goal in the last second of the first half, which meant they were in the lead with 6–5 at halftime. The second half was as tight as the first. The teams followed each other, goal after goal. With ten minutes left the score was 9–9. After that Raelingen scored two straight goals and pushed for the victory. Hjortshöj Egå tried to catch up, but did not succeed – instead the Norwegians extended their lead in the last minute and won with 14–11.

B21: Alingsås won tight final

Alingsås HK-Strandby-Elling IF 19–15 (8–7) Strandby-Elling IF from Denmark took the command in the start, but Swedish Alingsås HK came back strong thanks to aggressive defensive play. In halftime the Swedes was in the lead with 8–7. Second half was very tight, but Alingsås were often some steps ahead – thanks to the great goalkeeper Alexander Jonsson who made several important saves. The Swedes was more efficient than their opponents and that settled the match. The final score, 19–15. – It feels fantastic. We have played a lot of though games during the tournament. We lost against Strandby-Elling in the group stage, it was time for revenge. We played really good, besides the start of the game, says Alexander Jonsson. You must be satisfied with your performance? – Yeah of course. I played on a high level in the second half. But the whole team played well, it was a team effort.

G21: IK Sävehof won with big numbers

IK Sävehof-HK Skogås 39–7 (20–4) The final day in Scandinavium began with a Swedish meeting in the oldest girls class G21, IK Sävehof against HK Skogås. Swedish national Jamina Roberts opened the scoring for Sävehof with two straight goals, which marked the start of a real goal party. The first half was only about Sävehof, who went to halftime rest with 20–4. – We were much better than the opponents, says Jamina Roberts. Second half was, understandably, not very exciting. Skogås did their best but failed to threat Sävehof. The lead expanded even more, Sävehofs efficiency was remarkable. After 40 minutes of play they had made 39 goals, compared to Skogås 7 – impressive! – It’s a nice feeling to have won, but it would have been much more fun if the opponents were better, says Roberts. You have played Partille Cup eleven times, this is your last time. How does that feel? – It’s going to feel a bit strange not to play next year. But it’s time for me to move on in my carrier.

Today it´s the final day of Partille Cup. It all starts at 9:30 when the G10 class will be decided. During the day there will be 18 finals in two arenas.

Text reports: On this page we will give you match reports after each game in Valhalla, where all finals up to the age of 14 will be played.

Live webb TV: Click here for LIVE broadcast of the finals in Valhalla

B14: Goalkeeper won the game

Skanderborg HB, Denmark – HK Silwing/Troja, Sweden 13-10 (6-3)The last final in Valhalla is a meeting between two Scandinavian teams Danish Skanderborg meets Swedish Silwing/Troja. They do not only have to defend the honour of their clubs, but also their nations. It took almost the entire first half of the game for Silwing/Troja to get past Skanderborg’s goalkeeper Malthe Almgren, and while they tried to get trough Skanderborg scored 3 goals. Silwing/Troja caught up with some goals, but Skanderborg increased their lead again, with 6-3 at half time. What we wonder now is will Skanderborg have enough energy for a second half, with no men on the bench? It is hard to say if it was the energy or that else it could be, but Silwing/Trojan even caught up even do Skanderborg had problems in their attacks in the second half. In Skanderborg’s goal stood Malthe Almgren, and he is worth mentioning more than once, since he stopped almost everything. Skanderborg finished on a high note with several goals in the last minutes, and won the last final in Valhalla with 13-10.

G14: Victory for Grindsted

Rödekro IF, Denmark – Grindsted IF, Denmark 7-11 (3-5)Denamark has for many years been the most successful nation when it comes to handball amongst women, it becomes quite obvious that handball is a big sport in Denmark when we have our third all Danish final amongst the girls’ teams in Valhalla.We who has watched all the finals in Valhalla finally got that nail biting experience, when both teams player very even. They scored every other goal, almost all trough the first half. Grindsted pulled away just before half time and had 5 to 3 when the referee blowed the whistle. Grindsted got a suspension in the beginning of the second half, but Rödekro could not use it to their advantage. Grindsted scored instead their sixth goal for the game, and was three goals ahead of their opponents.

B13: Volcanic eruption from Iceland

IFK Kristianstad, Sweden – HK 1, Iceland 9-19 (4-11)Kristanstad started the game by seeking out HK’s tallest nine-meter-player and then block him out of the game. HK used this to their advantage, since it left their opponents defence vulnerable, could HK’s quick players easily just run trough the defence. HK had the lead with 7-1 half trough the first half thanks to that. It was an explosion from the Icelanders, or maybe a volcanic eruption from their side.A suspension for HK, gave Kristanstad the chance to get in the game, but in half time HK had the lead with 11-4.Also this game offered fewer goals in the second half of the game, Kristanstad managed to get closer to HK when they got yet another suspension. HK continued to play quick and talented handball, and their six-meter-players managed to make several goals. In the end of the game HK pulled away even further and was showing the spectators beautiful handball. HK had high quality in both their offensive and defensive game, and with both a talented goalkeeper and the best supporters of the day the won the game with 19-9.

G13: Rödhovre won Danish game

Rödhovre HK, Denmark – Hellerup IK, Denmark 15-11 (10-6)The Danish teams continues to show their strength in Partille Cup this year, to Danish teams met each other the final in the G13-class, the teams were Rödhovre and Hellerup.Rödhovre was the team that took control in the game, and did the finals two first goals. Hellerup fought back and scored 2 goals, before Rödhovre took the lead with four goals halfway into the first half and kept it until half time. Rödhovre was then in the lead with 10-6 and could relax a bit before the second half.Hellerup played a good game in the second half and was for a short while in equal with Rödhovre. It was less goals in the second half only ten in total (5-5), but Hellrups good game was not enough after Rödhorve’s first half of the game. In the end Rödhovre won with 15-11, and they could probably have played even better.

B12: Three teams, three victories

Dongsing Elementary School, Chinese Taipei – Lugi HF 2, Sweden 17-9 (8-3)It is the third final for the third team from Dongsing Elementary School from Chinese Taipei, and this time they will meet Lugi. Lugi usually leaves Partille Cup with at least one victory, but will it be in this group?Lugi started off best and took the lead 2-0, but Dongsing got in the game quickly and got passed Lugi in numbers on goals they scored. Dongsing’s extremely offensive defence made it hard for Lugi to score, and it also gave Dongsing opportunites to steal the ball and breakaway for Lugi’s players. Dongsing was in the lead with 8-3 in halftime.It is hard not to be impressed by the game from all Dongsing teams, even in the B12-class. Lugi have to fight with all the got and for each and every goal, while Dongsing easily scores goal after goal. The difference in the end result would have been even bigger if it were not for Alexander Ellerström excellent game in Lugi’s goal. The end result was 17 to 9, for Dongsing Elementary School.Dongsing came to Partille Cup with three teams, and when they get back home they will have 3 Partille Cup trophies “the Golden Hand” to show off to their friends.

G12: A Danish final

TIK Taastrup, Denmark – Fredriksbergs IF, Denmark 9-15 (5-6)Two Danish teams, Taastrup and Fredriksberg, ended up against each other in the final in the G12-class. Fredriksberg stated off best with and had a lead of 3-0 after only a couple of minutes. It was not until in the sixth minute Taastrup made their first goal. Taastrup had problems getting trough Fredrikberg’s tough defence and their six-meters could find goal opportunities. Taastrup also got some penalty shots and in half time, the result was 6-5 to Fredriksberg. Taastrup reduced Fredrikbergs lead in the beginning of the second half, before Fredriksberg took the lead again with 9 to 6. Fredriksberg was a little bit better throughout the entire game, and in the end of the game they increased their lead, and won the final with 15-9.

B11: Taipei victory – third in a row

Dongsing Element. School, Chinese Taipei – HC CO Zagreb, Croatia 13-9 (6-3)After the Dongsing won in the G11-class was it time for their boys to try to repeat what they did. Their opponents in the final were HC CO Zagreb from Croatia. Both teams had good goalkeepers and defences, which led to not so many goals in the beginning of the game. Early on in the game took Dongsing the lead, but half through the first half of the game had both teams scored 2 goals each, 2-2. Dongsing then won the first half with 6-3. Zagreb continued to have difficulties with Dongsing’s defence in the second half of the game, but when Zegreb got a suspension and one man less on the field they stated to score and went from 3-7 to 6-7. With four minutes left in the game, Dongsing was in the lead with only one goal, 10-9. Zagreb can thank their goalkeeper, Stipe Puric, and his fantastic saves for the fact that they still were in the game. At the end Dongsing was the stronger team and they won the game with 13-9.

G11: Taipei victory – again

Dongsing Elementary School, Chinese Taipei – Önnereds HK, Sweden 14-5 (7-2)2 against 0 for Dongsing after only forty seconds, this made it quickly hard for Önnered to keep up their spirit in this final. Önnered did not give up and minutes later they reduced Dongsing’s lead to 2-3. Andrea Bergsdottir, goalkeeper in Önnered, did a great job but despite that was Dongsing in a lead with 7-2 when the first half was over. Nine-meter Kjo Yi-Hsin from Dongsing was what made the difference between the teams, she both shot at a distance and broke through Önnered’s defence and scored 5 of Dongsing’s 7 goals in the first half of the game. Önnered scored one goal under the first five minutes of the second half, and then Dongsing started to score again. This half was however not as easy for them as the first half was. The grils from Dongsing, used their length, quickness, and the force in their shots to quite comfortable win another clear victory for Chinese Taipei among the younger participants. The result in this final became 14-5.

B10: Taipei victory

Hsin-Jie, Chinese Taipei – Partille IF, Sweden 22-9 (8-4) Hsin-Jie from Taipei scored in their first three attacks and got the lead with 3-0 and it looked like it would be a gigantic victory. Partille did however kept on fighting and a bit into the first half they reduced the lead to 2-4. The players from Hsin-Jie showed great talent and precision in their shots and got most the goals in the upper corners of the goal.  Hsin-Jie had the control of the game in the first half of the game and in half time they were in the lead with 8-4.  Hsin-Jie was a bit better in everything they did on the field, and every time Partille reduced Hsin-Jie quickly score upped their lead with another goal. Hisn-Jie’s offensive defence gave Partille a hard time, since they were forced to shoot from great distances.  Partille kept on fighting the entire game, and even though Hsin-Jie was in the lead with many goals they got closer than they did when they met each other in their group. In the group game Hsin-Jie won with 22-6. The final ended in a victory for Hsin-Jie with 22-9.

G10: First victory to Torslanda

Torslanda HK, Sweden – Kärra HF 2, Sweden 11-5 (3-0)Torslanda and Kärra 2 met each other in one of the first games of the tournament this Tuesday morning. Torslanda won the game with 7-4, and since than has both team won all their games until the final today in Valhalla Sporthall A.  Lisa Danielsson from Torslanda became the first scorer in the final, when she scored 1-0 in the second minute, but then it was not many goals. Only three in the first half of the game, and all was scored by Torslanda. Thanks to their solid defense and talented goalkeeper, they did not let anything through in the first half.  Two minutes in the second half of the game scored Kärra their first goal, and could reduce the lead to 1-4. After that the teams stated to score more, half in to the second half of the game was Torslanda in the lead with 7-3, and finally Torslanda won a clear and fair victory against Kärra, that kept on fighting hard the entire game, with 11-5.

Before a large audience, the home team Sweden won the European Open Championship after beating the Czech Republic 41-25 in the final.

Scandinavium was really crowded. Nearly 5,000 young handball players från Partille Cup watched the final and the atmostphere was really good – almost as when Sweden played here in the men’s World Championship in January.

The Czechs were still pretty close at half time, but in the latter part of the game Sweden pulled away and won comfortable. This was a really good result for Sweden in their preparations before the U19 World Championship in Argentina in a couple of months, when the face favourites like Spain, Croatia and Denmark.

Club Italiano de BM entered the B-playoffs today. Despite heavy rain there was cheerful faces among the girls and on the field they showed up an impressive game.

At noon the Chileans went to Kvibergs playing fields by tram from the Ullevi Stadium. The mood in the cart was exhilarated. The coaches talked about the Swedish handball legend Magnus Wislander while the players tweaked each other’s hair. Once at Kviberg the dark clouds opened up, but the girls did not care about the rain.
– No, it will be fun to play in the rain, we’ve never done it before!, said the player Rosita Pinochet.

None of the girls had rain jackets with them, so one of the leaders gathered transparent plastic bags, which they quickly turned to rain ponchos, very clever! However, there were not enough plastic bags to all, so some were forced to share two and two.

Team leader Ruben Pinochet was confident a few minutes before the sixteenth final against Norwegian Hokksund IL.
– We have all opportunities to win. The morale is very high in the team and we are not afraid of the rain!

Club Italiano de BM set maximum speed from the start and ran over the opposition completely! The winning numbers stopped at 13–4. 50 supporters praised their stars by chanting ”Viva Chile!”. Coach Felipe Barrientos Castillo was very pleased with his players after the final whistle.
– We played well. In the second half we rotated the team and played with the younger players and we still managed to extend our lead, he said.

Rosita Pinochet were equally happy.
– Of course we are amazing! We are from Chile!

Was it difficult to play in the rain?
– Yes, the ball was very slippery and therefore it was hard to catch it. But it was still fun!

After the game the girls had to wait two hours for the eighth finals against Westermalms IF from Sweden. The girls took shelter from the rain in a minibus and recharged by eating bananas.
– We’ll show the same determination as in the previous match. Then we will win, said coach Felipe.

Club Italiano de BM started strong against Westermalms IF and made four quick goals thanks to aggressive defensive play and efficient shooting. But the Swedes came back. At half time the Chilean lead was down to 5–3.

During the halftime break Felipe must have said something special to the girls, because Italiano de BM came out as a completely new team in the second half. The Chileans crushed the opponents and won with 17–5, which means they are through to the quarterfinals – that will be decided tomorrow.

Rosita was understandably delighted after the wet victory.
– We played very well! Now we’re going home, we must get dry so we do not get sick. Maybe there will be a little celebration tonight and tomorrow we will win more matches.

The battle for the prestigious “Golden Hands” will be hard. Only the toughest teams will succeed.

An artist was assigned with the task of developing a new statuette to Partille Cup. His assignment was to create a trophy with a unique design that reflect the tournament’s status as the world’s largest and most famous youth handball tournament.

With help of the sculpted original craftsmen have developed a form which is used to cast the wanted statues. We don’t know exactly how the production goes, but we know that the statues goes from hand and hand between a number of sculptures, gold smiths, woodcarver, painters and engravers. The solid trophy is placed on a thick base of wood. The choice of materials makes the trophy weigh more than it appears to do – just like a real trophy should do.

Therefore, it is perhaps time to do some extra push-ups so you can manage to lift the trophy if you win Partille Cup this weekend.

And when you stand there and hug “The Golden Hand” and thinking “is this really true”, you can check the plaque which sits on the base of the trophy. It tells what class you have won and what year it is. If the text seems to be right, you can pinch yourself in the arm. If you then realize that you are not dreaming you can just keep on enjoying yourself – and launch a major victory party!

*The runners-up in each class will receive “The Silver Hand” a trophy in the same size but in silver.

Sweden is ready for the final in European Open Championship by defeating Switzerland in a dramatic encounter. Sweden almost lost the battle, but then just in the end they pulled themselves up and won with 25-24 (15-11).
– I feel incredible relieved, says the Swedish team captain Jim Gottfridsson.

It looked for a long time like Sweden would win comparatively easily against Switzerland in front of 500 spectators in Scandinavium. They had a lead with four goals in halftime, and it felt like the Swiss team was not a real threat.
– No, it felt like we were solid in our defense and efficient offensive game, says Gottfridsson, who was the Swede who scored the most, with six goals.

There was not any problem with the Swedish defense in the second half of the game either, they started however to have issues with their offensive play with 10 minutes left of the game.
– We got stuck in their defense and lost our cool in the shots. We did miss some shots when we were free, and that is not working when it is a draw game, then you has to score on those shots.

Switzerland sourced the opportunity and scored goal after goal. When it was seven minutes left in the game they had caught up to the Swedes. The Swedes did however manage to take the lead again, and then keep a one goal lead. 23-22 became, 24-23 and finally 25-24.

The final minute of the game was incredible dramatic. Switzerland used all got in their attacks and had two hot opportunities, which made the goalkeeper in the Swedish team Henrik Nordlander do to amazing saves, something that settled the game. It was much cheering for the Swedish team and their victory when the referee blowed the whistle.

Now it is only the final in the European Open against the Czech Republic left. The game will be played in Scandinavium on Friday night at 20.30.
– I am incredible psyched. The spirit in the team is high. We are going to win that is it, finishes Gottfridsson.

A referee at Partille Cup experiences so much more than the refereeing. Like a group of hip moving mini-Shakiras.
– Yesterday it was some ten-year-old girls who was cheerleading and dancing like Shakira. I laughed at it for a long while, says referee Lizen Johansson.

220 referees from 20 countries is refereeing the games of Partille Cup this year, and they work hard during the week. Over 1000 games was played on Friday.
– I am refereeing between six and ten games each day, and I can feel that it is though, says Johansson.

19-year-old Lizen Johansson is refereeing in Partille Cup for the first time, and she absolutely love the experience.
– It is so fun here. I get to see handball and that is one of the best thing I know. The atmosphere between the games, especially amongst the younger players, is amazing. De laugh, dance and have in general a very good time. The parents and coaches also get very involved in the games.

What is most difficult with being a handball referee?
– You always have to be focus, which is very demanding. It is also challenging to act as you know best, even if you feel you might made the wrong decision in some situation.

Johansson describes her style of refereeing as harsh by fair. She never let herself get affected by coaches or parents yelling at her.
– No, if we hear something negative from parents we just make them leave the playing field. But that has not been necessary in this tournament yet. It is in general the parents that are the worst, the coaches often keep the calm.

When the group play was over, it was impossible not to be impressed by the width of Partille Cup. 167 teams can be extra confidence before the play offs, knowing that they have won their groups. The 167 group winners represent no less than 107 different clubs from 20 nations.

It is 46 Swedish and 61 foreign clubs that have won the groups. The clubs from Sweden have together won 85 groups, while the foreign clubs have won 82.

Group champions per nation

The most successful Clubs

It is noticeable that the playoffs are just around the corner. The commitment was all over Heden when the last group matches were decided on Thursday. The concentration was particularly high, the shots harder and the defence tougher.

”Come on guys!”, ”Forward girls!” was a selection of encouraging words that were heard all over Heden on Thursday. Leaders and parents did their best to cheer on their teams to reach the A-playoffs – which starts tomorrow. As a spectator, it was impossible to escape the commitment!

To see guys and girls fight for every ball was fantastic. To stop fighting and surrender was not an option. No one stepped aside, everybody fought to the last sweat drop. It’s certainly tough to play handball… Although it was the third day of tough matches, no player showed signs of fatigue, impressive! But some leaders looked a little tired in the morning, which was not particularly surprising given the crazy Leaders Party last night…

If you have some spare time between the matches, take a look when the teams warm up, it’s a fascinating experience. I’ve realised that warm ups can be so much more than just run and pass the ball to each other. I have witnessed everything from synchronized dance routines to somersaults and songs. The creativity is endless.

Praise to the talented referees who judge with authority and often have a smile in their faces. They are perfect fair play role models.

I’m so looking forward to the playoffs! You too?

Text: Christian Hildén

Italiano de BM played their last game in the group today just after lunch. They had won their first morning game with 7 goals, and they now needed to win the game with some goals to make sure they would keep the third place in the group and go to the A-playoffs. The game was against the leader of the group Åssiden IF.

The game started off with Italiano de BM scorning the first goal, and then the nets in the goals were still for several minutes. Both teams did fantastic offenses, by they were even stronger in their defenses. Åssiden was undefeated in the group, and Italaiano de BM had only won two games so the odds were against them. Knowing this they kept fighting and at the end of the first half they were in a lead with two goals.

Åssiden caught up in the second half of the game and it became really exciting, the teams fought for each goal and were on the same level the entire time. If felt like the game would be over at any second during the last five minutes of the game, and it was almost possible to feel across the field how the Chilean supporters stopped breathing every time Åssiden attacked, in hope that they would not score.

 When Chile scored 14 to 14 there was a possibility that maybe, maybe they could win this. The referee blow the whistle in the next attack and the game was over. Chile had played a draw and they had not qualified to the A-playoffs. 

The girls were not sad even though they were going to play the B-playoffs, they had played a draw with the team who had won their group. That is not bad for a team that never before had met the opponents we have here.
− We played a draw, and they have not lost a single game, says Rosita Pinochet. If we can do that, we can do even more.

The girls has after all won an historic victory, and play all games this far in the tournament very well. They are proud over what they have done and they have much more to give tomorrow in the B-playoffs.  Their first game is at Kviberg 12 at 14:20, against, in the moment of writing, an unknown opponent.
−We will give everything we got in the games tomorrow, says Rosita.

Now the girls will just relax and get ready for the games tomorrow, which hopefully will go on the entire day.
−It won’t be any celebration since we did not win the game, finishes Rosita. We might however go to a sushi house with a friend of ours later.

The preliminary round in Partille Cup will be finished on Thursday, and we will then know which teams that will continue to the A-playoff and to the B-playoff.

To be exact no less than 1,042 games will be played at the 54 handball courts during the day, and this is the first time in the history of the Cup that more than a thousand games will be played in a single day.

At 08.30 this morning 48 games started and more games will follow during the day until short after 20.00 when the last six games of the day will start at the courts at Valhalla. It is the last games in group 7 and 8 in the G13-class that will close the day. Twelve teams from five different countries – Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany and Belgium – will then end the preliminary round of Partille Cup 2011.

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