Spain win W17 EHF Championship in Azerbaijan

• Spain, winning all four of their group games with a +84 goal differential, handed Lithuania a heavy defeat in the semifinals, winning 41:19 (19:8); Slovenia advanced to the final by defeating the Faroe Islands 31:25 (15:11)
• Spain had most of the momentum in the beginning, leading 7:3 after ten minutes in the match. Their advantage only grew from there as it reached seven on multiple occasions before a goal from Tinkara Rakovec cut the lead to six shortly before half-time.
• Spain continued their dominance in the second half, pushing the lead to double digits and a game-high of twelve goals (28:16) roughly four minutes before the end of the game. Slovenia ended the match with a moot four-goal run.
• Belen Rodriguez Lario led all scorers with eight goals, while Elena Erceg led Slovenia with five
• The bronze medal match saw a tightly contested match between the two teams, with both teams having a one-goal lead on multiple occasions
• Nevertheless, Lithuania made the breakthrough near the 20^th minute, obtaining a three-goal lead (11:8) which they extended to five before settling for a four-goal advantage at half-time
• The Faroe Islands managed to cut the lead to one (28:27) near the 55^th minute, but Lithuania managed to make a four-goal run to end the match and Faroese hopes for a medal.
• Gabjia Pilikauskaite scored fifteen goals to top all scorers; Joan Johannesen and Silja Geirsdottir Eystberg each scored six for the Faroe Islands

W17 EHF Championship All-Star Team (Azerbaijan): 

Defender: Belen Rodriguez Lario (ESP)
Goalkeeper: Goundo Gassama Cissokho (ESP)
Left wing: Klea Pirtovsek (SLO)
Playmaker: Silja Geirsbottir Eystberg (FRO)
Pivot: Kelly Nnonzie Fonkeng Mfotiog (ESP)
Right back: Agne Gudlinkyte (LTU)
Right wing: Elena Erceg (SLO)
MVP: Marta Regordan Silva (ESP)