Handball - Men's EHF European Handball Championship - semi-final - France v Spain - Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia - January 26, 2018. Daniel Sarmiento of Spain in action with Romain Lagarde of France. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Both favourites were knocked out of the European handball championship semi-finals on Friday as Spain beat world champions France 27-23 and Sweden edged Olympic title holders Denmark 35-34 after extra time.
Goalkeepers took centre stage in both games as Spain's Arpad Sterbik, called up as a late replacement for the injured first-choice Perez de Vargas, stopped three penalties while Sweden's Andreas Palicka racked up a barrage of saves.
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