A golden goal scored by Tzanis Batis helped Greece defeat Uruguay 2-0 (21:20, 19:18) and finish in the 13th place in the final rankings, in their maiden appearance at a Beach Handball World Championship.

An incident with the injury of Papadopoulos, in the fourth minute of the second set, paused the game for ten minutes. The Greek player was taken to the nearest hospital, as a precaution, for further exams, but he’s in good in health.

Greece- Uruguay 2-0 (21:20, 19:18)

Greece: Pougatsias, Papadopoulos 6 , Kyriakidis, Marinos 15 , Kolezakis 8, Chinos 4, Toulkeridis 4, Batis 1 , Siaravas 2, Markatatos

Uruguay: Falero 10, Lopez 2, Cetraro, Pirrongelli  4, Guerra 2, Bianchi 4, Pereira 2, Leal 4, Fresengo 10 , Lapetina

Referees: FANACK Mathieu (FRA), DARE Cedric (FRA). S: 0:0

Quotes

Tzanis Batis (Greece – Player)

“We started well both in offence and defence, and kept our energy high until the end.

"We had to win for our teammate Papadopoulos who got injured. We dedicate the victory to him.

"We are unlucky in the tournament. Due to the school exams, we did not prepare properly. As the tournament progressed we were getting better.

“We enjoyed playing here”.