GF World Cup '08
The GF World Cup '08 was held in Århus, Denmark, from October 14 to October 19. It is an invitational women's handball tournament organized by the Danish Handball Association.
Competition
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 81 | +18 | 6 |
 France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 79 | −3 | 4 |
 Russia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 82 | −1 | 2 |
 Hungary
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 94 | −14 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| October 14, 2008 14:00 |
Hungary
|
23 – 29 | France
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 503 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| Szucsánszki 8 | (Report) | Baudouin 5 | ||
| October 14, 2008 20:00 |
Denmark
|
32 – 27 | Russia
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 2,799 Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR) |
| Skov, Mikkelsen 6 | (Report) | Dmitrieva 6 | ||
| October 15, 2008 14:00 |
Russia
|
29 – 24 | Hungary
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 475 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Zhilinskayte 5 | (Report) | Szucsánszki 6 | ||
| October 15, 2008 20:00 |
Denmark
|
31 – 21 | France
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 3,605 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| Augustesen 5 | (Report) | Kanto, Ayglon, Pineau, Deroin 3 | ||
| October 16, 2008 14:00 |
Russia
|
25 – 26 | France
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 511 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| Levina 4 | (Report) | Ayglon 5 | ||
| October 16, 2008 20:00 |
Denmark
|
36 – 33 | Hungary
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| Aaen, Touray 6 | (Report) | Tomori 7 | ||
Group B
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Norway
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 52 | +38 | 6 |
 Germany
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 87 | +1 | 4 |
 Sweden
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 77 | −8 | 2 |
 Romania
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 93 | −21 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| October 14, 2008 16:00 |
Sweden
|
27 – 28 | Germany
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 600 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Ahlm 7 | (Report) | Jurack 6 | ||
| October 14, 2008 18:00 |
Norway
|
30 – 23 | Romania
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| Riegelhuth 7 | (Report) | Ardean-Elisei 6 | ||
| October 15, 2008 16:00 |
Sweden
|
29 – 24 | Romania
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 921 Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR) |
| Boson 6 | (Report) | Ardean-Elisei 7 | ||
| October 15, 2008 18:00 |
Norway
|
35 – 26 | Germany
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| Nøstvold, Riegelhuth 7 | (Report) | Krause 5 | ||
| October 16, 2008 14:00 |
Germany
|
34 – 25 | Romania
|
NRGi Arena Referees: Andersen, Sødal (NOR) |
| Jurack 8 | (Report) | Ardean-Elisei 9 | ||
| October 16, 2008 18:00 |
Norway
|
25 – 13 | Sweden
|
NRGi Arena Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| Sulland 7 | (Report) | Ahlm 5 | ||
Knockout Rounds
[edit]| Semifinal | Final | |||||
| October 18, 2008 - 14:20 | ||||||
| Norway | 24 | |||||
| October 19, 2008 - 16:10 | ||||||
| France | 21 | |||||
| Denmark | 18 | |||||
| October 18, 2008 - 16:10 | ||||||
| Norway | 30 | |||||
| Denmark | 35 | |||||
| Germany | 32 | |||||
| Bronze Match | ||||||
| October 19, 2008 - 14:20 | ||||||
| France | 29 | |||||
| Germany | 23 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]| October 18, 2008 14:20 |
Norway
|
24 – 21 | France
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| Larsen 5 | (Report) | Lacrabere 4 | ||
| October 18, 2008 16:10 |
Denmark
|
35 – 32 | Germany
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 3,265 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| Dalby, Touray 6 | (Report) | Jurack 9 | ||
Bronze Match
[edit]| October 19, 2008 14:20 |
France
|
29 – 23 | Germany
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
| Tounkara 5 | (Report) | Jurack 6 | ||
Final
[edit]| October 19, 2008 16:10 |
Denmark
|
18 – 30 | Norway
|
NRGi Arena Attendance: 3,432 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| Dalby 4 | (Report) | Riegelhuth 6 | ||
All-Star Team
[edit]- Goalkeeper: Katrine Lunde Haraldsen (NOR)
- Left Wing: Henriette Rønde Mikkelsen (DEN)
- Left Back: Tonje Larsen (NOR)
- Center Back: Kristine Lunde (NOR)
- Right Back: Grit Jurack (GER)
- Right Wing: Josephine Touray (DEN)
- Line Player: Marit Malm Frafjord (NOR)
- MVP: Tonje Larsen (NOR)