Busy year for Maltese EHF delegate Alan Grima

Maltese EHF delegate, Alan Grima has just returned back from Austria after completing his last assignment in the Men’s Under 18 European Championship.  This season has proved to be a very busy but successful year for him. He has been nominated for a total of 25 international matches in different competitions including European cup matches, World Cup qualifiers, Challenge Trophy, Men U/20 Euro qualifiers and European Championship.

During the European Championship in Austria, Alan Grima was appointed as match supervisor in eleven matches, namely Belarus - Czech Republic (32-23); Slovenia – Denmark (25-29); Spain – Switzerland (34-32); Denmark – Serbia (31-25); Croatia – Switzerland (30-30); Switzerland – Finland (31-23); Sweden – Austria (33-24); Denmark – Spain (27-34); Austria – Croatia (23-22); France – Romania (30-39); Austria – Slovenia (24-30).

Germany was crowned European champions after winning a thrilling and unbelievable match in extra time 30-29 against Sweden.  Denmark beat Spain 37-32 to win bronze.  The tournament was played between Thursday 12 July and Sunday 22 July and was hosted in the cities of Hard and Bregenz.