2018 Carpathian Trophy
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Romania |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 23–24 November |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Romania |
| Runner-up | Romania B |
| Third place |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Serbia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 226 (56.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jelena Lavko (11 goals) |
| Best player | Cristina Neagu |
The 2018 Carpathian Trophy was the 50th edition of the Carpathian Trophy held in Bucharest, Romania between 23 and 24 November as a women's friendly handball tournament organised by the Romanian Handball Federation.[1]
The most recent Olympic champions, Russia, appeared in the competition.[2]
It was televised by TVR1 and TVR HD.[3]
Knockout stage[edit]
All times are local (UTC+02:00).
Bracket[edit]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 23 November | ||||||
| Romania B | 25 | |||||
| 24 November | ||||||
| Russia | 24 | |||||
| Romania B | 24 | |||||
| 23 November | ||||||
| Romania | 33 | |||||
| Romania | 29 | |||||
| Serbia | 26 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 24 November | ||||||
| Russia | 33 | |||||
| Serbia | 32 | |||||
Semifinals[edit]
| 23 November 2018 16:00 |
Romania B
|
25–24 | Russia
|
Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Referees: Nițișor, Stamatoiu (ROU) |
| Popa 6 | (11–12) | Maslova 4 | ||
3× 3×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
| 23 November 2018 18:30 |
Romania
|
29–26 | Serbia
|
Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
| Neagu, Pintea 5 | (13–15) | Krpež Slezak 6 | ||
| Report | 1× 1×
|
Third place game[edit]
| 24 November 2018 16:00 |
Russia
|
33–32 | Serbia
|
Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Referees: Barbu, Manafu (ROU) |
| Samokhina 7 | (13–15) | Lavko 7 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 1× 5× 1×
|
Final[edit]
| 24 November 2018 18:30 |
Romania B
|
24–33 | Romania
|
Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| Zamfirescu 5 | (12–21) | Laslo 5 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 2×
|
Awards[edit]
- Most Valuable Player:
Cristina Neagu (ROU) - Best Defender: Crina Pintea (ROU)
- Best Goalkeeper:
Anna Sedoykina (RUS) - Top Scorer:
Jelena Lavko (SRB)
References[edit]
- ^ "TROFEUL CARPAȚI / Începe a 51-a ediție a Trofeului Carpați » Toate detaliile despre turneu + declarațiile antrenorului României". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 22 November 2018.
- ^ "CAMPIOANA OLIMPICĂ VINE LA TROFEUL CARPAȚI" (in Romanian). Romanian Handball Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Campioana olimpică, Rusia, joacă la Trofeul Carpaţi, transmis în direct de TVR" (in Romanian). TVR. Retrieved 21 November 2018.