Georgia came so close to a fairytale start to their second-ever EURO, as they enjoyed the lead over Croatia for long periods of that match. But in the end, Croatia's great experience paid off, and Giorgi Dikhaminjia's goal four seconds before the buzzer only served as a consolation. In the end, a higher number of turnovers for Georgia and Croatia's steadfast defence eventually was enough to give the Balkan favorites the win.
Croatia wing Mario Šoštarić was named Player of the Match, scoring eight goals from nine attempts. HC Zagreb right back Giorgi Tskhovrebadze was Georgia's leading goal scorer with seven from 14 attempts. And Zurab Tsintadze again had a decent, although not outstanding, match, making nine saves (23 per cent).
France recorded another big win, scoring the most goals ever by a single team at a Men's EURO. They also equalled the record for the biggest-ever win at a Men's European Championship, with a 20-goal difference.
Aymeric Minne, who spent the whole game on the bench, and defence specialist Karl Konan were the only French players not to score, while Charles Bolzinger and Rémi Desbonnet scored no less than 15 goals between them. Melvyn Richardson won the Player of the Match award as he scored six goals from seven attempts.
Finally, Spain recorded their second win of the tournament by beating Austra 30-25. The difference between the two sides was that Spain used the complete width of their team, only resting Daniel Dujshebaev, and almost everyone scored. Player of the Match Sergey Hernández was superb, with 13 saves (35 per cent).
His colleague at the other end of the court, Constantin Möstl, also had a pretty good day, with 11 saves, but it wasn't quite enough. Line player Tobias Wagner was their leading goal scorer, scoring six goals from six shots.