Austria claim gold medal at W17 Championship after defeating hosts Türkiye

• Türkiye advanced to the final by beating Finland in a seven-metre shootout, winning 6:5 after ending regulation tied at 20:20; Austria progressed to the final in less dramatic fashion, defeating Poland 33:29 (19:16)
• Türkiye were up 2:1, but Viktoria Polanszky scored the next four out of five goals to give her team a 6:2 advantage. Türkiye managed to cut the gap to two at 7:5, but that was the closest they could get to the Austrians.
• The gap reached eight at one point (14:6), yet the gap was narrowed to five (18:13) by halftime
• The Turks were on the edge of a comeback, pulling to within a goal at 21:20 near the 42nd-minute mark. However, they were unable to equalize, and the 30:28 scoreline near the 50^th minute was the last time the margin was so close.
• Viktoria Polanszky scored nine goals to pace the winning team, while Buket Seven scored seven to lead Türkiye.
• Finland scored five of the first six goals to take a 5:1 lead and had a 9:4 lead 11 minutes into the match. Nevertheless, Poland managed to chip away at the advantage and cut the deficit to one on two occasions before going into halftime with a 12:14 scoreline.
• Finland bolstered their advantage yet again, pushing it to five near the 43^rd minute, but Poland fought back, narrowing the lead once again before finally equalizing and taking the lead with a goal from Zofia Skomra in the 53rd minute (25:24)
• But it was Finland who got the last laugh as Elsa Keinänen scored the winning goal seconds before the end of the match
• Zofia Skomra led all scorers with seven goals; Corrine von Knorring led the Finns with six

W17 EHF Championship All-Star Team (Türkiye)

Defender: Corrine Von Knorring (FIN)
Goalkeeper: Hiranur Özturk (TUR)
Left wing: Alessia Zizzo (ITA)
Left back: Emilia Siggberg (FIN)
Centre back: Natalia Gardian (POL)
Pivot: Aurelie Egbaimo (AUT)
Right back: Lorena Baljak (AUT)
Right wing: Philomena Egger (AUT)
MVP: Buket Seven (TUR)
Topscorer: Eliza Bilkste (LAT)