Article by Ionuţ Iordache, Adrian Jitea – Published on Thursday, 04 December 2025, 19:13 / Updated on Thursday, 04 December 2025 19:14
Daria Michalak (29 years old), left winger from Dunărea Brăila, scored 5 goals in Poland's victory over Argentina, 28-25, in principle group III of Women's Handball World Championship. Through GSP, he had a message for the tricolor colleagues.
- Reporter Adrian Jitea and photojournalist Ionuț Iordache are in Rotterdam with the Romanian national team and will transmit all the information and images that matter.
The Polish national team moved to Rotterdam for the new phase of the World Championship. He played the matches in the preliminary group in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Daria Michalak, for GSP, after Poland's victory in Rotterdam: “I hold Romania's fists!”
In the dialogue with GSP reporters, Daria Michalak, a winger from Danube Brăila, declared herself impressed by the new playing conditions: “The room has a very good air conditioning, I like it. I think we prefer to play here. On Saturday we play against the Netherlands. It will be full for sure, we can't wait for the game.”
Daria had a good performance against Argentina, 5 goals from 7 shots. The best scorer in the Polish camp also comes from the “League of Flowers”. Magda Balsam, the winger of CSM Slatina, scored 6 times. The Poles rely on 3 other handball players from the Romanian championship: Monika Kobylinska (Gloria Bistrița), Aleksandra Olek (Dunărea Brăila) and Natalia Nosek (SCM Craiova).
I don't think it matters how you start, it matters how you finish the match. In the second half we started to play as a team, we started to score from all areas of the field. I passed better, everything was at a higher level. Argentina relied on aggression, they wanted to interrupt our flow of attacks. Holland is next, we are not afraid. We know they are the hosts of the tournament, but the atmosphere motivates us. Anything is possible!
– Daria Michalak
Finally, Michalak had a message for Andreea Popa, Elena Roșu and Elena Șerban, the Romanian colleagues from Dunărea Brăila: “We also talked before the match. I keep my fingers crossed for them, I wish them luck and I hope they succeed in everything they set out to do!”.
Poland is dreaming of qualifying for the quarter-finals
Poland won 3 of their first 4 matches at this final tournament. They defeated China (36-20), Tunisia (29-26) and Argentina (28-25). It only lost to France, score 28-42.
The Poles have a chance to qualify for the quarter-finals. On Saturday, from 21:30, they will have a decisive match against the host Netherlands. A win would take them to the next stage, if there are no other big surprises in the group.
