Fifth Place for Austria

AUT – ARG 2:1 (11:7, 8:11, 11:5)
Austria and Argentina met on the last day of the tournament to play for the fifth place. We saw fascinating fistball with long rallies and a dramatic flow of events.
In the first set, Austria took the lead and pulled ahead quickly. The Argentinian team came back too late, and the set went to Austria (11:7). In set two, the Argentinians got into the game quicker, took over the lead at 3:2 and kept control throughout the set, winning it 11:8. In the decisive third set, the Argentinian squad initially took the lead. However, the Austrian team bounced back at 3:2 and sealed the deal, winning the set with 11:5.
Austria hence finished fifth in the tournament, and Argentina took home the sixth place.