Hungary has to play also the last game at the European Championship in South
Tyrol without his topscorer Jozsef Eles. The 29 years old player of Fotex
Veszprem will not play the match for the 5th place tomorrow (4 a.m at
Merano) against Yugoslavia. The match is very important, because the teamranked
fifth at the Ech will qualify directly for the World Championship next year in
Egypt. Also qualified are Germany, Spain, Sweden an Russia as defending
champion. Eles, 2nd in the to scorers list at the last WCh in
Kumamoto 1997, has broken his kneecap thre weeks ago in Germany. Hungarians head
coach Sandor Vass will not risk Eles for the match tomorrow: "His health is
more important than the European Champinoship."
