VIENNA (AP) — The coach of Austrian women's handball team Hypo Niederoesterreich, who went on the court to stop an opposing player from scoring in a Champions League game last week, has resigned.
Gunnar Prokop says he "quit my job as a trainer and will go through this with a psychiatrist. ... I still can't understand why I've done this."
Prokop went onto the court four seconds before the end of Thursday's match and intentionally collided with an opposing player to stop a counterattack and deny Metz a chance to score. The match ended in a 27-27 draw.
Handball's European governing body opened disciplinary proceedings against Prokop and is expected to reach a verdict before Hypo's next European match against Krim Ljubljana on Sunday.
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