THe match of the Day at EHF Champions League Round 4 was played in Ukraine where Slovenian Celje PL win two very important points in the battle for TOP 16 phase against home team – Motor 32:29 (11:14). Superb defense in the last ten minutes presented by the team of new Serbian NT head-coach Vladan Matic was the key for the winning of the first points abroad this season.
Motor: Košovij, Štochl, Kubatko, Skopincev 8 (2), Ševelev 4, Aflitulin 3, Gurkovski, Kamanin, Kurilenko, Žuk, Semikov, Ostrouško 4, Onufrijenko 8, Cap 1, Titov 1, Burka.
Celje Pivovarna Laško: Lesjak, Skok, Blagotinšek, Mlakar 1, Marguč 8 (1), Žuran 1, Janc, Razgor, Skube 6, Poteko 1, Slišković 2, Potočnik, Zelenović 6, Žabič, Lekai 4, Žvižej 3.
Rhein Neckar Lowen had the most easiest night of the season against weak Russian Sankt Petersburg 31:17.
Rhein-Neckar Löwen – St Petersburg HC 31:17 (14:8)
Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Landin Jacobsen,Stojanovic (ab 40.) – Schmid (2), Gensheimer (6/2), Roggisch, Manojlovic, Sigurmannsson, Gorbok (4), Prodanovic (1), Myrhol (2), Groetzki (1), Karason (3), Abt (4), G. Guardiola (2), I. Guardiola (4) , Ekdahl du Rietz (2).
St Petersburg HC: Shitsco (ab 42.), Kishou – Nasyrov (1), Kiselev, Kuzmin, Lauzhin (1), Sanashkin, Junisebkov (3), Pyskin (1), Semenov (1), Chezlov (2), Novoselov, Kalarash (1), Polyakov (1), Kungurov (3/1), Kovalenko (3)
STANDINGS:
1. Veszprem 3 – 6
2. Rhein-Neckar Löwen 4 – 5
3. CO Zagreb 3 – 4
4. Celje PL 4 – 4
5. Motor Zaporožje 4 – 3
6. St. Petersburg 4 – 0
HSV Handball had no problems against Swedish Drott 39:30 (18:14).
HSV Handball: Cleverly (18/1 saves., 1.-42.); Bitter (2 saves., 42.-60.); Mahé 8/2, Schröder 8, Pfahl 5, Duvnjak 3, Nilsson 3, Hens 3, Flohr 2, Markovic 2, Jansen 1, Lackovic 1, Cañellas 1, Dominikovic 1, Toft Hansen 1, Lindberg 0/0
HK Drott Halmstad: Bladh (13/1 saves., 1.-60.); Ebeling n.e. Persson 6, Adolffson 5, Hallén 5, Olsson 4, Halén 4, Stenmalm 3, Stenberg 2, Löfgren 1, Karlsson, Bystedt, Linnéll, Andersson n.e., Lindell n.e., Sjöbrink n.e.
