THW Kiel secured three goals advantage in the first match of VELUX EHF CL TOP 16 against home team Ukrainina Motor 31:28 (16:14) in Hungarian Gyor, where team from Zaporozhye welcomed Germans. Despite the fact that were on the neutral court in front of 1.900 fans, team coached by Bebeshko showed good resistance to the favorites from the North. Ukrainians were in the game until 25:25 with Afitulin (6) in the main role, while Sjostrand’s injury was a good reason to see Palicka in good form tonight with 15 saves for “Zebras”.
As usual Jicha and Vujin scored 7 goals both.
