THW Kiel booked their EHF CL TOP 16 place with a victory over PPD Zagreb 34:27 (16:16). Highly motivated Croatian team showed fighting spirit and energy enough to stay in balance with the “Zebras” in the first half, but after the break, Alfred Gislason men made quickly a clear advantage and took the new points routinely.
The first gunner of the German squad was Steffen Weinhold, who scored 9 goals, while Domagoj Duvnjak punished his ex-team with 7 balls into the net.
THW KIEL – PPD ZAGREB 34:27 (16:16)
THW KIEL:Pallicka 12 saves, Sonne 3 saves; Duvnjak 7, Ranke, Toft Hansen, Sprenger 4, Weinhold 9, Wiencek 2, Ekberg, Lauge, Canellas 6(4), Dahmke 2, Klein 4, Vujin
PPD ZAGREB: Stevanović 4 saves, Ivić 6 saves; Mihić 3, Brozović 2, Stepančić 5, Šprem, Čorić, Šebetić 5(3), Raković 2, Horvat 1, Šušnja 1, J. Valčić 4, T. Valčić, Obranović 3, Vuglač 1, Lukačec
RESULT: 3:0 (4.) 5:2 (7.) 6:4 (11.) 8:7 (16.) 10:7 (19.) 12:9 (22.) 14:14 (27.) 14:15 (29.) 16:16 (30.) 19:16 (33.) 21:17 (37.) 23:18 (40.) 24:21 (41.) 27:23 (49.) 30:24 (54.) 34:27 (60.)
Man of the Match: Steffen Weinhold
| 1. THW Kiel | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 220 | : | 191 | (29) | 12 |
| 2. Paris Saint-Germain Handba… | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 169 | : | 157 | (12) | 8 |
| 3. HC Prvo plinarsko drustvo … | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 163 | : | 174 | (-11) | 6 |
| 3. Naturhouse La Rioja | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 177 | : | 174 | (3) | 6 |
| 5. HC Meshkov Brest | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 160 | : | 164 | (-4) | 4 |
| 6. HC Metalurg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 146 | : | 175 | (-29) | 2 |
Hungarian runners-up PICK Szeged are the second team who sealed TOP 16 berth last night. Team of Juan Pastor had easier job to beat Motor Zaporozhye 29:25 (16:12) in Ukraine than at home. Bombac and Balogh were in the main roles with 7 goals each.
| 1. KS Vive Tauron Kielce | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 188 | : | 162 | (26) | 12 |
| 1. MOL-Pick Szeged | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 198 | : | 182 | (16) | 12 |
| 3. Aalborg Handball | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 153 | : | 157 | (-4) | 5 |
| 4. HC Motor Zaporozhye | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 191 | : | 195 | (-4) | 4 |
| 5. Kadetten Schaffhausen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 158 | : | 181 | (-23) | 3 |
| 6. Dunkerque HB Grand Littora… | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 137 | : | 148 | (-11) | 2 |
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