Szeged stumble in the Hungarian league – Tatabánya celebrate, Ferencváros edge Győr
While chasing progress in the EHF Champions League, Hungarian vice-champions OTP Bank-PICK Szeged slipped up domestically. Tatabánya defeated them 34:30 (16:14), led by Josip Šarac with four goals, the newcomer from German side Göppingen. For the visitors, Frimmel netted eight times, while Serbian international Lazar Kukić was not in the squad of coach Juan Carlos Pastor’s successor, Apelgren.
MOL Tatabánya KC – OTP Bank-PICK Szeged 34–30 (16–14)
Tatabánya: Székely 1 – Pedro 4, Mosindi 4, Zsitnyikov 2, Vajda 7, Šarac 4, Krakovszki 3, Éles 4/2, Lemos 2, Grigoras 1, Damatrin 2
Szeged: Thulin – Šoštarič 5/2, Garciandia 1, Mačkovšek 4, Frimmel 8/1, Smárason 4, Bánhidi 3, Gottfridsson 3, Jelić 1, Szilágyi 1
In another mini-derby of the week, Ferencváros narrowly beat ambitious Győr 33:32, handing them their first defeat after three straight wins at the start of the season.
