The reigning EHF Champions League winners – RK Vardar Skopje are on the way of repeating the same success – winning the Preliminary Round group which gives direct qualification to quarter-final. Team of Raul Gonzales showed great performance once again in front of home fans in which Rhein Neckar Lowen 30:26 (17:13) couldn’t endangered them.
Macedonians are now four points ahead of German champions, which makes their position in the race for the first place more comfortable.
Vardar Skopje – Rhein-Neckar Löwen 30:26 (17:13)
HC Vardar: Sterbik, Milic; Stoilov (3), Nedanovski, Popovski, Kristopans (5), Maqueda, Karacic (3), Abutovic, Canellas (1), Cupic (6/4), Dibirov (3), Shishkarev (1), Borozan (7), Vojvodic, Marsenic (1)
Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Appelgren, Palicka; Schmid (5/2), Bliznac, Sigurdsson (4), Radivojevic (4), Baena (5), Tollbring (1), Rnic, Mensah (1), Pekeler (2), Groetzki, Reinkind (2), Taleski, Guardiola, Petersson (2)
STANDINGS:
| 1. | Vardar | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 219:188 | 15 | |
| 2. | Rhein-Neckar | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 240:217 | 11 | |
| 3. | Barcelona | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 212:190 | 10 | |
| 4. | Nantes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 203:195 | 9 | |
| 5. | Szeged | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 210:200 | 7 | |
| 6. | Kristianstad | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 179:214 | 3 | |
| 7. | PPD Zagreb | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 169:204 | 2 | |
| 8. | Wisla Plock | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 188:212 | 1 |
PHOTO: , Mandatory Credit ©SEHA/ Uroš Hočevar
