Three matches on Thursday showed a huge difference in quality between the rivals. THW Kiel took two easy points against Pick Szeged 34:24 (18:12) with fantastic Christian Sprenger (11 goals). On the Black Sea, Polish champion, Orlen Wisla Plock destroys home team – Romanian Constanta 34:19 (15:12) and secure place at the TOP 16 phase. In the third match, Swiss Kadetten Schaffhausen had easy 60 minutes against “half-professional” Bosna BH Gas from Sarajevo – 43:18 (23:8).
