EHF Champions League: Gidsel Scores 17, Füchse Berlin and Aarhus Hit 41, Wisla Plock Win in Skopje
The third round of the EHF Champions League continued on Thursday with five exciting encounters, highlighted by an extraordinary individual performance from Mathias Gidsel. The Danish superstar scored 17 goals in Füchse Berlin’s 41:32 victory over FC Porto, while Barça comfortably defeated Dinamo Bucuresti 34:27.
MT Melsungen celebrated a 31:25 home win against HBC Nantes, inspired by 17 saves from Serbian goalkeeper Nebojša Simić. In Skopje, Orlen Wisla Plock secured an important 32:26 away victory over Vardar despite an outstanding 14-goal performance from Mattéo Fadhuile.
Meanwhile, Danish side SAH Aarhus produced an impressive attacking display, defeating Montpellier Handball 41:32, with goalkeeper Magnus Petersen contributing 20 saves.
Here are all the results and match statistics from Thursday’s EHF Champions League action.
Vardar – Orlen Wisla Plock 26:32
Vardar: Fadhuile 14, Malus 4, João Pedro da Silva 3, Abdelhak 3, Vorkapić 1, Jankowski 1, Stojanovski, Georgievski, Keita, Popovski, Ljevar, Lazarevski, Matiaba-Tuzolana, Anastasovski. Goalkeepers: Gogov 5 saves, Wałach 4 saves.
Orlen Wisla Plock: Bjerre 10, Serdio 6, Kosorotov 6, Daszek 3, Janc 2, Rey Morales 2, Richardson 2, Szita 1, Šušnja, Zarabec, Fazekas, Krajewski, Dawydzik, Ilić. Goalkeepers: Vujović 9 saves, Alilović
MT Melsungen – HBC Nantes 31:25
MT Melsungen: Drosten 6, Ignatow 4, Enderleit 3, Mandić 3, Golla 3, Sigrist 3, Mensing 3, Balenciaga 1, Sipos 1, Stefánsson 1, Marchán, Stehl, Dujshebaev, Forsell Schefvert. Goalkeepers: Simić 17 saves, Palasics
HBC Nantes: Tournat 6, Garciandia 4, Turchenko 3, Leopold 3, Briet 2, Tarrafeta 2, Ovnicek 2, Gaber 1, Dodić, Mouko, Norlyk, Perić, Abdi, Peyrabout, Desbonnet. Goalkeepers: Bonde 12 saves, Rambaud
Barça – Dinamo Bucuresti 34:27
Barça: Mem 6, Gómez 5, Fabregas 4, Smárason 3, Carlsbogård 3, Janc 3, Barrufet 3, Fernández 2, N’Guessan 2, Frade 2, Petar Cikuša 1, Đorđe Cikuša, Grau, Elderaa. Goalkeepers: Hernández 19 saves, Novaković
Dinamo Bucuresti: Branko Vujović 7, Buzle 5, Lenbroch 5, Akimenko 3, Dedu 2, Martins 2, Iturriza 1, Langaro 1, Militaru 1, Pergel, Veitia Valdés, Pascual, Makuc, Dodică. Goalkeepers: Iancu 5 saves, Bellahcene 5 saves.
SAH Aarhus – Montpellier Handball 41:32
SAH Aarhus: Jóhan Hansen 7, Kristjánsson 5, Lærke 5, Rasmussen 5, Cieslak 5, Olsson 5, Jensen 2, Bruun 1, Dahlgaard 1, Bonefeld, Fuglsbjerg, Oscar Hansen, Søberg, Poulsen. Goalkeepers: Petersen 20 saves, Brandbyge
Montpellier: Paschal 6, Monte Dos Santos 5, Lenne 4, Plantin 4, Valera 3, Srna 3, Balaguer 3, Casado 2, Moraes 1, Richert 1, Villeminot, Thurin, Caille, Desbonnet. Goalkeepers: Bolzinger 6 saves, Desbonnet 4 saves.
Füchse Berlin – FC Porto 41:32
Füchse Berlin: Gidsel 17, Ariño 5, Darj 3, Prantner 3, Grøndahl 3, Lichtlein 3, Marsenić 3, Langhoff 2, Zaepfel 1, Simak, Freihöfer, Pichiri, av Teigum. Goalkeepers: Ludwig 14 saves, Palicka
FC Porto: Martinez 6, Gomes 5, Brandão 5, Amador Salina 4, Vasco Costa 4, Moreira 2, Fernandes 2, Rui Silva 1, Ferreira 1, Magalhães 1, Brito Duarte 1, Soares Djanló, Azevedo de Oliveira, Pedro Oliveira. Goalkeepers: Abrahamsson 1 save, Marques
Zagreb – Alborg 23:33
ZAGREB: Glavaš 10, Topić 3, Nikolić 3, Chovrebađe 2, Kalaraš 2, Karačić 1, Sajed Abdu 1, Bjalijavski 1, Mamić, Štrlek, Raužan, Pavlović, Sadouski, Tufegdžić. Golmani: Meštrić 8 saves, Kastelic 2 saves.
ALBORG: Knor 6, Hokser 5, Tobijas Storm Nilsen 5, Arnoldsen 4, Feliks Meler 4, Anderson 2, Magnus Landin 2, Munk 2, Niklas Landin 1, Nilson 1, Vismah Larsen 1, Lindskog, Reninggen, Hald, Blonc, Niklas Landin 10 saves, Norsten.
