EHF CL 26/27: Magdeburg Beat Kielce, Veszprém Cruise Past Partizan, Aalborg Survive Zagreb Thriller
The fourth round of the EHF Champions League brought plenty of excitement, high-scoring encounters and dramatic finishes. SC Magdeburg maintained their winning momentum with a 30:27 victory over Industria Kielce, while One Veszprém comfortably defeated Partizan 38:28, led by Dragan Pechmalbec’s eight goals and Mikael Appelgren’s impressive 18 saves.
HBC Nantes delivered a convincing performance against MT Melsungen (33:25), while Orlen Wisła Płock narrowly escaped against HC Vardar (33:32) in one of the closest games of the round. Aalborg Håndbold also survived a dramatic finish against HC Zagreb (34:33), while Paris Saint-Germain recorded an emphatic 41:30 away victory over Celje.
HC Kriens-Luzern produced another impressive result, beating Kolstad 36:28 in Norway, with Jérôme Müller stealing the spotlight by scoring 12 goals.
EHF Champions League, Round 4
HBC Nantes – MT Melsungen 33:25 (17:10)
Nantes: Briet 7, Ovnicek and Leopold 5 each, Tarrafeta, Tournat and Abdi 4 each, Garciandia 3, Turchenko 1. Bonde 14 saves.
Melsungen: Mensing 7, Enderleit 5, Golla 4, Mandic 3, Stehl 2, Marchan, Drosten, Stefansson and Forsell Schefvert 1 each. Simic 14 saves.
Orlen Wisla Plock – HC Vardar 1961 33:32 (16:13)
Wisla Plock: Bjerre 7, Daszek 6, Fazekas 5, Kosorotov 4, Krajewski and Ilic 3 each, Janc and Serdio 2 each, Susnja 1.
Vardar: Malus 9, Vorkapic 8, Ljevar 5, Matiaba-Tuzolana, Da Silva, Abdelhak, Jankowski and Fadhuile 2 each.
Aalborg Handbold – HC Zagreb 34:33 (19:15)
Aalborg: Arnoldsen, Nielsen and Knorr 6 each, Anderson, Landin and Moller 4 each, Hald 3, Munk 1. Norsten 9 saves.
Zagreb: Glavas 7, Strlek and Bialiauski 6 each, Tskhovrebadze 5, Kalarash, Nikolic and Sadouski 2 each, Topic, Karacic and Rauzan 1 each. Kastelic 11, Mestric 3 saves.
Kolstad Handball – HC Kriens-Luzern 28:36 (13:16)
Kolstad: Jeppsson 9, Aalberg and Ask 4 each, Solheim and Bore 3 each, Berge and Gullerud 2 each, Johnsen 1. Neupart 3, Knudsen 2 saves.
Kriens-Luzern: Jerome Muller 12, Bilyk 5, Justin Muller 4, Epp and Sipic 3 each, Wolfisberg, Schlumpf and Herburger 2 each, Bader, Schelker and Idrizi 1 each. Pilipovic 8 saves.
One Veszprem – RK Partizan 38:28 (18:15)
Veszprem: Pechmalbec 8, Remili 7, Martinovic 6, Descat, Hesham, Stefan Dodic and Ali Zein 3 each, Lenne and Imre 2 each, Mesilhy 1. Appelgren 18 saves.
Partizan: Wagner 9, Crnoglavac and Lumbroso 5 each, Sijan 3, Damjanovic 2, Sanchez-Migallon, Sotic, Ivanov and Andjelkovic 1 each. Krivokapic 7 saves.
RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko – Paris Saint-Germain 30:41 (14:22)
Celje: Anzic 9, Milicevic 6, Mlakar 4, Sorsak 3, Mazej, Korosec and Kljucanin 2 each, Kovac and Grabar 1 each. Gabersek 6 saves.
PSG: Syprzak 9, Prandi 8, Luka Karabatic 5, Elisson, Yahia Omar and Karlsson 4 each, Gaudin 3, Steins 2, Maras and Sole 1 each. Lovkvist 6, Corrales 4 saves.
SC Magdeburg – Industria Kielce 30:27 (13:14)
Magdeburg: Gisli Kristjansson 6, Musche and Mertens 5 each, Rasmussen and Magnusson 4 each, Saugstrup 3, Claar, Serradilla and Lagergren 1 each. Mandic 11, Kuzmanovic 1 save.
Kielce: Nahi 6, Monar 5, Rabchynski and Vlah 4 each, Olejniczak 3, Yusuf 2, Kounkoud, Bos and Karalek 1 each. Milosavljev 5, Morawski 3 saves.
