Round 7 of Men’s EHF Champions League brought a derby match between F.C Barcelona and THW Kiel in which German team deserved second defeat in a row.
FC Barcelona-Borges – THW Kiel 32:29 (13:15)
First defeat for Kiel, as Barcelona secure the third place in this close group two points below THW and Rhein Neckar Löwen. Thanks to their more alternatives the Spaniards could keep the speed high and dominated the second part of the second half clearly.
Kiel had to replace too many players to stand the powerful and fast match play of Barcelona – the Catalans are back on track after the draw against Celje and the defeat in Chambery.
Even as goalkeeper Thierry Omeyer saved 19 shots it was obvious in the second half that Kiel lacked power. Barcelona decided the game after minute 45. Kiel led 23:22, before the host went away to 28:25 and kept this three goals distance until the end.
Suprisingly the best THW scorer was young Tobias Reichmann with seven goals, Filip Jicha was blocked by the movable and fast Barca defence with a great Cedric Sorhaindo. Best Barca scorer was Laszlo Nagy with six goals.
Kiel was stronger in the beginning, but after the 14:11 for the Germans the host reduced the gap and equalized at the score of 19:19 for the first time.
In other matches of group “A”, RNL beat Celje 33:32 and Vive Targi Kielce – Chambery 31:25.
1. Kiel 7 – 10
2. Rhein Neckar Löwen 7-10
3. Barcelona 7-8
4. Chambery 7-6
5. Kielce 7-4
6. Celje PL 7-4
Group B
sobota:
Kolding : Tatran Prešov 28:27 (14:11)
Hamburg : Veszprem 27:26 (13:11)
Sävehof – Montpellier
1. Veszprem* 7-12
2. Hamburg 7-9
3. Montpellier 6-8
4. Kolding 7-8
5. Sävehof 6-2
6. Tatran Prešov 7-1
Group C
Chehkovski Medvedi: Valladolid 29:27 (15:11)
Pick Szeged : Dinamo Minsk 37:34 (20:18)
Kadetten : AaB Handball 34:31 (17:19)
1. Čehovski medvedi 7-11
2. Valladolid 7-10
3. Pick Szeged 7-8
4. Kadetten Schaffhausen 6-5
5. AaB Handbold 7-4
6. Dinamo Minsk 6-2
Group D
Constanta : Flensburg 29:32 (12:17)
Zagreb : Bosna Sarajevo 34:15 (16:8)
Ciudad Real – St. Petersburg
1. Ciudad Real* 6 – 11
2. Croatia os. Zagreb 7 – 10
3. Flensburg-Handewitt 7 – 10
4. Sankt Peterburg 6 – 4
5. Constanta 7 – 4
6. Bosna Sarajevo 7 – 1
