EHF EUROPEAN LEAGUE 24/25: Three German teams and Montpellier at Final4
Three German teams—Kiel, Flensburg, and Melsungen—and one French team, Montpellier, will compete in the Final4 of the EHF European League in Hamburg on May 24th and 25th.
Kiel managed to eliminate a resilient Limoges side following a draw in the first match in France—26:26.
Melsungen performed significantly better in Irun compared to their home game (28:27), decisively beating their rivals—32:22—to remain in contention for another trophy.
Flensburg secured their Final4 spot at home by defeating GOG again with a 35:29 win (first match 29:26).
The most thrilling match was in Montpellier, where the hosts beat Porto 35:32, after narrowly winning the first leg in Portugal 30:29.
Match details:
THW Kiel – Limoges Handball (FRA) 35:30 (16:15)
THW Kiel: Mrkva (20.-60., 6/1 saves), Wolff (1.-20., 3 saves); Duvnjak (5), Landin, Överby, Wiencek (5), Pabst (1), Johansson (7), Dahmke (2), Zerbe (n.e.), Kutz, Madsen (6), Pekeler (3), á Skipagötu, Imre (6/2).
Limoges Handball: Slavic (46.-60., 2 saves), Ivah (1.-46., 7 saves); Yusuf (6), Guillaume (2), Ivic (3), Ogando, Kusan (2), Tokic, Turchenko (4), Azkue Saizar (1), Nieto (2), Thuillier (1), Hristic, Elderaa (5), Varela Monteiro (3), Petit.
Bidasoa Irun – MT Melsungen 22:32
Bidasoa Irun: Skrzyniarz (3 saves), Maciel (4 saves); Cavero 3, Jevtic, Zabala, Gey 1, Furundarena, E. Salinas 4, R. Salinas 4/1, Mugica 1, Boskos 3, Iribar 2, da Silva, G. Nieto 1, Garcia 1, A. Nieto 2.
MT Melsungen: Morawski (11 saves, 1 goal), Lichtlein (1 save); Enderleit 2, Balenciaga 5, Mandic, Sipos, Kristopans 2, Ignatow 1, Moraes 1, Jonsson 4, Arnarsson 3, Soler, Cavalcanti 1, Svensson, Kastening 3, Barrufet 9/5.
SG Flensburg-Handewitt – GOG 35:29 (17:12)
SG Flensburg-Handewitt: K. Møller (13/1 saves), Haidu (2 saves, from 56′) – Golla (6), Kirkeløkke (6), Holst Jensen (1), Mensah (4), Gottfridsson, Jørgensen (3), Hansen (2), Horgen, Jakobsen (3/1), Blagotinsek, L. Møller (9), Rithaphorn (1).
GOG: Johannesson (5/1 saves), Boutaf (8 saves, 1 goal, from 31′) – N. Pedersen (2), Teglgaard, Vilhelmsen (4), Tilsted (5), Jakobsen (1), F. Pedersen (1), Nielsen, Grøndahl (8/2), Kildelund (3), Lyng Als (1), Tonnesen (1), Lykke (1), Persson, La Cour (1).
Montpellier Handball – FC Porto 35:32
