The reigning EHF Champions League winners from Poland, Vive Tauron Kielce showed once again that they are ready to fight for the first place at Preliminary Round. After win in Belarus last week in the opener, Dujshebaev’s boys celebrated their come-back in own hall by routine 60 minutes against Swedish IFK Kristianstad 38:28 (18:15).
Vive Tauron Kielce – IFK Kristianstad 38:28 (18:15)
Vive Tauron: Ivić, Szmal – Walczak 1, Kus, Aguinagalde 5, Bielecki 7, Jachlewski 4, Strlek 1, Lijewski 4, Jurkiewicz 2, Paczkowski 7, Zorman 1, Bombac 1, Djukić 5.
Kristianstad: Simić, Larsson L. – Lipovac 1, Arnarsson 3, Henningsson 6, Sorensen 3, Moen Nielsen 3, Lagergren 3, Larsson J., Hallen, Tollbring 5, Jonsson 1, Tatarincew 3, Hanisch, Moberg Andresson, Schuster.
STANDINGS:
| 1. KS Vive Tauron Kielce | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | : | 52 | (15) | 4 |
| 2. HC Vardar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | : | 50 | (9) | 4 |
| 3. MOL-Pick Szeged | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | : | 52 | (2) | 3 |
| 4. Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59 | : | 58 | (1) | 3 |
| 5. RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | : | 59 | (1) | 2 |
| 6. HC Prvo plinarsko drustvo … | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | : | 56 | (-4) | 0 |
| 7. HC Meshkov Brest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | : | 60 | (-9) | 0 |
| 8. IFK Kristianstad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | : | 66 | (-15) | 0 |
