Montpellier began season in the best possible way by winning “Champions Trophy”, while premiere in front of home fans was also successful for the reigning VELUX EHF Champions League winners. The team of Patrice Canayer had serious contender for the first points in the season – Aix of Jerome Fernandez, but at the end, home team prevailed – 26:23.
Slovenian right back-wing Vid Kavticnik scored six goals for the winners.
Montpellier:
Vincent GÉRARD : 10/32 saves dt 0/2 pen, Nikola PORTNER : 1/2 7-m., Diego SIMONET : 3/7, Théophile CAUSSÉ , Jonas TRUCHANOVICIUS : 1/3, Mathieu GRÉBILLE : 2/5, Fredric PETTERSSON : 4/4, Melvyn RICHARDSON : 6/11 dt 1/1 pen., Vid KAVTICNIK : 6/12 dt 3/4 pen., Baptiste BONNEFOND : 0/1, Jean-Loup FAUSTIN , Valentin PORTE : 4/9, Arnaud BINGO , Benjamin AFGOUR , Mohamed SOUSSI , Mohamed MAMDOUH : 0/1
AIX:
Joze BAZNIK : 9/18 saves dt 0/1 pen., Wesley PARDIN : 8/25 dt 0/3 pen. Hugo CABANES,,Juan ANDREU : 2/3, Iosu GONI-LEOZ : 4/7, Inaki PECINA : 2/3, Tim DALHAUS : 0/3, Martin LARSEN : 2/5 dt 0/1 pen., Morten BJORNHAUGE , Philip STENMALM : 2/3, Simon DOISEL : 1/1, Aymeric MINNE : 4/6, Jordan CAMARERO : 2/3, Matthieu ONG : 4/4 dt 3/3 pen., Théo DEROT
