One Veszprem beat Barca to lift IHF World Club Championship trophy!
One Veszprem won the IHF World Club Championship for the second time! After 2024, team led by Spanish coach Xavi Pascual showed a domination in the final clash against EHF Champions League winners – FC Barcelona 42:33 (22:16) to break their unbeaten record of 35 matches, but also extend winning run in the current season which includes two wins over Fuchse Berlin, FC Porto, Pick Szeged…
The TOP scorer of the match was French left wing Hugo Descat with 10 goals while his compatriot Nedim Remili scored eight with impressive performance of goalkeeper Emil Nielsen.
Barça – Veszprém 33:42 (16:22)
Barça: Hernández; Gómez 5 (4 pens), Mem, Carlsbogard 2, Fàbregas 3, Frade 2, Fernández 1, Hallgrímsson, Smarason, Djordje Cikusa 2, Janc 4, N’Guessan 9, Sola, Elderaa 2, Barrufet 3, Petar Cikusa.
Veszprém: Nielsen; Lenne 4, Remili 8, Pechmalbec 2, Elderaa 2, Hesham 4, Descat 10 (1 pen), Appelgren, Petrus, Martinovic 5, Ligetvari, Cindric 3, Dodic, Gancs-Peto 1 (1 pen), Mesilhy 1, Ali Zein 2.
Five-minute score progression:
1:4, 3:9, 7:11, 9:14, 13:16, 16:22 – half-time; 19:25, 21:29, 23:33, 26:37, 29:37, 33:42 – final.
