Swedish best handball team IFK Kristianstad celebrated important victory over PPD Zagreb 29:22 (13:10) in the Round 3 of the VELUX EHF Champions League Group B. The team of Ola Lindgren was better side supported by over 4.000 fans their fans in the clash with two times in a row quarterfinalists of the VELUX EHF CL, Croatian team who are in deep crisis after three defeats at the start of CL campaign 2016/2017.
HC IFK Kristianstad: Larsson, Simić 14 saves; Lipovac 2, Arnarsson, Henningsson 1, Sorensen 6, Moen Nilsen, Lagergren 9 (1), Larsson, Gudmnundsson 5, Hallen, Tollbring 6, Jonsson, Tatarintsev, Hanisch, Schuster
HC PPD Zagreb: Stevanović 9 + 1 saves, Skok 6 saves, Ereš, Vujić 2, Kontrec, Vori 2, Cingesar 2, Šebetić 2, Marković 2, Raković 1, Horvat 3 (1), J. Valčić 2, Jotić 1, T. Valčić, Mandalinić 5, Markoski
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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | : | 88 | (-1) | 3 |
5. RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | : | 59 | (1) | 2 |
6. HC Meshkov Brest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | : | 88 | (-7) | 2 |
7. IFK Kristianstad | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | : | 88 | (-8) | 2 |
8. HC Prvo plinarsko drustvo … | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | : | 85 | (-11) | 0 |