Macedonian champions RK Vardar Skopje showed TOP performance in Frankfurt, where German best team Rhein Neckar Lowen could only watch it – 33:27 (17:16). Furious second half by visitors made 30:21 ten minutes before the end, when RK Vardar coach Raul Gonzales made changes on the court, put Canellas (10) and Cindric (7) on the bench and helped “Lions” to avoid total disasters in front of home fans…
Rhein-Neckar Löwen – HC Vadar Skopje 27:33 (16:17)
Rhein-Neckar L̦wen: Appelgren, Bauer (n.e.) РSchmid, Sigurdsson (7/2), Manaskov (n.e.), Banea Gonzalez (4), Larsen (1), Reinkind (1), Guardiola (1), Steinhauser (n.e.), Groetzki (3), Ekdahl du Rietz (3), Pekeler (1), Petersson (6), Abt (n.e.)
HC Vadar Skopje: Sterbik, Milic (16. – 30.) – Abutovic (1), Borozan, Canellas Reixach (10), Cindric (7), Cupic (2), Dereven, Dibirov (3), Dujshebaev (2), Ferreira Moraes, Karacic, Maqueda Pena (4), Marsenic (1), Shishkarev, Stoilov (3)
STANDINGS:
| 1. HC Vardar | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 221 | : | 192 | (29) | 12 |
| 2. KS Vive Tauron Kielce | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 213 | : | 199 | (14) | 10 |
| 3. Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 203 | : | 200 | (3) | 9 |
| 4. MOL-Pick Szeged | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 163 | : | 158 | (5) | 7 |
| 5. HC Meshkov Brest | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 162 | : | 161 | (1) | 6 |
| 6. IFK Kristianstad | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 165 | : | 179 | (-14) | 3 |
| 7. RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 163 | : | 182 | (-19) | 3 |
| 8. HC Prvo plinarsko drustvo … | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 171 | : | 190 | (-19) | 2 |
PHOTO: SEHA
