Kielce healed the wounds from Skopje (24:34) by beating RK Vardar Skopje 23:20 (10:6) in derby match of EHF Champions League Group B. Talant Dujshebaev set strong defense with Szmal between the posts, who received only four goals for 25 minutes of the clash, which was signal that Macedonian champions will hardly take points in Poland.
Kielce had +7 – 19:12 in the middle of the second half, but Macedonians prevented disaster by solid finish.
Vive Tauron Kielce – Vardar Skopje 23:20 (10:6)
Vive: Szmal, Sego – Buntić 3, Jurecki 5, Jachlewski 1, Zorman 1, Bielecki, Lijewski 3, Strlek 2, Cupić 4/2, Aquinagalde 3, Chrapkowski, Reichmann 1, Kus, Vujović.
Vardar: Sterbik, Milić – Abutović, Brumen, Dibirov 4/1, Dujszebajew 2/1, Gorbok 5, Lazarov, Shishkarjev 2, Stoilov, Toskić, Lacković, Maqueda, Cindrić 2, Manaskov, Marsenić 5.
STANDINGS:
1. FC Barcelona Lassa | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 238 | : | 219 | (19) | 13 |
1. Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 246 | : | 222 | (24) | 13 |
3. KS Vive Tauron Kielce | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 270 | : | 253 | (17) | 12 |
4. HC Vardar | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 252 | : | 230 | (22) | 10 |
4. MOL-Pick Szeged | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 231 | : | 226 | (5) | 10 |
6. IFK Kristianstad | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 255 | : | 282 | (-27) | 4 |
6. Montpellier HB | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 211 | : | 231 | (-20) | 4 |
8. KIF Kolding Kobenhavn | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 205 | : | 245 | (-40) | 2 |
