Montpellier Handball are in Cologne! The first French team who won the VELUX EHF Champions League in 2003, achieved Final4 after three unsuccessful attempts ended at quarter-finals!
This time, there was no question, whether or not, as Patrice Canayer boys were too strong for desperate SG Flensburg Handewitt 28:17 (14:9) after amazing 60 minutes, in the first row, outstanding Vincent Gerard who had 19 saves (more than 50%).
First match ended 29:29.
Three French teams in Cologne. From this night – new reality of European handball!
Montpellier : Gérard (19 saves), Portner; Simonet (3/5), Villeminot (1/1), Caussé (1/1), Truchanovicius (7/8), Guigou (), Richardson (9/17 dont 0/2 pén), Bonnefond (0/1), Faustin, Fabregas (3/3), Porte (4/7), Bingo, Afgour, Soussi, Mamdouh (1/1)
Flensburg : Andersson (7 saves), Møller (2 saves; Karlsson, Glandorf (2/6), Mogensen (2/5), Svan (5/7), Wanne (2/4), Jeppsson (2/3), Steinhauser, Heinl, Toft (1/3), Gottfridsson (3/4), Lauge (0/5), Mahé, Rød (0/1)
