Krim beat Esbjerg for the best opening in ten years
All three winning sides on Sunday extended their winning streak in the EHF Champions League Women. Krim Mercator had a convincing performance and managed to win against Team Esbjerg for the second time ever. SG BBM Bietigheim resisted CSM Bucuresti's hunt due to jaw-dropping Gabriela Goncalves' saves, while Ikast Handbold's fast-paced play beat Metz.
It was a very tough match. We had to keep on fighting. We had fewer mistakes than the last games and stood well in defence, so that´s why we won this top match.
Congrats to Bietigheim. We are disappointed, we made too many mistakes. We were not aggressive in defence.
Above all, I hope that we will continue to play like this. This is just the beginning. But it was important that we stopped the fast counter-attacks of our rivals. We can also attribute the win to that. We were focused on ourselves and played the way we had to play from the first minute to the last.
It's always a challenge to prepare for a team that has only one game under its belt this season. In the first round of the EHF Champions League, they played against Lubin. It was a good game, but I am sure that we will be better prepared for our second game in Esbjerg.
I'm also happy and proud of my team. I'm proud of the way we played and of being part of it. Congrats to the young players and the players who had never played in the Champions League before and who have adapted well.
First of all, congratulations to Ikast. We didn't deserve to win tonight, sometimes we came close, but we made too many mistakes. They were mentally and physically stronger than us.
