Insane comeback with penalty shoot-out opens EHF European Cup Men season

• A.C. PAOK celebrated a comfortable win in the Greek derby against E.S.N. Vrilissia, winning by 27:20 in Vrilissia; PAOK goalkeeper Igor Asic had 18 saves (47 per cent) and a goal for his side, while the home side only scored on 39 per cent of their shots
  
  
• Austrian side roomz JAGS Vösslau made good use of their home-court advantage in the first leg, beating Mistra by 31:23; former Austrian international in goal Thomas Bauer had 13 saves (39 per cent) for his team; Vösslau re-took the lead after nine minutes and never looked back
  
  
• having to mount a comeback in Skopje is not the most ideal situation going into a second leg, HB Dudelange will have to face it next week after losing their first leg at home against HC Butel Skopje by 27:31; the North Macedonian side was extremely efficient, scoring 76 per cent of their shots; another key to the away win was having the goalkeeper advantage with 13 saves compared to Dudelange’s six saves
  
  
• Kosovo’s Besa Famgas could rely on Amr Ali Abdulah Zayan, who scored 14 goals for his side, the most of any player in a single match over the weekend; his performance helped Famgas to secure a 39:34 win over Depsas Enerji AS SK from Türkiye, who were only one goal behind after 44 minutes but could not take a lead during the entire 60 minutes
  
  
• the second Turkish team in action this weekend had no chance in their double-header in Hungary; Balatonfüredi KSE dominated both ties against Beykoz BLD SK, winning by 85:38 on aggregate (42:18 & 43:20)

RK Vogošća’s unbelievable comeback

After Saturday’s first leg between Handball Esch and RK Vogošca, not many people believed in a thrilling second leg on Sunday, as Esch beat the visitors from Bosnia and Herzegovina by 42:31. Little did those in attendance in Luxembourg know what would follow the next day.

The home side led after 30 minutes by 18:17, adding another goal to their advantage. However, a stunning 25:13 run for the guests in the second half meant a repetition of Saturday’s result, only with the teams on different ends of the scoreline. Vogošca had the momentum going into the penalty shoot-out and kept their cool. Scoring two out of three shots, while Esch could not score any of their four attempts. RK Vogošća qualifies for Round 2 after 120 remarkable minutes of handball.