Barça and Kolstad get big wins while Zagreb and Aalborg share points
The second day of round four in the EHF Champions League featured both big wins and tough even games.
In group A, Kolstad and Paris definitely belonged to the first category, as the Norwegian side easily took the upper hand against Szeged (37:24), thanks to a stellar performance from Torbjorn Bergerud, who stopped 19 shots. Paris also did not have much more trouble at home against Pelister, as the French side won their third game of the season by five goals (31:26). In group B, Barça did not show much mercy to GOG, as the Spanish side was already up by nine at the break. Dika Mem and his ten goals made sure that they would not be seen again.
On the other hand, Zagreb and Aalborg shared the points after a draw that saw Milos Kos score an equalizer for the Croatian side at the last second (30:30). In group B, Magdeburg had to wait until the last five minutes to finally take the upper hand against Plock. Felix Claar netted nine to secure SCM’s second win this season (28:26).
I am happy and proud of my players for winning such an important point against Aalborg. We fought from the first till the last minute. We didn’t lose our heads even when we were down by four goals. I think we deserved this point and I want to say thanks to this beautiful audience in Zagreb for supporting us.
This is the second away game that we are losing points. We have to change something. We knew what we were up against because Zagreb always play good at home. Congratulations to them for a great game and for winning this point against us.
We had a good defence and goalkeeper today. We did what we planned: To run and make them tired. I think this is what we need to do to win against such a good team as Pick Szeged.
After all the noise this summer, we’re with 4 wins in 4 matches. No one else can say so. We showed we still have a team to compete for the Champions League.
It was the game that we wanted to play tonight. We wanted to bother them. In the second half they put their physical impact into the game and it was too tough for us. We also had focus mistakes and against Paris you can’t do that because this is what makes the difference.
We gave our best in the second half, but against such a top team it must be perfect. Unfortunately, we work hard and are close to our rivals in every match, but still don’t have points I’m proud of my team and I'm sure that our moment will come, but we must be patient, keep improving and staying focused. I also want to say thanks to our fans, because they provided the best atmosphere in this season.
