“Cadets Schaffhausen Aim to Secure their Spot in the Finals”

Schaffhouse. The neighboring town of Schaffhausen is about to host a memorable handball evening. Because after two games it is 2-0 in the playoff semi-final series Cadets Schaffhausen against the old rivals of Scout Winterthur. On Thursday, May 18th, the team now has the chance to advance to the final round in front of a home crowd and end the semi-final round prematurely. Kick-off of the game in the BBC Arena is at 6:15 p.m. A spectacular performance by Kunstturnen Schaffhausen can be expected at half-time. For this handball festival, the cadets would also be happy to have sports fans from Hegau.

Two games, two wins: With the 37:34 win (after extra time) in the playoff semi-final series against Pfadi Winterthur, a big step towards reaching the final was taken. The club is courting the loud support of the home crowd. Because with an enthusiastic crowd of fans is much easier, especially since the Ascension Thursday is also celebrated in Switzerland, so Trainer Adalsteinn Eyjolfsson.
Game 2 showed it: Scout is in very good shape and, despite the two serious absences of Aleksandar Radovanović and Moustafa Hadj Sadok got the best out of it until the end. In the second semi-final series between HC Kriens-Luzern and BSV Bern, Kriens is also 2-0 up, so the finals are already taking shape.
“The most important thing is that we continue with the same fighting spirit that we have shown in the last games,” says Odinn Rikhardsson with a view to the upcoming game. And there is something special about him: last week “Thor”, as he is called by his middle name because of his divine handball qualities, extended his contract with the cadets until 2027, as has now been announced. The Iceland national team is a phenomenon: According to the portal Schaffhausen24, the nimble Icelander has already netted 318 times for the oranges. Specifically, that means: 165 goals in 20 championship games, 34 goals in four cup games and 110 goals in 13 European League games. The latter with a success rate of 81.5 percent, which caused a sensation throughout European handball. Odinn Rikhardsson has been nominated twice for the Swiss Handball Award in June. Because of him alone, this game promises to be a celebration. Tickets are over https://kadettensh.ch

Sources: Kadetten Medienstelle, Schaffhausen 24, Schaffhauser Bock