Valero Rivera (HBC Nantes)
For the last day, Nantes outclassed Hanover (33-26) in a match without stakes. In the other groups, Skjern steals first place in group II in the photo finish, and Kadetten Schaffhausen escapes despite its defeat in Vojvodina (24-21).
It was a match without a stake in the standings, but the HBC Nantes was determined to maintain its good momentum. In front of his audience, and visitors to the TSV Hannovrethe Violets will have experienced a tough first period, facing an opponent who manages to find his pivot very well Adam Nyfjäll (6/7, including 5/5 in the first act). But if it is the visitors who have a slight lead at the break (13-15, 30′), the second act will be nothing like the first. The arrows Valero Rivera et Théo Avelange-Demouge are lethal (9 and 7 goals), and the gap will continually increase until it reaches 11 units (31-20, 53′). The victory is logical, and the Violets are thus preparing themselves as well as possible for the rest of their competition. After defeating Rhein-Neckar Löwen, then twice Hannover, it is perhaps a German of an even higher caliber who could present himself to them in the rest of the competition…
Adam Nyfjall (TSV Hannover-Burgdorf)
In the other meeting of the hen, the Rhine-Neckar Lions avoided, unlike in the first leg, the trap of the Poles of Zabrze. With a Niclas Kirkelokke with 9 goals in as many shots, the Germans logically won (27-23). If the Poles leave the competition without having created any major surprises during the main round, we will note the new good performance of a Taras Minotskyi (7/9) who was effective from start to finish in his team’s European season. The Lions will therefore face, in the round of 16, the Croatians of Nexe, who lost two places last night.
Pool II: Sävehof reshuffles the cards
Outside, the Danes of Skern did the job, dominating the second act among the Slovenes of Order thanks in particular to a Noah Gaudin in very good shape with 9 achievements (24-29). The Danes thus had the luxury of carefully following the result of the match between Sävehof et nexus, respectively 1st and 3rd in the group on the evening of the previous day. But in Sweden, they are the partners of a It was Mittu more flamboyant than ever (11/15) who will take the lead in the second act, securing a gap of 3 to 6 units. Veselin Vujovic’s men will also have stumbled on a Simon Möller in great form (15 saves, 35%), and will logically bow (34-28), falling from first to 3rd place in the group. The big winner of this meeting is therefore ultimately Skjern, who offers himself direct access to the quarter-finals, while the Swedes from Sävehof will participate in one of the great posters of the round of 16 against Hannover.
Pool III: Schaffhausen on the edge
Last week, we recalled that, mathematically, Flensburg was not yet assured of his first place. Although it was improbable, the Danes of Bjerringbro-Silkeborg could take the lead if they won by 10 goals against the Germans. The latter, however, cut the suspense short and destroyed their runner-up in a devastating second act (17-19, 30′; 26-45). For the locals, the young center half Ludvig Hallbäck will have managed to partly keep their heads above water with 9 goals, although that is not enough. Opposite, the most prominent Flensburgers will have been Emil Jakobsen et Lasse Moller (9 goals each) and, above all, the goalkeeper Kevin Moller, author of no less than 24 saves, at 48%. However, it was the other meeting of the group which was more to follow: neck and neck to obtain the 3rd and last qualifying place, the Serbs of Vojvodina welcomed the Swiss from Cadets Schaffhausen, who are ahead of them by two points. Winners by 3 goals in the first leg, the Helvetians will however be struck by lightning from the start: Barys Pukhouski (4/5) shares his experience with others, Gregor Ocvirk (6/9) confirms the power of his arm, and Rogan’s wound (5/7) is already hot on his right wing (7-0, 13′). As often, it is notably the Icelandic winger Odinn Thor Rikhardsson (7/7) who will spark the revolt with two goals, and his team will continue to come up against the Serbian goalkeeper Andrej Trnavac (18 saves, 48%) but managed to limit the damage at the break (11-8, 30′). During a large part of the second act, the Serbs managed to maintain a gap of 4 to 5 units, synonymous with qualification in the round of 16, but the Swiss got closer in the money time (19-16, 48′). The debates remain tight, but the Swiss left-back Ariel Pietrasik, with his 7th goal, reassures his team 2 minutes 30 from time (23-21, 57′). The last penalty scored by Petar Djodjic will maintain the pressure, but the visitors’ last defense is victorious (24-21). By this defeat of 3 goals, equal to their victory in the first match, the Kadetten Schaffhausen owe their qualification thanks to their general goal average, higher by 5 small goals than that of their opponent (-20 against -25). The Swiss could also face HBC Nantes in the quarters: for this they will have to manage to get rid of the Berlin Foxes in the eighth.
Lasse Andersson (Berlin) Pool IV: Sporting confirms
If he was assured of his first place, the Sporting Lisbon nevertheless achieved a new tour de force by imposing itself on the lands of Dinamo Bucharest. A success whose foundations were laid from the start with a great start to Francisco Costa (0-5, 7′, including 3 goals from right back). Throughout the rest of the match, without ever taking off, the visitors always managed to keep Xavi Pascual’s men at bay, also counting on the performances of their goalkeepers Leonel Maciel (9 saves, 32%) and the young Andrè Kristensen (6 saves, 50%). Opposite, the 9 goals in 10 shotsAli Zein (including 6 in the second act), will not have been enough to overturn the machine (27-31). The other meeting of the group, which had no more at stake, saw the Romanians of Constant lead the debates for 45 minutes in the den of Foxes Berlin. With a very good start (4-8, 11′), the visitors held the lead thanks to danger evenly distributed across all positions (22-23, 40′). It’s the opposite of the Germans, who will rely largely on the serial scorer Lasse Andersson, who found the net no less than 15 times last night. The players from the German capital will use their experience to take control of the match in money time, where they will manage to widen the gap (35-31). The 12 teams entered for the round of 16 and quarter-finals are thus known, and confirm that this new European League format provides us with some very good results for the coming weeks.
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Antoine Piollat
2024-03-06 16:30:54
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