Telekom Veszprém - Grundfos Tatabánya KC 32:27

 

 

Telekom Veszprém: Sterbik – Ilic 1, Tonnesen 3, Gajic 6 (2), Nilsson 3, Nagy 1, Strlek 8, Terzic, Blagotinsek 1, Nenadic 5, Mahé 1, Mackovsek, Hornyák, Szűcs, Lékai 3

Grundfos Tatabánya KC: Székely, Deményi – Bozovic 1, Pásztor, Vujovic 4 (1), Juhász 5, Sipos 4, Rozner 2, Nagy, Borzas 2, Ilyés 1, Rosta 3, Győri, Grigoras 5, Vrankovic

 

Penalties: 3/2 and 3/1

Suspensions: 6 min. and 16 min.

 

 

The game started with an Ilic block, but the first goal was scored by Juhász from Tatabánya. The first Veszprém goal was scored by Gajic in the 3rd minute, but the guests were leading 3:1 by then. Veszprém equalized to 3:3 but after that László Nagy was suspended for 2 minutes and Tatabánya lived with the chance, took the lead by two goals in the 8th minute. This was equalized by the home team at the 14th minute to 7:7. Veszprém could get the rhythm of the game and took the lead in the 17th minute and made the difference two by Nenadic. This lead grew to five goals, but the guests could climb back a bit. Although Veszprém had a six goals lead they could only lead by four by the end of the first half.

 

The second period was kicked off by Veszprém’s dominance, Nilsson and Nagy scored fast and Sterbik saved a penalty. The first Tatabánya goal was scored in the 36th minute. Then came the 39th minute and Strlek’s goals making it 21:15 and taking a six goals lead. In the 45th minute Veszprém got into a two men advantage then for a short 39 seconds a three men advantage, this time it was 25:20 on the scoreboard. The exhaustion was visible on the teams, as many technical mistake was made and both parties missed clear shots. Veszprém took a bigger, seven goals lead in the 53rd minute (22:29). Strlek scored his 8th goal in the 58th minute, and played well all game as well. The game was closed with a Mahé blast making the final result 32:27 for Veszprém.

 

 

David Davis: All teams have their goals in this part of the season. Tatabánya’s is to go the EHF Cup Final Four. They have more focus on that game. Our goal is to beat Flensburg of course. Tatabánya is a strong opponent and we prepared accordingly. They made more rotations than usual.

 

Blaz Blagotinsek: It was a good game. After the national break, it is hard to play this kind of important game. We concentrate on Mezőkövesd and Flensburg after this. This last part of the season is very important for everyone because all teams are fighting for their goals now.

 

 

Vladan Matic: Congratulations to coach Davis and Veszprém. This game was a good preparation for us for the EHF Cup quarterfinal. I have to tell that most of our foreign players returned to the team yesterday. We had a lot of players today, and everyone could play, fortunately nobody got injured. We still have time to prepare against our Danish opponent. It is visible that there is a difference in the play when our second line steps on court. Borzas and Nagy joined the team in February and they still need to learn the system. It is for sure, that we have to be more disciplined against Holstebro.

 

Ádám Juhász: Congratulations to Veszprém. Coach Matic told most of the things. We started well but made mistakes and Veszprém could take a bigger lead. The exhaustion of the national week was visible on both teams. We played a good game in away and I think this five goals loss is not much against them. It could have been closer, but we can be satisfied. Our goal today was to prepare against Holstebro.

 

 

Photo: Dávid Vörös