Telekom Veszprém - HC Vardar 25:27

 

 

Telekom Veszprém: Sterbik, Mikler – Manaskov 3, Toft Hansen, Ilic 1, Tonnesen 2, Gajic 5 (2), Nilsson, Nagy 4, Strlek 1, Terzic, Blagotinsek 2, Nenadic 2, Mahé 1, Mackovsek 4, Lékai

 

HC Vardar: Milosavljev, Kizic – Ocvirk, Popovski, Kristopans 4, Ferreira 3, Karacic 1, Skube 2, Karalash 1, Cupic 4 (2), Dibirov 6 (1), Shishkarev 1, Borozan 5, Vojvodic, Kiselev, Mishevski

 

Penalties: 2/2 and 6/3

Suspensions: 16 min. and 2 min.

 

 

Ljubomir Vranjes: Congrats for Vardar. I am not satisfied at all. We had possibilities to win the game. We did not have a bad game, we had seven technical mistakes. We also had a good defense. The problem was with eight suspensions. There were many strange decisions today from the two men in the black. We also have to look at ourselves. We had misses against the goalkeeper. We came to good options almost every time. I do not want to take anything away from Vardar but today I sometimes felt like someone does not want us to win today. It was not the first time. It has to stop. I think my players gave everything and fought until the last minute. It was not enough for a victory today and we cannot lose at home. We have to do it better.

 

László Nagy: Congratulations to Vardar! They played a nice and smart match. They were very well prepared. They had good situations during the attacks and we were not able to stop them. We also missed a lot of clear shots against the goalkeeper too. I am very sad and disappointed. In the last 10 minutes we were not able to complete successful attacks. It was also difficult to play with one less player many times. We had a hard defense but I cannot tell if all the 2 minutes suspensions were right or not. Of course it is our mistake. We have to stand up, look forward and continue to work.

 

 

Roberto Garcia Parrondo: We are happy to get this victory. It is difficult to win here because they are a good team. We have many injured players and we do not have a long bench like we had last year. It was a very important win and thanks to my players for this. Great match today. Players who had problems gave all today. This is what I ask from them and they deliver.

 

Igor Karacic: We played against Veszprém about ten times in the last 3 years. It is always hard to play against them. I am very happy and proud of my team. I would like to congratulate to Veszprém they always play in a fair way.

 

 

Photo: Dávid Vörös