Telekom Veszprém - Rhein-Neckar Löwen 28:29

 

 

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

 

Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Palicka, Appelgren – Schmid 6 (2), Lipovina 4, Sigurdsson, Radivojevic 6, Tollbring 1, Abutovic, Mensah 4, Fath, Groetzki, Taleski 1, Guardiola, Petersson, Nilesen 1, Kohlbacher 6

 

Penalties: 3/3 and 2/2

Suspensions: 2 min. and 0 min.

 

 

David Davis: Thank you to everyone who came to support us. It is important in these moments when the team is not winning. Thank for the letter as well. The beginning was equal more or less, we played well in attack. Every mistake you make against this team will result in a goal. This is why we were three goals down at the half time. We started well in the second half. We knew that they will play 7 against 6 at any time. They did not miss a chance but we did. We could not save this to a draw. Thanks for the players because they worked well this week. We are working hard, but now we would like to see the result of it. We are going to fight; we are going to have training on Monday. We are going to fight until we start winning.

 

Iman Jamali: First of all, thank you for our fans, we got your message and it was really motivational for us. I am sad that we lost the game, but we will continue to work hard and soon we will reach our goals and see the results. Veszprém will be a top handball club again. I would like to say thank you to the coach for trusting me and letting me play. I will continue to work and I will help the team the best way I can. Congratulations to Löwen, they were playing an amazing game today. We were very prepared and there were no surprises, but they were in a really good form. We have to continue to work hard to be able to win.

 

 

Nikolaj Jacobsen: We are very happy with the victory. It was a high-level match and both teams played well. I think we played well in the first half, cleverly and disciplined. Our defense was strong with Guardiola and Abutovic. We started the second half too fast and made too many mistakes. Mikler was strong in the begging but we could come back with a five goals run. We could be calm and defense started to get better. Appelgren made some important saves as well. Our seven against six was good today. We got the victory today but it was a high-level game. It could have gone to Veszprém today, but we take the two points.

 

Mads Mensah Larsen: Thank you for the game. The atmosphere was amazing today. The first five minutes of the second half was very difficult for us, but we were able to come back and then play a smart and calm game. It is always difficult to play in Veszprém because it puts us under a lot of pressure but I am happy that we were able to win.

 

 

Photo: Dávid Vörös