Telekom Veszprém – Skjern Handbold 34:29

 

 

Telekom Veszprém: Mikler, Alilovic – Manaskov 6, Schuch, Ilic 3, Tonnesen 5, Gajic 2 (1), Nilsson 1, Marguc 4 (2), Terzic, Blagotinsek 2, Sulic 1, Nenadic 9 (2), Jamali, Lékai 1

 

Skjern Handbold: Nielsen, Ivanisevic 1 – Ollson 1, Konradsson T., Eggert 7 (7), Mikkelsen 1, Konradsson J. 5, Stenbacken, Myrhol 4, Christensen 2, Rasmussen 3, Sondergard 5, Aastrup, Tangen

 

Penalties: 5/6 and 7/7

Suspensions: 18 min. and 8 min.

 

 

Ljubomir Vranjes: Congratulations for Skjern for the quarterfinals. I am really sad, angry and disappointed. You cannot put into words how I feel for this moment. We played an okay game today, we were under pressure a bit. The problem was the game in Skjern. Everybody know what happened there and everybody saw this game. We tried to do everything to clear our deficit but we did not manage it. I am the coach so I am responsible for this. It is my mistake that we could not go to the next round but I am not a quitter. I will fight in the next games. I am sorry that the Champions League is over for us. This is not worthy for Veszprém.

 

Timuzsin Schuch: Congratulations to Skjern. It is very difficult to say anything, we are really disappointed. The real problem was our first game in Skjern, so there was a big pressure on us today. During the match, we were able to lead with 4 and 5 goals, but then we made mistakes. At the end we took risks and tried the 5-1 and 4-2 defense. Overall, the beautiful thing about sport is that even if we are on the ground now, we can stand up and continue to fight for our goals. Thanks to our Fans, who supported us in this difficult situation. We are very sorry that we could not make it.

 

 

Ole Norgaard: Thank you Hungary for the pleasant stay. You have a wonderful audience. We are surprised that we could beat a team like Veszprém, they are a good team and performed at the absolute highest. This is something from our deepest dreams. We played the best game at home, ever. We came here with a seven-goal advantage and we were able to hold it. I am proud of my team because we managed to move on.

 

Markus Olsson: We knew that it will be a difficult match. We tried to make as less mistakes as we could and our goalkeeper made some saves as well. I am still under a lot of adrenaline, so all I can say is that I am really happy that we made it to the next round.

 

 

Photo: Dávid Vörös