THW Kiel – MKB-MVM Veszprém KC 27:31

 

THW Kiel: Palicka, Ege - Duvnjak, Toft Hansen 2, Sprenger 3, Wienhold 1, Ekberg, Lauge, Canellas 5 (3), Dahmke 3, Palmarsson 9, Jicha 3, Vujin 2.

 

MKB-MVM Veszprém: Mikler, Alilovic - Gulyás, Iváncsik 7 (1), Schuch, Ilic 8 (4), Nilsson 2, Nagy 7, Zeitz 1, Marguc, Chema, Terzic, Sulic 4, Lékai 2.

 

Penalty: 3/3, 9/5

Suspension: 12 minutes, 12 minutes

 

 

Carlos Ortega: We are really happy that we got into the final, especially in Germany against Kiel. We were able to stop their fast breaks, which was the key to our victory. We could also play againts their 3-2-1 defence tactics. I’m proud of my players. We want more. Barcelona is a great team but we’ll do everything to win tomorrow.

 

Alfred Gislason: Congratulations to Carlos and Veszprém. The better team won in the end. Our 3-2-1 defence method worked well but we lost many balls in the first 20 minutes of the second half. The defence of Veszprém turned out to be very good, while we made mistakes; our shots failed. We are not happy but in Final4 each team is great. I pull for Veszprém tomorrow.

 

László Nagy: Kiel played well in the beginning, they scored a lot. Our defence got strengthened thanks to Mirko, the team revived. Moreover, we reached 4-5 goal differences in the second half. Although Kiel closed up in the end but we didn’t let them to win. Tomorrow we’ll do everything to defeat Barcelona.

 

Filip Jicha: In the first half our defence didn’t seem working, while Alilovic performed great at the back. We can state that Veszprém had a better day. I’m not happy about the result but the Final4 weekend is always like that. Tomorrow we’ll do everything to perform better and satisfy our fans.