THW Kiel - Telekom Veszprém 36:35

THW Kiel – Telekom Veszprém 36:35 (18:13)

THW Kiel: Landin, Quenstedt – Ehrig, Duvnjak 4, Sagosen 5, Reinkind 1, Sunnefeldt, Weinhold 3, Wiencek 2, Ekberg 7 (4), Benitez, Wager, Dahmke 3, Zarabec 3, Voigt, Pekeler 8

Telekom Veszprém: Corrales, Cupara – Manaskov 2, Yahia 5, Moraes 1, Tonnesen, Nilsson 2, Marguc 7, Blagotinsek, Shishkarev, Nenadic 2, Mahé 4 (3), Maqueda 1, Lékai 4, Borozan 7

Penalties: 4/4 and 3/3

Suspensions: 14 min. and 10 min.

The THW Kiel – Telekom Veszprém Champions League semifinal started with the goalkeepers making saves. Veszprém could not score in the first five minutes, but after that they scored three in a row making it 3:3 draw. The Germans had a two goals lead in the 10th minute, 7:5. The attacking mechanism of the „Építők” was shaky in the first part of the first period, which made them running after the score. The standing was 13:10 in the 19th minute. Kiel achieved a six goals lead by the 21st minute, thanks to mostly their quick and empty net goals. The already seven goals difference was cut down to five by the end of the first half by Veszprém. The score in the break: Kiel – Veszprém 18:13

A whole other Veszprém came out to the second half. The „Építők” broke the great Kiel offense, and finally the attacks were finished with goals. The right side was living when Yahia stepped on court, and he brought his team closer and closer with his back court shots. The German champions only had a 24:22 lead in the 42nd minute, which evaporated by the 45th minute when Veszprém equalized 24:24, then took the lead. If something start up, Kiel could not score goals, however, Telekom took a four goals, 24:28 lead. The Germans did not give up, and came back 28:28, five minutes before the end. The full time ended in a draw, extra time was on the menu.

In the first half of the extra time, Veszprém clinched a two goals lead with Nenadic’s buzzer beater, while Wiencek was given a red card for fouling Marguc in the wing. Veszprém was looking forward the second half with a 32:34 lead.
The second half of the extra time brought another down in the rollercoaster, Kiel came back to the game and won it with the back court goal of Weinhold. Veszprém will meet PSG in the bronzgame after losing to Kiel 36:35.

David Davis: It was a complicated game, because we did not start well. Obviously, it made the end of the game even harder. We fought, but we should have fought from the beginning. Congratulations to my players for their effort. We continue to work, and come back stronger at the end of the season.

Gasper Marguc: I agree with David. We played really good this part of the season, we should have just continued that. We did not have the energy in the beginning, but we fought and came back to the game. At the end, it was not enough, because erasing a six goals deficit, takes a lot of energy. I am disappointed, because I wanted to play in the final. We will be back at the end of the season.

Filip Jicha: I am proud of my team, because they played in a high level against a really strong Veszprém. They fought like lions and I am proud to play the final. We are looking forward to tomorrow, to which the preparation has already started.

Niklas Landin: We got what we expected. We played twice already against Veszprém this season, and we were aware that we will have a difficult job. Because of our lead, we did not play well in the second half, but in the end we showed how great of a team we really are. We are looking forward to tomorrow.

Photo: Dávid Vörös

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