Day 6, Group B – Spandau 04 Berlin (GER) v AN Brescia (ITA) 10-16 In the first five rounds, Brescia offered rock-solid defending in most of their matches, limiting their rivals to 4-6 goals at home, got only 8 in Dubrovnik, the only exception was their defeat in Belgrade when the Serbs managed to break …
Day 6, Group B – FTC-Telekom Budapest (HUN) v Novi Beograd (SRB) 14-12 Since Barceloneta was thrashed by Recco in Group A on Tuesday, Novi Beograd remained the only unbeaten side in the field. However, the Serbs chances of keeping this record got slimmer and slimmer as their Budapest appearance was commencing. They arrived without …
An evening at the shooting range, FTC outpowers NBG Read More »
Day 6, Group B – Astralpool Sabadell (ESP) v CN Marseille (FRA) 13-11 Sergi Cabanas opened the scoring right from the first possession while the French had to wait more than three minutes before Andrija Prlainovic buried a penalty. But this was Marseille’s only goal in the first eight minutes as the Spanish defence worked …
Cabanas hits seven, leads Sabadell to their first win Read More »
No unbeaten side remained in the field after injury-hit Novi Beograd fell in Budapest where Ferencvaros won a kind of shooting contest. Since Brescia made no mistake in Berlin, the Italians took back the top spot in this group. OSC and Jug played a thrilling tie, not the best result for these two who are …
NBG, the last unbeaten side fall in Budapest, Brescia top the group Read More »
Day 6, Group B – Genesys-OSC (HUN) v Jug Adriatic Osiguranje Dubrovnik (CRO) 9-9 OSC took the lead with a fine centre shot after a minute or so, while Jug needed four minutes to find the back of the net. Though once the Croats hit the first, they added two in quick succession – the …
After leading 3-6, Jug had to save a point at the end Read More »
Day 6, Group A – Jadran Split (CRO) v Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB) 10-10 In the 3-1-0 scoring system draws usually don’t make the sides happy, especially when they are direct rivals in a chase – but this tie and the way it was achieved made both coaches so unhappy that they blasted their teams openly …
Jadran score two in the last 58 seconds to save a point Read More »
Day 6, Group A – Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) v Vouliagmeni (GRE) 14-6 Olympiacos didn’t let its domestic arch-rival into the game for a single moment. The Greek champion set the pace right from the beginning, defended extremely well and attacked very efficiently. They netted their first three man-ups – Marton Vamos hit two, then Andro …
Day 6, Group A – Zodiac CNA Barceloneta (ESP) v Pro Recco (ITA) 5-11 Since both sides have tremendous offensive potential, it was obvious, that only the very best of defending could win this game for either side. Accordingly, the opening eight minutes were dominated by the defences. The Italians were especially effective as they …
A masterpiece from Recco as they hold Barceloneta on 5 goals Read More »
Barceloneta had gone 5/5 before this round but today were simply blown away by Recco as the title-holders turned the highlighted match into a one-sided contest. The Italian did a tremendous job in defence, limited Barceloneta to five goals while killing 12 man-downs out of 15. Olympiacos beat fellow Greek side Vouliagmeni with ease, so the …
Day 6, Group A – Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) v Waspo 98 Hannover (GER) 11-14 Missing four man-ups and hitting the post from a penalty in the first period wasn’t exactly a dream start for Dinamo. Indeed, this disastrous offensive performance combined with three fine goals from Hannover forced the hosts into a chasing game which …
