Day 8, Group A: Vouliagmeni (GRE) v Waspo 98 Hannover (GER) 10-9 In the previous round the Greeks kept the game under control and won convincingly. Their start was like the continuation of that match, jumped to a 2-0 lead, held on for 4-2 in the action packed opening period, though the Germans could pull …
Vouliagmeni claim crucial win as Hannover had no goal in the last 15min Read More »
Day 8, Group A – Zodiac CNA Barceloneta (ESP) v Jadran Split (CRO) 8-6 Twenty-five hours are usually enough to get to Australia from any point of Europe. This week it took Jadran this amount of time to fly from Split to Barcelona, due to the Armageddon in the Lufthansa network, caused by IT meltdowns …
Lunch-pack: few goals, many errors, three points for Barceloneta Read More »
Day 8, Group B – FTC-Telekom Budapest (HUN) v Genesys-OSC Budapest (HUN) 12-11 Just ten days ago and some 5km away, FTC led 3-10 at halftime and 7-16 in the fourth before OSC did some ’cosmetics’, a late 5-0 surge made the final scoreline a bit more ‘tolerable’. Now the Hungarian arch-rivals faced off once …
OSC came back twice, but lost to FTC for the fourth time Read More »
Day 8, Group B – AN Brescia (ITA) v CN Marseille (FRA) 15-13 Before this match, Brescia conceded 14 goals in total in their previous three home matches, twice four and once six. Add that they limited Marseille to five goals ten days ago while winning by eight… So the first eight minutes were somewhat …
Day 8, Group B – Novi Beograd (SRB) v Astralpool Sabadell (ESP) 16-11 The Serbian super squad had to overcome some demanding weeks when many of their key players struggled with illness and injuries – a loss to Ferencvaros marked the lowest point of this trying phase, but by now most of the greats returned …
Day 8, Group B – Jug Adriatic Osiguranje Dubrovnik (CRO) v Spandau 04 Berlin (GER) 11-13 The hosts took the lead from a penalty in 19 seconds – but as easy as it seemed, they struggled to score a second, waited for that almost six more minutes and by then the Germans already netted two. …
Day 7, Group B: Genesys OSC Budapest (HUN) v FTC Telekom Budapest (HUN) After two 9-9 draws and a 9-8 win at home in the Champions League, and also after two really tight games against Ferencvaros in the domestic competitions (FTC edged them out by a single goal on both occasions, with some luck), Camp …
Genesys OSC Budapest (HUN) v FTC Telekom Budapest (HUN) Read More »
Day 7, Group B: Astralpool Sabadell (ESP) v Novi Beograd (SRB) 6-8 Though Sabadell sits in the 7th place, not a single game of theirs was a one-sided contest – the Spaniards made their rivals work hard for their money. And this encounter wasn’t an exception either. Sabadell’s performance was even more valuable as Novi …
Day 7, Group B: Spandau 04 Berlin (GER) v Jug Adriatic Osiguranje Dubrovnik (CRO) 11-12 Spandau had already stunned Ferencvaros on Day 5 and the Germans were not far away from causing another huge upset – however, they couldn’t handle the endgame that well this time. At the beginning it was Spandau all the way, …
Day 7, Group B: CN Marseille (FRA) v AN Brescia (ITA) 5-13 Another game which highlighted the problems Marseille are having this season. They lost again, and lost by a lot – still, one cannot say that it was a lopsided match; the French were simply unable to realise their chances. They create them, but …
