Recco, Ferencvaros survive thrillers, Novi Beograd, Brescia enjoy easy cruises Last season’s finalists survived thrillers to reach the semis once again. Title-holder Recco did it for the 7th time in a row after downing Barceloneta 11-10, while Ferencvaros won its 3rd quarter-final in as many appearances, coming back from two goals down in the fourth …
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Another comeback secured Ferencvaros’ second position FTC-Telekom staged a great comeback against group-winner Brescia, scoring five goals in the last period to keep the second place. Since Barceloneta and Novi Beograd also did its respective ‘home works’, the F8 host Serbs finished third and the Spaniards remained fourth and need to face title-holder Recco in …
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Recco staged eight minutes of power-demonstration Recco beat Marseille and sealed its usual No. 1 position in the prelims – a perfect 5-0 storm in the second period secured the title-holders’ win over the group’s runner-up. A late 0-3 surge earned a point to Jug’s teen team in Hannover, while OSC gained a consolation win …
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Avoiding Recco All spots are booked for the Final Eight, the rankings are cemented in Group B – so the last round of the prelims offers minor excitements for Wednesday when Group A contestants stage a last surge to keep or shake up the current positions. The fourth placed side will face title-holder Pro Recco …
Brescia finishes atop, Ferencvaros, Hannover book last berths, Olympiacos is out Ferencvaros and Hannover booked the last two available berths in the Day of Thrillers when each game offered nailbiting finishes – three were decided by a single goal, the other two ended in a draw. Olympiacos, built for another title-run, will miss the finals …
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Brescia goes to Belgrade, FTC is set to join at the expense of Olympiacos Olympiacos, which made the final three times between 2016 and 2019, may miss the Final Eight for the first time since 2015 as 2019 winner and last season’s runner-up Ferencvaros upended them in Piraeus – thanks to the out-of-Earth performance of …
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Hannover shocks OSC, Recco survives some scares in Belgrade Hannover came up with an outstanding shooting performance, scored 11 man-up goals to shock OSC in Budapest and gain a four-point lead in the race for the Final Eight with two rounds to go. The top three ranked sides carried on, though none of those wins …
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Barceloneta sinks Olympiacos, Ferencvaros comes back to life Brescia, winning easily against Dinamo, broke six points clear once more as Ferencvaros came back to life and claimed a sound away win against future F8 host Novi Beograd. This has set up a do-or-die clash with Olympiacos for the next round as the Greeks were sunk …
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Jug joins Recco and Marseille in the F8, Hannover passes OSC With a fine win, Jug booked its spot in the Final Eight as expected, while Recco and Marseille kept on winning so their battle for the top spot is still open. The French’s winning streak now stands at 10 matches, this last one came …
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Novi Beograd ends Brescia’s unbeaten run, Barceloneta knocks out Ferencvaros Novi Beograd ended Brescia’s unbeaten run and reduced the Italians’ lead to three points so the race for the top spot has reopened. Barceloneta destroyed last season’s runner-up Ferencvaros in Budapest, their huge, 7-17 away win earned them a crucial advantage in the race for …
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