Change on the bench obviously was a schock therapy for the players of Ukrainian champions Motor Zaporozhye.
The Ukrainians made fantastic result in Kiel where they stayed undefeated against home team 32:32 (16:17) who were without injured Domagoj Duvnjak, but also Nikola Bilyk and Steffen Weinhold.
THW KIEL – HC MOTOR ZAPOROZHYE (UKR): 32:32 (16:17)
THW Kiel: N. Landin (31.-60., 4 saves), Quenstedt (1.-30., 4 saves); Reinkind (3), M. Landin, Wiencek (2), Ekberg (9/9), Rahmel (3), Dahmke (4), Zarabec, Horak, Pekeler (6), Nilsson (5); Trainer: Jicha
HC Motor Zaporozhye: Komok (), Kireev (1.-60., 16 saves); Vujovic, Babichev (3), Malasinskas (2), Pukhouski (10), Denysov (3), Dorushchuk (3), Kravchenko, Kozakevych (5), Jaanimaa, Gurkovsky, Zhukov (2), Kus, Soroka (3/1), Parovinchak; Trainer: Lanevych
STANDING:
| 1. | Kiel | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 281:250 | 14 | |
| 2. | Montpellier | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 223:214 | 11 | |
| 3. | Telekom Veszprem | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 267:235 | 10 | |
| 4. | Vive Kielce | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 248:231 | 10 | |
| 5. | Vardar | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 235:252 | 9 | |
| 6. | Porto | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 230:240 | 8 | |
| 7. | Motor Zaporozhye | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 264:294 | 2 | |
| 8. | Meshkov Brest | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 219:251 | 2 |
