Three matches were played in the VELUX EHF Champions League Group C on Saturday. The best performance showed Belarrusian Meshkov Brest by beating Tatran Presov in away match – 30:20 (14:11). Nikulenkau, Vukic and Razgor netted four goals for the Bebeshko’s team, who distributed minutes among all the players.
The new chapter of the club’s history wrote Serbian champions RK Vojvodina Novi Sad. Serbs beat Chekhovskie Medvedi 26:24 (12:13) for the first victory ever in the VELUX EHF Champions League! The main role had left wing Filip Marjanović who netted 11 goals from 12 shots.
Naturhouse La Rioja beat FC Porto 30:23 (10:12) after weak 30 minutes. Experienced right back Malmagro was the leader of turnover with eight goals.
STANDINGS:
| 1. HC Meshkov Brest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | : | 42 | (22) | 4 |
| 2. Naturhouse La Rioja | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | : | 50 | (6) | 2 |
| 3. Futebol Clube do Porto | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | : | 53 | (3) | 2 |
| 4. Chekhovskie Medvedi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | : | 52 | (-1) | 2 |
| 5. Vojvodina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | : | 58 | (-10) | 2 |
| 6. TATRAN Presov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | : | 63 | (-20) | 0 |
RK Metalurg Skopje beat Kadetten Schaffhausen 28:24 (15:11) in the first match of Group D. Poor Swiss champions, who are obviously in crisis at the start of European campaign lost match against the average home team led by Lino Červar, but with great fighting spirit. Austrian NT right back Janko Božović netted eight goals for the Macedonians…
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