Defending EHF CL champion, German HSV Handball is qualified for the TOP 16 this season! Team of Martin Schwalb beat Spanish side Naturhouse La Rioja 34:27 and that was the sixth victory of the Germans in seven matches…
HSV Handball: Cleverly (15 saves., 1.-60.); Bitter n.e. Nilsson 6, Cañellas 5, Lackovic 4, Schröder 3, Duvnjak 3, Lindberg 3/3, Jansen 2, Hens 2, Pfahl 2, Markovic 2, Flohr 1, Mahé 1, Dominikovic, Djordjic n.e.
Naturhouse La Rioja: Martinez Martinez (5 saves., 1.-25., 56.-60.); Aguinagalde Akizu (4 saves., 25.-56.) Goncalves Dos Santos 6, Felipe Jimenez Reina 6, Rodriguez Alvarez 4/1, Romero Rodriguez 4, Fernandez Perez 3, Tioumentsev Barabash 2, Masachs Gelma 1, Arrieta Aizpurua, Angel Velasco, Malburg Patrianova
In the second match of the Group, Slovenian champion Gorenje had no problems with domestic Drott Halmstad 41:32 (21:16).
RK Gorenje Velenje: Taletovič (5 odb), Cehte N., Medved 9, Burić 7, Burić B. (8 obramb), Skube 4, Cehte K. 4, Nosan 2, Papež 2, Bećiri 1, Šoštarič 10, Dujmovič 1, Gams, Golčar, Oštir.
Drott Halmstad: Olsson 1, Stanmalm 5, Karlsson, Bystedt, Stenberg 7, Löfgren 1, Persson 7, Adolfson, Bladh, Halen 1, Hallen 2, Andersson, Eberling, Linnell 1, Sivertsson, Kasch 4.
STANDINGS:
| 1. HSV Hamburg | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 231 | : | 193 | (38) | 12 |
| 2. SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 189 | : | 173 | (16) | 9 |
| 3. Aalborg Handball | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 183 | : | 157 | (26) | 8 |
| 4. RK Gorenje Velenje | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 227 | : | 233 | (-6) | 6 |
| 5. Naturhouse La Rioja | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 204 | : | 226 | (-22) | 4 |
| 6. HK DROTT Halmstad | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 206 | : | 258 | (-52) | 1 |
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