THW Kiel - MT Melsungen 42:35! Despite a poor performance in the defence, the Zebras won in the end without problems. Clearly Nikola and his teammates thoughts were flying to Zagreb, where they will play on Sunday the first leg in the Champpions League´s quater of finals.
"I am pleased despite the defeat. We knew from the beginning that a win here would be impossible", said after the game Melsungen´s coach Robert Hedin. His players were the one in lead in the first 12 minutes in a game where both teams set a fast pace like the scoreboard showed after 30 minutes: 21:16.
Melsungen remained very dangerous in the first minutes of the second half, when they came closer to 24:23 (35.) It was a phase of the match when Kiel´s coach, Alfred Gislason, tried a 5:1 defence, which was not at all successful. He was forced to get a time-out and the things went again into the normal. The German Champions assured themselves a 4 goal margin and extended it to 7 with the final whistle.
Statistics
THW Kiel - MT Melsungen 42:35 (21:16)
THW Kiel: Omeyer (1.-60., 11 saves), Michelsen (on for a 7 meter); Wessig (didn´t play), Andersson (8), Lundström (4), Kavticnik (didn´t play), Anic, Lövgren (3), Ahlm (2), Weltgen (n.e.), Zeitz (4), Karabatic (5/2), Klein (5), Jicha (11/2); Coach: Gislason
MT Melsungen: Kelentric (1.-50., 9/1 saves), Herold (50.-60., 2 saves); Schöngarth, Junillon (3), Klitgaard (6), Valo, Tellander (6), Tzimourtos, Stojanovic (7), Treutler, Danner, Karipidis (8/5), Vuckovic (5); Coach: Hedin
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