Bundesliga leaders Füchse Berlin started the new European League season with the expected clear victory. In Düsseldorf, the Berliners defeated the Ukrainian handball champions HC Motor Zaporischschja, who is playing as a guest starter in the 2nd Bundesliga this season, 38:27 (19:10).
The foxes, who are still unbeaten in the Bundesliga and twice winners of the previous EHF Cup competition, broke away from their overwhelmed opponents early on and had their best thrower in Milos Vujovic (nine goals). Zaporizhia is playing in Germany this season because of the Russian war of aggression, they have only won two of their first eight games in the 2nd Bundesliga.
The SG Flensburg-Handewitt also celebrated an opening success thanks to a significant increase in performance in the second half. Coach Maik Machulla’s team defeated the Spanish club BM Benidorm 35:30 (16:19). The Norwegian Goran Johannessen was the best thrower of the North Germans with seven goals.
Frisch Auf Göppingen, four-time winner of the EHF Cup, won the start against the Hungarian club Fejer BAL-Veszprem with 46:30 (23:18). Kresimir Kozina led the table-13. of the Bundesliga with nine goals to success.