Bundesliga leader Füchse Berlin has also won its third group game in the European League in handball. Coach Jaron Siewert’s team clearly prevailed at RK Pelister in North Macedonia with 43:34 (22:14).
“I’m satisfied with the performance of my team,” said Siewert. “Right from the start we were concentrated and focused, that was the cornerstone of success.” The top scorer in Berlin was Milos Vujovic with eight goals.
In the well-filled arena in Bitola, the Berliners needed some time to acclimatize. Coach Jaron Siewert’s team took the lead for the first time in the eighth minute when left winger Vujovic scored to make it 4:3. After a quarter of an hour the lead had grown to three goals (9:6), which was not least due to goalkeeper Viktor Kireev’s convincing performance. The Russian goalkeeper was preferred to Lasse Ludwig, first-choice goalkeeper Dejan Milosavljev was rested.
No problems for Berlin in the second round either
Although Siewert made a lot of changes and distributed the game times as well as possible, the foxes were able to consistently demonstrate their superiority. It was Vujovic, among others, who was successful with counterattacks.
With a plus of eight goals, the Berliners could have relaxed in the second half, but did not let up. Already in the 32nd minute the lead was extended to ten goals – the rest was routine.
Flensburg flawless – Göppingen goes under
SG Flensburg-Handewitt was also unscathed on the third day of play. Maik Machulla’s team won 37:32 (18:16) against the Icelandic representative Valur Reykjavik and is the leader of the table in Group B with three wins. Teitur Örn Einarsson flourished in his home country and scored seven goals as the best Flensburg.
The evening was less successful for Frisch Auf Göppingen. In Montpellier, the Bundesliga club, threatened with relegation, lost 27:35 (13:20) and had to cede the lead in Group A to the French. With six goals, Axel Goller was the most accurate player in Göppingen, for whom it was the first defeat of the season after two wins.