25′
19:12
Goal for RK Pelister, 17:8 by Nejc Cehte
That was a good solution! The ball runs quickly, and with a feint against the hand, the former Hanoverian jumps between half and outside. He finds space for his touchdown in the short corner.
24′
19:12
Goal for THW Kiel, 17:7 by Elias Ellefsen a Skipagotu
When in the majority, the THW finds no resistance at all, Skippi can effortlessly march up to six and already scores his sixth goal of the day.
24′
19:11
2 minutes for Mateusz Piechowski (RK Pelister)
This time penalty is also completely acceptable. Against Wallinius, the arm goes to the neck in a duel, and the Swede immediately apologizes.
23′
19:11
With good defense, the Kiel team keep scoring easy goals. They also defend the guests’ seven against six almost flawlessly, and often they don’t even have to play their own positional game. This allows coach Filip Jícha to grow through things early on and spread the load across all shoulders from the start.
22′
7:09 p.m
Goal for THW Kiel, 16:7 by Patrick Wiencek
Next counterattack, next hit!
21′
7:09 p.m
This should be a very comfortable evening for the zebras if the level stays that way. The difference in performance is enormous, the North Macedonians don’t see any land here in the first 20 minutes. The THW plays mercilessly, always marches into the tempo game…
20′
7:07 p.m
Goal for THW Kiel, 15:7 by Karl Wallinius
Scoring goals made easy! One opening movement is enough, the Swede flies towards the goal with a lot of vigor and takes a shot – without having a block in front of him.
20′
7:07 p.m
Goal for RK Pelister, 14:7 by Zharko Peshevski
19′
7:06 p.m
Goal for THW Kiel, 14:6 by Samir Bellahcene
And now the keeper can too! The Kiel defense also defends the outnumbered players excellently, the ball flies all over the field into the empty box.
19′
7:06 p.m
Goal for THW Kiel, 13:6 by Elias Ellefsen a Skipagotu
18′
7:05 p.m
Goal for RK Pelister, 12:6 by Filip Kuzmanovski
With seven against six, the guests at least get close to the goal, so backcourt shooter Kuzmanovski can prevail in a duel. But overall it’s a rather poor performance by the Balkan troops…
18′
7:05 p.m
Goal for THW Kiel, 12:5 by Eduardo Gurbindo
As with the previous goal, the empty goal cannot be missed.
16′
7:03 p.m
Goal for RK Pelister, 11:5 by Bogdan Radivojević
Another penalty throw, the same variation again! The former Flensburg player again swings his throw into the bottom left corner, but this time Bellahcene was almost there.
16′
19:02
Goal for THW Kiel, 11:4 by Eduardo Gurbindo
The Spaniard reaps the harvest! The defense fights to win the ball and putting it into the empty goal is then just a formality.
15′
19:02
Goal for THW Kiel, 10:4 by Nikola Bilyk
This is very easy for the Kiel backcourt: two fast crossings and the Austrian can climb up to nine meters with full movement.
14′
7:01 p.m
Goal for RK Pelister, 9:4 by Bogdan Radivojević
The right winger converted the first penalty throw in a straightforward manner: once he was faked, he hammered the ball into the bottom left corner; Bellahcene was on a completely different path.
13′
7:00 p.m
Goal for THW Kiel, 9:3 by Elias Ellefsen a Skipagotu
The fourth goal in the fourth attempt! The playmaker directs well, especially in fast-paced games, and can repeatedly create open throws with his energetic duels.
13′
7:00 p.m
Goal for RK Pelister, 8:3 by Mateusz Piechowski
12′
6:59 p.m
Goal for THW Kiel, 8:2 by Nikola Bilyk
12′
6:59 p.m
Meanwhile, both teams miss many opportunities in positional play. Bilyk hits the ball over the goal, and Petrovic also clearly misses his throw.
11′
18:58
After more average performances between the posts recently, Samir Bellahcene seems to have had one of the better days today. For the fourth time he gets his hands and feet decisively on the leather.
10′
18:57
2 minutes for Filip Kuzmanovski (RK Pelister)
The first suspension is completely deserved: Skippi flies in with a low center of gravity and asserts himself in a one-on-one situation. Kuzmanovski’s hand ends up in his face.
10′
18:56
Goal for THW Kiel, 7:2 by Elias Ellefsen a Skipagotu
10′
18:56
Goal for RK Pelister, 6:2 by Zharko Peshevski
9′
18:56
Visiting coach Branislav Angelovski has to have his first one early Time out react. Not much is going well in attack so far, with five goals his men are behind early on.
9′
6:55 p.m
Goal for THW Kiel, 6:1 by Hendrik Pekeler
8th’
18:53
Goal for THW Kiel, 5:1 by Harald Reinkind
With a few blocked pass routes, the North Macedonians are put under a lot of pressure, which provokes passport errors. The Norwegian is the grateful buyer and nets the counterattack without any problems.
7′
18:53
After a tough struggle, the home team failed to score in the positional game, Harald Reinkind placed his throw just next to the post. But the guests can’t put another pinprick either, Kuzmanovski runs through the circle on offense.
5′
6:50 p.m
Goal for THW Kiel, 4:1 by Elias Ellefsen a Skipagotu
Again it is the youngster who is putting a lot of pressure on the second wave. The fact that he is not attacked at nine meters is reprehensible. Accordingly, his punch throw crashes into the top right corner, good action!
4′
6:50 p.m
Goal for RK Pelister, 3:1 by Bogdan Radivojević
The former Flensburg player puts his colors on the scoreboard for the first time, curling the ball into the far corner from a small angle.
4′
6:49 p.m
Goal for THW Kiel, 3-0 by Elias Ellefsen a Skipagotu
Again the Frenchman is the starting point and directs the ball just past the crossbar. In the extended counter-attack, the young middle man wins his duel and hits the ball into the bottom left corner.
3′
6:48 p.m
Goal for THW Kiel, 2-0 by Nikola Bilyk
A tailor-made start! In goal, European champion Samir Bellahcene starts straight away with a save, which Bilyk converts into the next goal in the second wave.
2′
6:47 p.m
Goal for THW Kiel, 1-0 by Magnus Landin
The left winger opens the scoring. The ball runs through the Kiel backcourt with a lot of patience. With a quick intersection, the majority is created and this is cleared up to the last stage.
1′
6:46 p.m
Let’s go, the duel between THW Kiel and HC Eurofarm Pelister is on!
6:40 p.m
The referees for the game are Adam Biro and Oliver Kiss from Hungary, and the EHF delegate Sotiris Migas is in charge of the game. That almost says it all, the hall is well attended, the teams are arriving – kick-off is about to happen!
6:35 p.m
The Black and Whites should definitely win their home game against Pelister today; with zero points to their name, the North Macedonian club has already been eliminated from the premier class. Accordingly, the coach’s men should be able to play freely today and show themselves with good performances on the big stage. The THW protégés already felt in the first leg that the club from Bitola can be quite an unpleasant opponent. The Kiel team didn’t have a good evening and struggled with a show of strength in the first leg to a 23:20 away win. It shouldn’t be that tight today, after all, the next challenging task in the league is already waiting at the weekend. The Schleswig-Holsteiners go into the game as the clear favorites, coach Filip Jícha can rely on his full staff, so the roles should be clearly distributed.
6:25 p.m
The Zebras’ performance in the Champions League so far is certainly impressive: with 16 points, the Kiel team went into the 12th matchday as the leaders of Group A. In addition, Aalborg were recently separated by two points, Kielce, Paris and Szeged even by three points. On the European stage, THW is fully on course for the quarter-finals and would therefore be able to skip two grueling knockout games. However, this still requires three good performances on the last match days. Zagreb and Szeged, in addition to today’s opponents Eurofarm Pelister, also have challenging opponents waiting, especially with the Hungarians it won’t be easy to take both points. But with the white wall behind us, the next step should be taken today; the big goal is and remains the Final Four in Cologne.
6:15 p.m
After the European Championship is before the second half of the season: A few days after the European Championship final, the league’s top game against SC Magdeburg awaited, with the Zebras suffering a pretty significant defeat with 26:33 – in front of their home crowd. Having already lost twelve points, the North Germans are currently only in fifth place and are lagging somewhat behind their own expectations. But the North Germans quickly showed a different face and won the league with four goals at Bergischer HC. The away tour continued to the top Polish club Kielce. In a thrilling premier class clash, the Fördestadt team secured an extremely important point in a 36:36 draw. Last Sunday, the Jícha protégés struggled to a three-goal home win against TVB Stuttgart, so the omens should be good for them to build on their recent performances today.
6:05 p.m
Hello and welcome to the 12th matchday of the preliminary round in the Handball Champions League! In Group A, the German record champion THW Kiel is challenged by bottom team HC Eurofarm Pelister, kick-off is in the Wunderino Arena at 6:45 p.m.!