Tough Defeat For Podravka

In a match that was not decisive, Podravka handball players lost to the German Leipzig.

Leipzig handball players deservedly obtained first points in the last round of the Champions League by winning against Podravka 32-22.

The first half-time would not announce this disaster of the Koprivnica team, because Pasicnik, Todorovska and the rest left the half-time with the score 11-11.

In the 34^th minute Podravka was even leading in Germany, but then an inexplicable drop follows. The hosts, headed by the excellent goalkeeper, Brazilian Chana Mass, who had 30 defences until the end of the game, do a great series and in the 45^th minute have an advantage of 6 points, 21-15.

At one moment, the advantage was 12 big points even. Until the end of the match Podravka managed to decrease to minus 10, for the final 32-22.

Despite defeat, Podravka will continue to play in Europe, in the Cup Winners Cup. Our girls will find out on Tuesday who their opponent is in the quarter-finals, when this competition`s couples are being lotted in Vienna.

In the second game played by two teams that ensured the Champions league quarter-finals, the Danish Viborg defeated the Norwegian Larvik for the first time. Headed by Grit Jurack who scored six goals, Viborg won 32-31.