Vardar fortsatt obesegrade i SEHA League

Joan Canellas, HC Vardar. Foto: www.seha-liga.com

Vardar från Makedonien är i fortsatt topp av SEHA-ligans tabell efter gårdagens seger mot kroatiska PPD Zagreb med 32-31.

Skopje-baserade Vardar har nu tre segrar (Veszprém, Metalurg, Zagreb) och ett oavgjort resultat (Meshkov Brest) på fyra matcher.

It was a very tough game with a close score. It is always hard to play against Zagreb because they have a good team and a very good coach. We were good in attack during the first half, but we weren’t so good in defense. In the second half it was the same and it was an open game until the last minute. We’ve spent lot of energy against Veszprém, but the main thing is we got three points we needed to stay at the top. Now we have to continue to work hard for EHF Champions League matches, säger Vardars tränare, Raul Gonzalez, till seha-liga.com.

Tränare för PPD Zagreb är ingen mindre än Veselin Vujovic, och han kommenterade matchen så här:

– Congratulations to the team of Vardar on a deserved victory. They were ahead throughout the game and we were always 1 – 2 steps behind them. It is obvious that both teams are not in their best form and we have to continue to train hard and reach the level that we want. I’m not completely pleased with my team’s performance, but today we’ve played our first of four scheduled games against Vardar. I also want to thank home team fans for the atmosphere and especially for showing me that they did not forget me.

Vardar – PPD Zagreb 32-31 (19-16)

Vardar: Maqueda 1, Dereven 3, Karachic 3, Dujshebaev 8, Canellas, Cindric 1, Dibirov 7, Shishkarev 3, Borozan 3, Marsenic 3.

Zagreb: Vujic 2, Kontrec 2, Vori 1, Cingesar 2, Rakovic 2, Horvat 3, Shushnja, Ј. Valchic 5, Mandalinic 9, Miklavchic 2.

Idag (onsdag) spelas följande tre matcher i SEHA League.

Izviđač CO – Celje Piv. Laško
Metalurg Skopje – Meshkov Brest
Nexe – Tatran Presov