SUMMARY: Füchse, Göppingen, Montpellier and Granollers to play in the EHF Finals
The last matches in the 2022-23 European League Men before the EHF Finals will take place tonight, so it is now or never for the eight teams in the quarter-final second legs.
21:30
In France, Julien Bos and Stas Skube are leading Montpellier in the second leg against Sporting. Charles Bolzinger has five saves. Edney Silva Oliveira and Martim Costa are, on the other side, leading Sporting offensively, but it will be interesting to see whether Sporting has what it takes to stun Montpellier on the road, and all that without Francisco Costa, one of their key players, who was show a red card in the first half.
In Germany, we've probably seen Granollers' best half so far this season as they are leading Flensburg 12:16 on the road. Young Yusuf Faruk is leading them with five goals, experienced Antonio Garcia Robledo has four, and Rangel Luan da Rosa has seven saves.
21:25 HALF TIME
MONTPELLIER HB - SPORTING CB 16:14
SG FLENSBURG-HANDEWITT - FRAIKIN BM. GRANOLLERS 12:16
21:14
Five goals for Faruk Yusuf, four for Antonio Garcia Robledo, as Granollers lead Flensburg 9:14 in Germany! Rangel Luan da Rosa has six saves.
21:05
It's an 8:6 Montpellier lead half way through the first. Stas Skube is leading them with three goals so far.
Granollers, on the other hand, leads 6:8 in Flensburg with experienced Antonio Garcia Robledo scoring four already.
Drop 'em young star! 🌟😱@BMGranollers | #ehfel | #RoadToFlensburg pic.twitter.com/F1n0D52Nqd
— EHF European League (@ehfel_official) April 18, 2023
20:57
In France, Montpellier has managed to completely catch up with Sporting (5:5), and in Germany, Granollers is still one goal ahead (4:5). A start that promises an interesting evening ahead.
20:47
It's a 1:3 lead for Sporting in the beginning of the game in Montpellier! In Flensburg, Granoller are 1:3 ahed too. What a start for the guests in our evening fixtures.
20:38
Six games behind us, only two more ahead in the EHF European League quarter-finals!
RESULT: @FRISCHAUFGP beat @rk_nexe 31:27 in the second leg and advance to the #ehffinals 👏#ehfel | #RoadToFlensburg pic.twitter.com/Dtt2K3z2my
— EHF European League (@ehfel_official) April 18, 2023
RESULT: @FuechseBerlin turn the four-goal deficit around and beat @kadettensh 30:24! They advance to the #ehffinals 👏#ehfel | #RoadToFlensburg pic.twitter.com/dSg51s17mA
— EHF European League (@ehfel_official) April 18, 2023
20:30
We've got only 15 minutes before the opening buzzer for the final two games of the day!
In Germany, Flensburg is going to welcome Granollers after celebrating a 31:30 win in the first leg in Spain. In France, on the other hand, Montpellier and Sporting will face off after the first-leg encounter finished with a 32:32 draw in Portugal.
20:25 FULL TIME
FÜCHSE BERLIN - KADETTEN SCHAFFHAUSEN 30:24
A narrow, thriller ending in Berlin, in which the hosts managed to secure a vital six-goal win that has helped them become the second team to book the EHF Finals ticket! Mathias Gidsel was once again unstoppable scoring ten goals, while Jacob Holm added four. Odin Thor Rikhardsson finished the match with six for Kadetten.
20:15 FULL TIME
RK NEXE - FRISCH AUF GÖPPINGEN 27:31
A four-goal win for Göppingen that has helped the German team become the first to book a spot on the EHF Finals tournament! Josip Sarac led them offensively with six, while Kneule, Andersen, and Schiller added four each. Janko Kevic finished the match with eight for Nexe, Luka Moslavac added five.
20:06
Four-goal lead for Füchse going into the final eight minutes of the game as the Danish international Mathias Gidsel nets his seventh of the night.
In Nasice, Göppingen is leading 22:25 with under ten minutes to go which means they have basically already secured a spot on the EHF Finals tournament. Josip Sarac is leading them with five goals, Jon Andersen and Marcel Schiller have four each.
19:56
It's a three-goal Füchse lead in Berlin (22:19) as we're entering the final 15 minutes of the encounter, and Mathias Gidsel is leading his team offensively with seven goals already.
Mathias Gidsel loves #TheSpin! 😉@FuechseBerlin | #ehfel | #RoadToFlensburg pic.twitter.com/Ka93hGX6rY
— EHF European League (@ehfel_official) April 18, 2023
19:46
The guest from Switzerland have managed to open the second half in Berlin in a much better fashion already closing the gap with the two teams currently being levelled at 18:18. Rikhardsson and Pilipovic still appear to be two of the biggest problems for Füchse Berlin in this one.
19:40
The second half is under way!
19:35
Bringing Füchse back to life, it's Fabian Wiede with this great goal!
🛫 Air Berlin is back! @FuechseBerlin | #ehfel | #RoadToFlensburg pic.twitter.com/83uXQovGNJ
— EHF European League (@ehfel_official) April 18, 2023
19:30
In Berlin, hosts have managed to cut Kadetten's advantage in half in the opening 30 minutes. Jacob Holm delivered an offensive spark finishing the first half with four goals, while Mathias Gidsel, and Robert Weber netted three each. Odinn Thor Rikhardsson scored four for Kadetten.
In Nasice, Josip Sarac and Marcel Schiller are leading the guests offensively scoring three each. Marin Sego has four saves. Janko Kevic is playing an amazing game going 6/7 in the opening half of the match, while Mihailo Radovanovic has seven saves. The 'Thunders' from Nasice are however going to need a lot more than that to celebrate versus Göppingen today.
19:25 HALF TIME
FÜCHSE BERLIN - KADETTEN SCHAFFHAUSEN 17:15
RK NEXE - FRISCH AUF GÖPPINGEN 12:13
19:19
Hosts have managed to turn the result around in Nasice, and are currently leading 10:9. Five goals for Janko Kevic, and seven saves for Mihailo Radovanovic. Josip Sarac and Marcel Schiller have scored three each on the other side.
19:12
What a way to shoot the first penalty in the key game to book a spot in the EHF Finals tournament!
WHAT WAS THAT?! 😱@kadettensh | #ehfel | #RoadToFlensburg pic.twitter.com/GCOnIQ4PwQ
— EHF European League (@ehfel_official) April 18, 2023
19:05
Half-way through the first, Kadetten is leading 8:9 with Odinn Thor Rikhardsson scoring three goals already. In Croatia, Göppingen has a two-goal advantage (5:7). Janko Kevic has, on the other side, scored four already for Nexe, while Mihailo Radovanovic has five saves, but they are going to need a lot more than that if they want to endanger the guests from Germany in this one.
18:55
Odinn Thor Rikhardssonand Michael Kusio have scored two each for Kadetten so far, while Füchse has five different goal scorers for the opening five goals in this one. Guests are currently one goal ahead (5:6).
In Nasice, Croatian national team player Josip Sarac is leading Göppingen with two, while Janko Kevic has three on the other side. Mihailo Radovanovic has already grabbed four saves. The result is 3:3 at the moment.
18:50
Five minutes in, the result is levelled in Berlin (4:4). In Nasice, Göppingen has opened the match better, and is leading 2:3 at the moment.
18:45
The games are under way! In Berlin, guests will have the first possession!
18:36
With just under ten minutes to go until the opening whistle, the atmosphere is heating up in Berlin! Will Kadetten managed to defend the advantage, or will Füchse find a way to turn the corner and book a Final 4 ticket?
18:20
The first photos from Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin are here!
I feel like we are really ready for a game in which we'll clearly have to go all in from the very first whistle, and see what it gets us in the end. I think we must believe in a positive result, as well as ourselves. We'll surely have our great fans behind us, and Fahrudin Melic is back on the team which definitely means a lot. On Tuesday - we've got nothing to lose, and much to gain. We have to be determined and prove everyone what we're capable of.
16:45
Remember that tickets for the EHF Finals in Flensburg are available now
Perhaps it's not a good idea to tempt fate just before tonight's matches, but, if you're feeling confident about your team's progress, or you're a neutral who wants to attend one of the biggest events of the year...
16:30
Ivan Srsen, Veron Nacinovic, Robert Weber and Johannes Golla have all been having their say ahead of the second legs.
What has been going through their minds since last week's clashes? Find out here...
15:45
Welcome handball fans to our live coverage of the second leg ties in the European League Men quarter-finals!
The countdown to throw-off in our first matches starts NOW!
We are three hours away from RK Nexe vs Frisch Auf Göppingen and Füchse Berlin vs Kadetten Schaffhausen (18:45 CEST)
The other two quarter-finals get underway at 20:45, so keep refreshing this page all evening for all the latest scores, highlights and stats!
