Two Turkish sides among first to book Last 16 ticket

• facing last season's semi-finalists Galychanka at home, Antalya won both legs on Saturday and Sunday, 60:54 on aggregate
• Izmir also played twice against Sao Pedro do Sul in Türkiye and won with an aggregate 59:52 score
• IBV Vestmannaeyjar from Iceland, the quarter-finalists from last season, lost in a double-header against Madeira Andebol SAD 54:45 on aggregate, while another 2021/22 quarter-finalist, H71 from Faroe Islands, defeated Czech side DHC Slavia Praha 56:53 on aggregate
• also, Eurobud JKS Jaroslaw from Poland comfortably beat Portugal opponents Alavarium Love Tiles 80:47 on aggregate
• seven second-leg encounters as well as four more doubleheaders will be played next weekend, on 10/11 December

Jagodina helped by good goalkeeping

In a low-scoring match, ZORK Jagodina from Serbia were down 10:8 at half-time against Geek side Anagennisi Artas, but ultimately took a 22:20 victory which leaves the tie very open ahead of the return leg.

It was excellent goalkeeping that helped Jagodina make a comeback, as Hungarian Petra Hlogyik stopped 17 shots for a 46% save efficiency. The Serbian side will hope for a similar performance of their 23-year-old goalkeeper next Saturday, when they defend their advantage in the second leg in Greece.