EHF Champions League
Aardahl and Halilcevic help Odense win MOTW; Györ remain unbeaten
Odense Håndbold defended their home court again and with a more than convincing 42:29 win they ended SC BBM Bietigheim's unbeaten run. Reigning champions, Vipers Kristiansand extended their losing streak after Metz made an impressive second-half comeback and secured a win. IK Sävehof made Györi Audi ETO KC sweat to remain flawless.
Elsewhere, CSM Bucuresti had no trouble in Podgorica and claimed their third win of the season, leaving Buducnost at the bottom of the group with Sävehof.
We struggled a lot today and made mistakes in defence as well as in attack. However, the most important thing is that we got the two points after the 60 minutes.
It was a tough game, but during the majority of the game we played well in defence. Before the game, we had talked a lot about the need to fight for all of the 60 minutes, and that is also what we managed to do.
It was a tough match, Buducnost always fights. In the second half, we played better defense and I was able to save a lot of shots. But, we had to work hard to score two points.
It was important not to give up. In the second half we came close to two goals, and you can see that we are slowly getting up. But, it took time for everything to come together; for some to get into a rhythm.
It was a tough match for us. The first half was actually okay, but after the break we made too many mistakes and, I think it is because we don’t have a big squad. But, we need to be on a higher level.
I am very happy! We are facing a great team and Bietigheim have been very good this year. This is probably our best match against a good team and I am very proud of the players and the arena.
In the second half when we had the five goal lead we became too impatient in the attack, and we lost our lead extremely quickly. After that we started to have some problems in defence and they had good flow in their attack. And, we just couldn’t figure out how to stop them.
I might not show it, but I’m very happy with my team. We haven’t been at our best so far this Champions League campaign, but before today’s match we spoke about how big matches need big players. We made some mistakes, but overall we were a lot more focused. I’m proud of my team tonight.
