Hc Zagreb 🆚 OTP Bank Pick Szeged Handball Highlights EHF Champions League 2024

Hc Zagreb 🆚 OTP Bank Pick Szeged Handball Highlights EHF Champions League 2024
HC Zagreb (CRO) vs OTP Bank - PICK Szeged (HUN) 30:35 (12:19)
GROUP B
Six unanswered goals within six minutes after 8:8 paved the way for Szeged’s clear half-time advantage. After losing the last two away games at Zagreb, the Hungarian side were well aware of the hosts and adapted mainly through their defence, pulling ahead to an eight-goal margin at 19:11. In attack, Croatian international Sostaric was unstoppable, scoring five of his 10 goals before the break. Another key to Szeged’s advantage was new goalkeeper Tobias Thulin, with seven saves after 30 minutes and 11 in total. Boosted by their fans, Zagreb showed a different face in the first 15 minutes of the second half, reduced the gap to 21:24 and were close to turning the match around. That was Szeged’s wake-up call, and thanks to a 4:1 run, they finally decided the match at 28:22.
Happy about the win! We were aware that if we want to achieve big things we've got to find a way to deliver on the road. Zagreb showed good character, made it difficult for us, but I'm very proud of my guys and how they looked in those key moments, eventually taking a well-deserved win here today.
Michael Apelgren
Head coach, OTP Bank - PICK Szeged
Well-deserved win for them here today. We've got to analyse the game in order to see and realise what happened. Second part of the first half was the key, as we allowed them to open the gap. In the second half we looked better, but simply weren't able to close it and get back into the game.
Andrija Nikolic
Head coach, HC Zagreb
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