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La Rioja to defend top spot against Presov in tight Group C
- Updated: October 6, 2016
VELUX EHF Champions League Group C has been off to a close start, with leaders La Rioja and last-place Elverum separated by just two points going into this week’s Round 3.
Chekhovskie Medvedi are the only side to have earned two identical 28:28 draws in the first two rounds.
Metalurg’s Filip Taleski leads the scorer list with 17 goals from two matches.
Will Presov coach Rastislav Trtík use a 4-2 defence against La Rioja again?
Elverum look to move from the bottom of the table by beating Montpellier.
Chekhovskie Medvedi (RUS) vs Metalurg Skopje (MKD) Thursday, 19:00 hrs. local time, live on ehfTV
Chekhovskie Medvedi earned their second straight 28:28 draw last week, while HC Metalurg lost a 9:2 lead and were beaten by Tatran Presov 27:22.
The teams met previously in 2006, when Chekhovskie won both encounters to advance to the Last 16.
Among the players who remember these ties are Medvedi captain Dmitry Kovalev, who scored six goals in the home match, and Alexander Chernoivanov.
Main problem for Chekhovskie is keeping concentration for the full 60 minutes.
“We need to work the whole match to be able to win,” Chekhovskie coach Vladimir Maximov said.
Metalurg had the same problem in Presov. Centre back Nemanja Obradovic urged his team mates not to drop concentration, saying “in these …
