Nantes and Motor earn home wins; dramatic draw in Bucharest

There was no shortage of drama in Round 3, as Braga were close to a huge surprise in Nantes, while Besiktas earned a draw in the last second, after a converted 7-meter throw. Motor bounced back after a loss in Bucharest with an impressive win against Holstebro.

    • After a draw against Nantes and a loss against Dinamo, Motor responded with a win against Holstebro     • Magnus Bramming could not stop Holstebro’s defeat, but he was the day’s top scorer, with 10 goals
     • In their maiden season in the competition, Nantes are leading the group, with seven points, being undefeated in three matches
     • Dinamo also lost a point in the last second in Holstebro     • Nantes are leading the group with five points, with Dinamo on the second place with four points

HC Motor Zaporozhye (UKR) vs TTH Holstebro (DEN) 34:28 (19:10) It was a dream start for Motor, with a 91 per cent shot efficiency in the first 10 minutes, which helped the Ukrainian side open a 7:2 lead that proved to be decisive. While Holstebro’s coach, Patrick Westerholm, insisted that his team needed to clean up the costly mistakes and toughen up their defense, the Danish players did not respond to the instructions and found themselves into a 19:10 hole at half-time. It looked like Motor were easily running away with the win, but a 6:1 run for Holstebro between the 37th and 42nd minute, inspired by Magnus Bramming, the Danish side’s top scorer, saw the guests pull it back to a three-goal deficit, 24:21. But Holstebro’s defense was, again, their demise. A timely timeout taken by Motor in the 48th minute sealed the deal, as the Ukrainian side calmed down in attack and …

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