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First Finnish team ever in group phase
- Updated: November 27, 2016
For the first time in history, Finland are represented in the group phase. The Cocks made sure of this, as the Finnish champions got away with a 30:29 defeat in Poland against Górnik Zabrze.
As Cocks won their home game as big as 30:19, the narrow defeat was not threat to their group phase berth. The distance at half-time was also only one goal, as Górnik were leading 14:13 in the Hala Sportowa Pogon, and Cocks’ overall win was never in danger. Despite missing no less than four players, HC Midtjylland managed to qualify for the group phase in the Danish Cup winners’ first European campaign in history. While former Danish international Kristian Gjessing was …
