Eleven goals from Glandorf not enough for Flensburg

Rock-solid defence and masterful tactics from coach Talant Dujshebaev created a strong chance for KS Vive Tauron Kielce to make their third appearance, following on from 2013 and 2015, at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne. The Polish champions earned a deserved 28:28 draw at SG Flensburg-Handewitt despite eleven goals from Holger Glandorf. The second-leg quarter-final to be played on Wednesday will determine whether it is the 2014 Champions League winners or Kielce that make it to Cologne. “We are happy with this draw, as we still have room for improvement in our home match. Mental strength was our advantage today, as we kept patient and calm throughout the match. Still, we can expect another exciting game on Wednesday,” said Kielce’s German international Tobias Reichmann. Glandorf was also fairly happy with the result: “We can be quite satisfied with this draw against one of Europe’s best teams. We were on eye level for 60 minutes but unfortunately did not manage to score one more goal than Kielce.” Flensburg coach Ljubomir Vranjes started his preparations for the re-match right after the first duel finished: “I know exactly what we need to do now. A draw is not what we had hoped for, but we are guilty for the result as we had so many problems with their defence.” VELUX EHF Champions League Quarter-final, First Leg SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) vs KS Vive Tauron Kielce (POL) 28:28 (13:14) From the first minute …

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