Paris continue Kiel’s Sunday curse

THW Kiel cannot win on a Sunday at the VELUX EHF FINAL4: For the fourth straight time since 2013, the German side lost their second match in LANXESS arena. Like in 2013 and 2015 – both times against Kielce – they were defeated in the 3/4 match against Paris Saint-Germain Handball on Sunday, though their loss in the final against Flensburg in 2014 is perhaps the defeat that still haunts them most. PSG’s 29:27 win was the third for Noka Serdarusic’s squad against his former team this season, after they recorded two victories in the group phase. Again Mikkel Hansen reached double figures in his scoring tally, netting ten times as he did in the semi on Saturday to finish the season with 141 goals. 16 saves by goalkeeper Niklas Landin and eight goals from Christian Dissinger were not enough to end Kiel’s ‘Sunday curse’, even though top PSG star Nikola Karabatic was on the bench for 60 minutes. 3/4 match: Paris Saint-German Handball (FRA) vs THW Kiel (GER) 29:27 (15:11) Paris were more eager and efficient in attack, and again had goalkeeper Thierry Omeyer as their insurance between the posts – thus the two-goal advantage at the final whistle was well deserved. …

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