Sporting won this Tuesday at the home of Polish Chrobry Glogow by 35-22 and secured a place in the round of 16 of the European Handball League, by taking second place in Group H.
After beating Tatabanya in the previous round, giving them an advantage in the event of a tiebreaker in a direct confrontation with the Hungarian team, Sporting entered the match knowing that a victory would allow them to qualify, after Tatabanya’s defeat against the Romanians of Constanta . which secured first place.
Against the Polish team, last in the group, Sporting always seemed superior, already winning by eight goals at half-time (17-9), a difference that increased throughout the second half, until finishing with a 13-goal advantage . , ensuring qualification one round before the end of the group stage.
Needing to win and by a great goal difference (at least eight), Benfica, winner of this competition in 2022, could not overcome Nantes and ended up defeated at home by the French team, 38-34, a result that leaves the The ‘reds’ were out of the race, while the Gauls took second place in group A along with the Germans from Rhein-neckar Löwen.
With no options to move forward, ABC de Braga did not waste the opportunity this Tuesday to secure third place in ‘group’ D, beating the Slovaks Povazska Bystrica by 31-26.
Source: TSF
