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Vardar needed only twenty minutes to show why they are reigning champs of both SEHA and Champions League. They did not only win the match but did it in a dominant way with 31:24 proving that they are still in top form despite of the fact that the...

Nexe - PPD Zagreb 29:30 (13:12) (Jelinic 8, Zrnic 6, Sipic 5, Buvinic 5 / Horvat 9, Bicanic 8, Hrstic 5; Kastelic 12 saves)   Hrvoje Horvat, NEXE coach: Real clash, real derby, real fighting mentality. It was tough with both teams playing good on the defensive side of the court. We had a good chance but did not take it. I have to say I'm very happy because fans witnessed a good...

Another Croatian derby - another PPD Zagreb victory but it would be wrong to say it was just 'another day in the office' for the team from Zagreb. In the end 29:30 after an excellent match and great resistance by the team from Slavonia in front of their fans in Nasice. Home team had a good approach from the very beginning. They were building on their defense managing to keep the gap...

Macedonian handball derby between Vardar and Metalurg always attracts a whole lot of fans and situation surely won’t be a lot different on Saturday (20.45 CET) in Vardar’ Jane Sandaski sports hall. Matches between two rivals are always tense and narrow no matter the condition teams are in at the moment with whole atmosphere are pressure from the stands...

In a week of SEHA national derbies King Tomislav sports hall in Nasice will on Saturday (19.00 CET) host the Croatian edition with NEXE welcoming PPD Zagreb. Croatian champs are always a special, fan-attracting opponent not only for people in Nasice but in whole Slavonia region. From the players' side, derby always brings that special something, especially for NEXE who are still dreaming of the first...

Tatran Presov - Gorenje Velenje 27:27 (14:11) (Hrstka 10, Krok 5 / Klec 8, Medved 5, Verdinek 5)   Slavko Goluza, Tatran Presov coach: I believe result reflects the full course of the game. We were 3-4 goals up in first 30 but after that fell 2-3 goals down after a series of mistakes. By that, we allowed them to penetrate...

Tatran Presov did not manage to beat Gorenje Velenje at home in SEHA - Gazprom League Round 9 match. In the end 27:27 after an amazingly interesting finish in which we've seen four goals in final two minutes. Hosts opened the match better enlarging the gap to three only 15 minutes into it. However...

Dear handball friends and friends of SEHA Gazprom League, welcome to our fourth Magazine of the season. November brought us only eight matches and main reasons were Champions League challenges along with national team week in which SEHA League participant players played some important roles. In Champions League Vardar are leading group A with all Meshkov, Zagreb and Celje putting in some serious effort trying to...

Tatran will on Thursday (18.00 CET) in their Tatran Handball Arena in Presov host Gorenje Velenje in a match which is of high importance for both sides on their road to booking a place on this season’s SEHA - Gazprom League Final Four tournament. Tatran are doing...

Celje PL - Metalurg 34:25 (15:12) (Kodrin 10, Groselj 6; Lesjak 19 saves / Jaganjac 8, Pesevski 7)   Branko Tamse, Celje PL coach: We opened the match in a great way but after that missed from some clear looks allowing Metalurg to cut the gap and come back into this one. They’ve even managed to level the score in the beginning of the second but after that we started playing the way we...