Injury-hit Füchse Berlin confirmed character in the Champions League however couldn’t keep away from one other defeat. The group coached by Nicolej Krickau misplaced 35-39 (13-20) at unbeaten Club World Champions KC Veszprem, lacking their remaining probability to win the group.
The away journey for the Füchse was overshadowed by their scarcity of backcourt gamers. Germany worldwide Nils Lichtlein stayed in Berlin as a precaution as a result of of a shoulder drawback. The long-term damage absentee Fabian Wiede is just not anticipated to return till the coming weeks. To make issues worse, Matthes Langhoff was proven a pink card early on (15′).
Match Center: Veszprem vs. Füchse Berlin
With solely three backcourt gamers obtainable, Berlin battled towards the Hungarian star ensemble, who’re aiming to win the first Champions League title in the membership’s historical past this yr. Veszprem, nonetheless unbeaten throughout all competitions this season, shortly opened up a nine-goal lead (9-18) after 27 minutes.
But Berlin refused to offer in. Fuchse minimize the deficit to 3 targets after the break, however Veszprem stayed ice-cold in the closing phases. Veszprem goalkeeper Emil Nielsen made 14 saves, whereas his fellow Dane nationwide teammate Mathias Gidsel completed as the sport’s top goalscorer with 9 targets.
