Industria Kielce lose 30:35 to Magdeburg in Champions League — Interia Sport
Poland’s Industria Kielce lost 30:35 to Germany’s SC Magdeburg in a third-round Group F match of the Handball Champions League. The match took place at the Legionów Hall in Kielce, Poland. After the first half, the visitors led 19:17, and in the second half the home side failed to level the score, Interia Sport reports.
Magdeburg pulled away after the break
Industria started the match well and took a 2:1 lead after goals by Alex Vlah and Benoît Kounkoud, but Magdeburg subsequently capitalized on their opponent’s mistakes to move ahead 5:2. The Polish team managed to cut the deficit and level the score at 17:17 late in the first half. However, before the break, the German club scored two more goals.
At the start of the second half, the Kielce side had opportunities to restore parity at 20:21, but failed to convert several close-range shots. Magdeburg increased their lead again, and with 16 minutes remaining, Omar Ingi Magnússon made it 26:22. At one point, the visitors opened a five-goal gap at 28:23. Industria reduced the difference to two goals, 27:29, but could not build on that run.
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Top scorers
Alex Vlah was Industria Kielce’s top scorer with eight goals. Julien Bos scored six goals, while Benoît Kounkoud added four. For the winners, Omar Ingi Magnússon and Gísli Kristjánsson scored 11 goals each, while Felix Claar recorded another seven goals.
Group standings
After three matches, SC Magdeburg lead Group F with six points and a goal difference of 111:81. Industria Kielce are second with four points. Switzerland’s HC Kriens-Luzern and Norway’s Kolstad have two and zero points respectively. In another match of the round, Kriens-Luzern defeated Kolstad 34:32. The return match between Magdeburg and Industria is scheduled in Germany for October 14.
