Dramatic day brings wins for Rapid, Metz and Esbjerg
A dramatic comeback for Rapid saw Vipers lose their fourth match this season, while Team Esbjerg and Metz Handball leapfrogged Ikast in the standings in group B of the EHF Champions League Women, after wins against the Danish side and Krim.
I am really happy we won, especially as we've done it against the winner of the last three Champions League editions. We know that they missed important players today, so it was our chance and I think we really played good and our fans helped us a lot.
This was a crazy match, and could have finished any way. We came here with a good feeling and we are really disappointed we couldn't keep at least one point, even two. It's always difficult to play in this type of atmosphere.
We know we are playing against a team that is probably the best team in the world right now, but for us today was also about showing the mental game - that we can hang on. Today our fastbreak was better, but we also turned the game into a dog fight and it was a little bit uglier in the second half.
This was a top match between one and two in the group, so we are very happy about it. A match in the Champions League has its own life so all in all they could have won - we won in the end also because of Amalie Milling.
The game was as challenging as we expected. We knew that Metz Handball is a great team, but unfortunately we were not able to achieve what we set out to do. It's hard to bounce back from a 4-0 defeat. Our opponents played quite predictably, but our defence was not at the right level.
We prepared well. The players were fully focused on the game and on winning. We made a difference in the first half and we took it to the end. That's what we wanted - a win against such a quality team.
