Big comeback in Kosovo sets up thrilling return leg

• RK Jeruzalem Ormoz celebrated a 32:26 home win against Granitas-Karys, thanks to a marvellous game from right wing Tadej Sok (9 goals on 9 attempts), and boosted by 14 saves on 40 shots (35%) by goalkeeper Filip Ranfl
  
  
• Köycegiz BLD SK had the second-best offensive output with 37 goals against RK Leotar, it is still all to play for in the return leg in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the visitors scored 33 goals
  
  
• Bianco Monte Drama 1986 earned a four-goal-advantage with a 31:27 win against GRK Tikves 2014, Uladzimir Korsak (13 saves – 33.33%) for the home side, Igor Arsic (11 saves – 30.56%) and Marjan Velkov (5 saves – 45.45%) for the visitors delivered an astonishing goalkeeper-battle
  
  
• Aleksandar Milojevic (RK Leotar), Deniz Terziqi (KH Kastrioti), and Matas Jurkevicius (Granitas-Karys) were top-scorers with 10 goals each
  
  
• HC Fivers WAT Margareten beat HC Amber in the sole game on Sunday 35:27 in Lithuania, Margareten goalkeeper Leon Bergmann saved 17 shots (45.9%)

Turnover battle decides dramatic first leg in Kosovo

Only one goal separates KH Kastrioti and RK Sloboda after a thrilling first leg on Saturday. The visitors from Bosnia and Herzegovina had the better start, leading 1:5 after four minutes and 3:11 after 13 minutes. In the second part of the first half, the home side led by top-scorer Deniz Terziqi fought back and closed the gap to two at half-time (14:16).

RK Sloboda defended their lead until minute 51 (25:25), as their 6:3 turnover deficit in the 20 minutes after the break came back to haunt them. The home side survived a two-minute suspension for Terziqi unharmed, as RK Sloboda only hit the post and turned the ball over once more. Alessander Antonio Santos and Vlerson Zherka delivered their team’s first three-goal-lead of the day after 58 minutes and put the closing touches on this first leg. In the end, the visitors cut their disadvantage to one, which promises an exciting return leg in Tuzla next Sunday.