Vác and Larvik chase comebacks at home as qualification round 2 concludes

QUALIFICATION ROUND 2, SECOND LEGS

HIGHLIGHT MATCHES

Vác (HUN) vs St Amand HB-Porte du Hainaut (FRA)

Saturday 10 October, 14:00 CEST

• the Hungarian club featured in the EHF European League group phase for four consecutive campaigns, between 2020/21 and 2023/24, before missing out on a place in the past couple of seasons

• Vác boast an all-Hungarian young squad, with their oldest player being 29

• László György's squad is trailing by a couple of goals in the tie after losing the first leg in France 30:32, with St Amand’s Claire Koestner finishing as the match's top scorer with eight strikes

• St Amand HB-Porte du Hainaut are debutants in EHF club competitions

• in the national league, the French club has played two away games so far, recording a win and a loss

Larvik (NOR) vs OGC Nice Cote d Azur Handball (FRA)

Saturday 10 October, 18:00 CEST

• the EHF Champions League 2010/11 winners featured in the EHF European League group stage in the last two seasons

• apart from the Icelandic left wing Dana Björg Guðmundsdóttir, the rest of the players in Larvik's squad are Norwegian, with only two players over the age of 30

• Larvik lost the first leg in France 27:28 despite leading 27:26 in the 58th minute

• left back Maja Furu Sæteren (Larvik) and line player Louna Benezeth (Nice) scored eight goals each in the first leg, with the latter recording a flawless shot efficiency

• OGC Nice Cote d Azur Handball are debutants in the EHF European League, and their only previous appearance on the European stage was in the EHF Cup 2019/20, when they could not progress from qualification round 3

• in their domestic league, the French club lost two of the three matches played on the road this season

IN OTHER MATCHES

Bursa Büyüksehir BSK (TUR) vs ZRK Naisa Nis (SRB)

Saturday 10 October, 15:00 CEST

A.C. PAOK (GRE) vs Molde Elite (NOR)

Saturday 10 October, 17:00 CEST

DHK Banik Most (CZE) vs HC Gjorche Petrov-WHC AD Skopje (MKD)

Saturday 10 October, 18:00 CEST

ZRK Zrinski Cakovec (CRO) vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica (POR)

Saturday 10 October, 19:00 CEST

ZRK Crvena Zvezda (SRB) vs CSM Corona Brasov (ROU)

Saturday 10 October, 19:00 CEST

Rocasa Gran Canaria (ESP) vs LC Brühl Handball (SUI)

Saturday 10 October, 19:00 CEST

LC Brühl Handball (SUI) vs Rocasa Gran Canaria (ESP)

Sunday 11 October, 19:00 CEST

TUSSIES Metzingen (GER) vs SCM Ramnicu Valcea (ROU)

Saturday 10 October, 19:30 CEST

Chambray Touraine Handball (FRA) vs ZRK Bjelovar (CRO)

Saturday 10 October, 20:00 CEST

Tertnes Bergen (NOR) vs Skara HF (SWE)

Sunday 11 October, 16:00 CEST

KRASON MKS Piotrcovia P.T. (POL) vs PGE MKS El-Volt Lublin (POL)

Sunday 11 October, 16:00 CEST

IK Sävehof (SWE) vs Hypo Niederösterreich (AUT)

Sunday 11 October, 16:00 CEST

VfL Oldenburg (GER) vs GC Amicitia Zürich (SUI)

Sunday 11 October, 16:30 CEST

Photos © Yoann Michelin @studyo.prod (main and second in-text), Romain Dauchez, Jon Forberg / Handball Today (in order, in-text)