Tikvesh Fall 27-30 to Luxembourg’s Esch in EHF European Cup, Return Leg Tomorrow in Kavadarci

Tikvesh handball players from Kavadarci were defeated tonight (September 19) 27-30 by Handball Esch of Luxembourg in the first match of round 1 of the EHF European Cup, played at the “Jasmin” sports hall in Kavadarci.

Tikvesh started the match quite well and built a 7-5 lead, but the visitors from Luxembourg gradually came back and leveled the score at 14-14 at halftime. In the second half, Esch took control of the game and held the advantage until the final whistle.

Tikvesh’s top scorer in the match was Ben Aziz with 9 goals, followed by Toshe Onchev with 5 goals, while for the Luxembourg side Enes Agovic shone with 6 and Manuel Aranda with 5 goals.

The return leg will be played tomorrow (September 20), starting at 6:00 PM, again at the “Jasmin” hall in Kavadarci. Tikvesh will need to overturn a three-goal deficit to secure qualification for the next round of the EHF European Cup.

Source: Sport1.mk