The Royal City won the championship of Europe in Germany after having defeated Kiel (25-31) in a real great game. Duishebaev those were able to overcome the adverse outcome harvested in the Quijote Arena (27-29) and took the title thanks to a very elaborate game in which shone with light itself Sterbik, Stefansson and Kallman. The La Mancha, also made history with this victory because with this title a good sign season with an absolute right. Have achieved the five titles that have played this season-Liga, Copa del Rey, Copa Asobal Supercopay Champions League. A priori
Things looked very bad for the English. The Germans had two years without losing the Sprakassen Arena and neither team had rallied over the final at home in 25 years. With things like this, there were few who believed in the comeback. However, the Royal City is not that shrink and went all out from scratch. The 11,000 people gathered on the court did not believe the attitude with which they jumped to the English track. They started winning from the outset and on several occasions they were about to escape on the scoreboard. However
the Germans reacted in the last third of the first half and came to flip the lead thanks to the excellent performance of Omeyer. Yet it would spread the nerves between men Duishebaev. Shook off the pressure and were able to go into the break with a lead of two points (13-15). The first step was taken.
After the break the Mancha continued with their plan. Go without complex by the party and stand up to that time was the European champions. The thing did well and the success of Stefansson from seven meters added to the anger of the guns Entrerríos Kallman and helped them keep Striped German.
nerves came back with three minutes when Stefansson went to the bench by an exclusion. It was then that Pajovic to destroy the hopes of a comeback for the Germans. The Slovenian scored decisive goals in the closing stages of the match.
Perhaps the only negative of the crash was the brawl that took place in the absence of a minute to go. Zeitz Entrerríos and got into a dispute after a move started something hard and sad spectacle in which even speaking a spectator from the stands. The thing did not go to higher and after a couple of minutes of confusion the game resumed with only Ciudad Real four men on the track. Sufficient for the locals who even then were allowed to score a goal at Kiel. In the end, just for the English victory and crazy fans Mancha posted to Germany.
25 - THW Kiel (13 +12): Omeyer; Kavticnik (8, 5p), Kim Andersson (-), Alhm (6), Jicha (2), Karabatic (4) and Klein (2). Initial seven. Mattias Andersson also played (ps), Lövgren (-), Lund (1), Lundström (-), Zeitz (2) and Szilagyi (-),
31 - Ciudad Real (15 +16): Sterbik, Pajovic (2 ) Laen (2), Parra (1), Stefansson (12, 5p), A. Entrerríos (2) and Kallman (11). Initial seven. Also played Hombrados (ps), Dinart (-), Morrissey (-), Zorman (1), Urios (-) and Masach (-). Bookmarks
every five minutes: 0-2, 3-6, 5-7, 7-9, 11-10 and 13-15, break, 13-16, 15-18, 18-22, 21-25, 22 -27 and 25-31
Referee: Darko Repensek and Janko Pozeznik, Slovenia. Excluded Lund, Kiel and Larrondo, on one occasion and in two Stefansson and Zorman, in two. In the absence of 30 seconds, saw the red and Pajovic Dinart disqualifying, the Ciudad Real.
Issues: Meeting the final round of the Champions League, played at the Sparkassen Arena Kiel before some 11,000 spectators that filled the installation.
