BNTU-BelAZ Minsk handballers fail to qualify for Champions League
In the first match of the selection round, hosted by German Leipzig, Konstantin Sharovarov’s trainees lost to the competition hosts 18:22. They were then defeated by Dutch Sercodak Dalfsen, in the match for third place — 27:30. As a result, Leipzig is through to the group stage of the major continental tournament, having beaten Hungarian FTC in the decisive match — 39:38. Now, the women’s handball champions of Belarus will play in the Cup of Cups, first facing Kaunas Žalgiris (Lithuania).In the men’s SEHA League, Brest Meshkov HC welcomed Croatian Zagreb, losing by a single point — 28:29. This was the first defeat for the Brest handballers in the current competition, having beaten Bosnian Borac from Banja Luka (31:27) and Croatian Nexe from Našice (29:26).
Brest Meshkov HC’s B team defeated Minsk’s SKA — 32:25, at home, in their first Baltic League match; the victory was welcome, but the Minsk squad were playing without most of their top names.
