Group Phase, Round 13SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) vsTelekom Veszprém HC (HUN)

FLENS-Arena (Flensburg, GER)Sunday, 25 February, 17:00

Media InformationVELUX EHF Champions LeagueSeason 2017/18

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SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs Telekom Veszprém HC

• Both sides are equal on 15 points - like THW Kiel

• Veszprem coach Ljubomir Vranjes was eleven years part of SG Flensburg-Handewitt, as player, sports director and coach

• Vranjes steered Flensburg to their so far one and only participation at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in 2014, crowned with the trophy

• SG coach Maik Machulla was Vranjes’ assistant coach until the Swede left to Veszprem. Machulla’s assistant coach Mark Bult is still listed as player too

• Veszprem were part of the last four VELUX EHF FINAL4 events in Cologne - and hope for ticket no. 5. Never before in the history of the tournament has a club qualified for five straight times

• Veszprem were finalists twice in Cologne (2015, 2016) and in total three times (2002), but never won the trophy

• Veszprem play their 23rd Champions League season; Flensburg their 13th

• Flensburg’s left wing/centre back Kentin Mahe will follow his former coach Ljubomir Vranjes in Veszprem from next season onwards

• Besides Mahe, goalkeeper Mattias Andersson (end of career), line player Hendrik Toft Hansen (PSG Handball) and playmaker Thomas Mogensen (Skjern) will leave Flensburg after this season

• Six current Veszprem players - Gabor Ancsin, Momir Ilic, Dejan Manaskov, Petar Nenadic, Andreas Nilsson and Kent Robin Tönnesen - played for German clubs before

• Ilic (2010 and 2012 with Kiel) and Nilsson (2013 with Hamburg) even won the Champions League with German clubs

• Nilsson will duel with Swedish Mattias Andersson, Jim Gottfridsson, Tobias Karlsson, Simon Jeppson and Hampus Wanne. Gottfridsson, Jeppson and Wanne were silver medallists at the EHF EURO 2018 in Croatia

• Flensburg have more Danish players in their squad than German (7:5)

• After his knee injury during the warm-up in the match at Paris (when he clashed into his teammate Lasse Svan), Anders Zachariassen is back in the Flensburg squad

• After winning the trophy three straight times and making it to the final in 2017, Veszprem are not playing in the SEHA Liga this season

• Veszprem had their last VELUX EHF Champions League away match on German court and lost 22:20 (Kiel)

• Mate Lekai is Veszprem’s top scorer with 64 goals; Holger Glandorf tops the SG ranking with 48 strikes

Round 13

Most Games vs Telekom Veszprém HC:

Thomas Mogensen 7Jacob Heinl 6Mattias Andersson 5Holger Glandorf 5Kentin Mahe 5Henrik Toft Hansen 5Hampus Wanne 5

Most Goals vs Telekom Veszprém HC:

Lars Christiansen 36Thomas Mogensen 22Kentin Mahe 20Rasmus Lauge Schmidt 19Holger Glandorf 16Lasse Svan Hansen 16

GROUP B

Most Games vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt:

Gergö Ivancsik 6Mirko Alilovic 5Momir Ilic 5Gasper Marguc 5Roland Mikler 5Laszlo Nagy 5Andreas Nilsson 5Istvan Timuzsin Schuch 5Renato Sulic 5Mirsad Terzic 5Cristian Ugalde Garcia 5

Most Goals vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt:

Laszlo Nagy 32Momir Ilic 27Mate Lekai 16Gasper Marguc 16Marko Vujin 16

Sunday, 25 February 17:00 hrsPlaying hall:FLENS-ArenaCampusallee 224943 FlensburgGermanyCapacity: 6,300

Domestic league

Bundesliga

Last 4 games

22/02 @ TV Hüttenberg W23:30

15/02 vs Melsungen W33:29

08/02 @ HC Erlangen W20:29

26/12 vs TSV Hannover D27:27

Next game:

01/03 vs HSG Wetzlar

Standings as of 22/02

1. TSV Hannover-B 22 634:579 35

2. RNL 20 618:484 34

3. Füchse Berlin 21 611:554 34

4. SG Flensburg-H. 22 644:557 34

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18. TV Hüttenberg 22 545:648 7

Domestic league

K&H Liga

Last 4 games

20/02 @ FTC KN Kft W26:31

10/02 vs Vaci KSE W42:21

03/02 @ B.B Gyöngyös W18:31

20/12 vs Oroshazi W37:20

Next game:

27/02 @ Eger SBS Eszterhazy

Standings as of 22/02

1. Veszprem 18 646:368 36

2. Pick Szeged 20 654:479 34

3. Tatabánya KC 18 487:415 30

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14. Orosházi 18 415:505 6

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Historic encounters in the EC

SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs Telekom Veszprém HC 3-1-5 (244:243) 7:11

24.02.2001 SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs Fotex KC Veszprém, Cup Winners’ Cup – Quarter-final 31:22 (13:12)03.03.2001 Fotex KC Veszprém vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt, Cup Winners’ Cup – Quarter-final 20:22 (9:10)05.10.2008 MKB Veszprém KC vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt, EHF Champions League – Group F 29:28 (14:14)16.11.2008 SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs MKB Veszprém KC, EHF Champions League – Group F 32:29 (15:15)26.09.2015 MVM Veszprém vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 28:24 (15:14)27.02.2016 SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs MVM Veszprém, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 28:29 (12:10)24.09.2016 SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs Telekom Veszprém, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 24:24 (10:13)11.03.2017 Telekom Veszprém vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 34:28 (17:18)23.09.2017 Telekom Veszprém HC vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 28:27 (15:14)

Details of last Telekom Veszprém HC vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt match:23.09.2017 (Veszprém, Hungary)

(VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B) 28:27 (15:14)Referees: Nenad Nikolic/Dusan Stojkovic (Serbia).

Suspensions: 2’ – 8’ (Blagotinsek 2’ – Karlsson 2’, Svan 2’, Jeppsson 2’, Röd 2’).Number of 7m: 0 – 2/1.

Attendance: 5,019.

Roland Mikler Mirko Alilovic

Dejan Manaskov Istvan Timuzsin Schuch Momir Ilic (1) Kent Robin Tönnesen (1) Dragan Gajic Andreas Nilsson (2) Laszlo Nagy (8) William Accambray Cristian Ugalde Garcia (2) Gasper Marguc (1) Mirsad Terzic Blaz Blagotinsek (3) Renato Sulic (1) Mate Lekai (9)

Mattias Andersson Rasmus Schmidt Lind

(1) Tobias Karlsson(2) Holger Glandorf (4) Thomas Mogensen (4) Lasse Svan (5) Hampus Wanne Simon Jeppsson Marius Steinhauser Johannes Krüger Jacob Heinl Anders Zachariassen(4) Henrik Toft Hansen (3) Rasmus Lauge Schmidt (2) Kentin Mahe (2) Magnus Abelvik Röd

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Most Goals in one game SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs Telekom Veszprém HC:

Lars Christiansen 10 16.11.2008 SG Flensburg-Handewitt-MKB Veszprém KC 32:29Lars Christiansen 9 24.02.2001 SG Flensburg-Handewitt-Fotex KC Veszprém 31:22Lars Christiansen 9 05.10.2008 MKB Veszprém KC-SG Flensburg-Handewitt 29:28Kentin Mahe 9 24.09.2016 SG Flensburg-Handewitt-Telekom Veszprém 24:24Lars Christiansen 8 03.03.2001 Fotex KC Veszprém-SG Flensburg-Handewitt 20:22Rasmus Lauge Schmidt 8 27.02.2016 SG Flensburg-Handewitt-MVM Veszprém 28:29

Most Goals in one game Telekom Veszprém HC vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt:

Marko Vujin 9 05.10.2008 MKB Veszprém KC-SG Flensburg-Handewitt 29:28Momir Ilic 9 26.09.2015 MVM Veszprém-SG Flensburg-Handewitt 28:24Laszlo Nagy 9 27.02.2016 SG Flensburg-Handewitt-MVM Veszprém 28:29Momir Ilic 9 11.03.2017 Telekom Veszprém-SG Flensburg-Handewitt 34:28Mate Lekai 9 23.09.2017 Telekom Veszprém HC-SG Flensburg-Handewitt 28:27

Last Ten Games in VELUX EHF Champions League:

SG Flensburg-Handewitt: current run – winless three30.09.2017 Flensburg GER vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA W 33:2908.10.2017 Kielce POL @ PGE Vive Kielce POL D 25:2515.10.2017 Kiel GER @ THW Kiel GER D 20:2001.11.2017 Flensburg GER vs RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko SLO W 33:2811.11.2017 Brest BLR @ HC Meshkov Brest BLR W 28:3019.11.2017 Flensburg GER vs HC Meshkov Brest BLR W 37:3026.11.2017 Celje SLO @ RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko SLO W 27:3029.11.2017 Flensburg GER vs THW Kiel GER L 30:3311.02.2018 Flensburg GER vs PGE Vive Kielce POL D 32:3217.02.2018 Paris FRA @ Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA L 29:21

Telekom Veszprém HC: current run – won one30.09.2017 Brest BLR @ HC Meshkov Brest BLR W 26:2908.10.2017 Veszprém HUN vs THW Kiel GER W 26:2415.10.2017 Kielce POL @ PGE Vive Kielce POL D 32:3204.11.2017 Veszprém HUN vs Aalborg Handbold DEN W 30:2412.11.2017 Paris FRA @ Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA L 33:2818.11.2017 Veszprém HUN vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA L 24:2926.11.2017 Aalborg DEN @ Aalborg Handbold DEN L 29:2602.12.2017 Veszprém HUN vs PGE Vive Kielce POL W 31:2607.02.2018 Kiel GER @ THW Kiel GER L 22:2017.02.2018 Veszprém HUN vs HC Meshkov Brest BLR W 34:22

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SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs Hungarian clubs 9-1-5

Season Opponent Home Away Competition

2000/01 Fotex KC Veszprém 31:22 22:20 Cup Winners’ Cup – Quarter-final2001/02 Dunaferr SE 25:21 22:21 Cup Winners’ Cup – Semi-final2008/09 MKB Veszprém KC 32:29 28:29 EHF Champions League – Group F2010/11 Pick Szeged 33:20 27:26 VELUX EHF Champions League – Last 162011/12 FTC-PLER 32:25 32:26 Cup Winners’ Cup – Last 162015/16 MVM Veszprém 28:29 24:28 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A2016/17 Telekom Veszprém 24:24 28:34 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A2017/18 Telekom Veszprém HC 27:28 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B

Telekom Veszprém HC vs German clubs 34-5-26

Season Opponent Home Away Competition

1984/85 SC Dynamo Berlin 18:23 20:21 Cup Winners’ Cup – Last 161986/87 Empor Rostock 23:26 20:30 Champions Cup – Last 161988/89 TuSEM Essen 23:20 15:23 Cup Winners’ Cup – Quarter-final1990/91 TSV Milbertshofen 20:15 15:23 Cup Winners’ Cup – Semi-final1991/92 TSV Milbertshofen 24:14 27:20 Cup Winners’ Cup – Final1992/93 TuSEM Essen 29:18 23:22 Cup Winners’ Cup – Semi-final-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1995/96 THW Kiel 23:21 25:28 EHF Champions League – Group A1997/98 TBV Lemgo 24:24 26:29 EHF Champions League – Group D2000/01 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 20:22 22:31 Cup Winners’ Cup – Quarter-final2001/02 Sportclub Magdeburg 24:20 22:25 EHF Champions League – Group D2001/02 THW Kiel 31:23 ECh for Club Teams – Semi-final2001/02 Sportclub Magdeburg 30:31 ECh for Club Teams – Final2001/02 Sportclub Magdeburg 23:21 25:30 EHF Champions League – Final2002/03 Sportclub Magdeburg 31:22 28:27 EHF Champions League – Group A2004/05 TBV Lemgo 29:23 28:23 EHF Champions League – Group G2006/07 THW Kiel 39:36 32:39 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final2007/08 HSG Nordhorn 39:30 Champions Trophy – Semi-final2007/08 VfL Gummersbach 35:35 30:32 EHF Champions League – Group F2007/08 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 37:32 28:28 Cup Winners’ Cup – Final2008/09 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 29:28 29:32 EHF Champions League – Group F2009/10 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 34:30 29:32 EHF Champions League – Group B2010/11 HSV Hamburg 33:30 26:27 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B2011/12 Füchse Berlin 24:33 29:24 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B2012/13 THW Kiel 31:30 21:32 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B2012/13 THW Kiel 28:29 31:32 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final2013/14 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 30:29 25:25 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A2013/14 THW Kiel 26:29 VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Semi-final2014/15 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 27:24 25:32 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C2014/15 THW Kiel 31:27 VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Semi-final2015/16 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 28:24 29:28 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A2015/16 THW Kiel 29:27 24:25 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A2015/16 THW Kiel 31:28 VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Semi-final2016/17 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 34:28 24:24 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A2016/17 THW Kiel 21:19 27:25 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A2017/18 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 28:27 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B2017/18 THW Kiel 26:24 20:22 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B

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SG Flensburg-Handewitt players’ career statistics against Telekom Veszprém HC

Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Mattias Andersson SWE 8 1 1 0 6 0,00 0 0Andreas Meyer Ejlersen DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Kevin Møller DEN 4 0 1 3 0 0,00 0 0

Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Dani Baijens NED 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Mark Bult NED 2 1 0 1 0 0,00 0 0Holger Glandorf GER 6 0 1 5 19 3,17 5 (2) 2’Jim Gottfridsson SWE 4 0 1 3 3 0,75 2 0Jacob Heinl GER 6 1 1 4 2 0,33 1 (2) 8’Simon Jeppsson SWE 1 0 0 1 0 0,00 0 2’Tobias Karlsson SWE 4 0 1 3 1 0,25 1 6’Jannek Klein GER 1 0 0 1 0 0,00 0 0Johannes Krüger GER 1 0 0 1 0 0,00 0 0Rasmus Lauge Schmidt DEN 8 1 0 7 23 2,88 8 0Kentin Mahe FRA 5 0 1 4 20 4,00 9 0Thomas Mogensen DEN 7 1 1 5 22 3,14 5 (2) 2’Magnus Abelvik Röd NOR 1 0 0 1 2 2,00 2 2’Marius Steinhauser GER 2 1 0 1 0 0,00 0 0Lasse Svan DEN 7 1 1 5 22 3,14 7 6’Henrik Toft Hansen DEN 5 0 1 4 11 2,20 4 2’Hampus Wanne SWE 5 0 1 4 11 2,20 5 2’Anders Zachariassen DEN 3 0 1 2 1 0,33 1 4’

Mattias Andersson (THW Kiel 2002/03, THW Kiel 2006/07); Mark Bult (Füchse Berlin 2011/12); Holger Glandorf (HSG Nordhorn 2008/09); Rasmus Lauge Schmidt (Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 2011/12, THW Kiel 2013/14, THW Kiel 2014/15); Marius Steinhauser (Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2013/14 – DNP, Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2014/15)

From the first round of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2017/18 Group Phase a new player’s award have been introduced for the Matches of the Week. EHF Marketing have prepared a trophy called ‘Player of the Match’ which will be presented and handed over by different sponsors throughout the season.

Awardees:

Round 1: Hendrik Pekeler (Rhein-Neckar Löwen) Round 2: Slawomir Szmal (PGE VIVE Kielce) Round 3: Mattias Andersson (SG Flensburg-Handewitt) Round 4: Roland Mikler (Telekom Veszprém HC) Round 5: Buster Juul-Lassen Engelbrecht (Aalborg Handbold) Round 6: Niklas Landin (THW Kiel) Round 7: Nikola Karabatic (Paris Saint-Germain Handball) Round 8: Vuko Borozan (HC Vardar) Round 9: Thierry Omeyer (Paris Saint-Germain Handball) Round 10: Cyril Dumoulin (HBC Nantes) Round 11: Viran Morros de Argila (FC Barcelona Lassa) Round 12: Domagoj Pavlovic (HC PPD Zagreb)

New trophy for the Matches of the Week: “Player of the Match”

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Telekom Veszprem HC players’ career statistics against SG Flensburg-Handewitt

Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Mirko Alilovic CRO 7 5 1 1 0 0,00 0 2’ Aleksandar Djurdjevic SRB 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Roland Mikler HUN 7 4 1 2 0 0,00 0 0 Barnabas Nagy HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0

Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

William Accambray FRA 7 5 1 1 14 2,00 5 (2) 0 Gabor Ancsin HUN 1 0 1 0 0 0,00 0 0 Blaz Blagotinsek SLO 5 1 1 3 7 1,40 3 6’ Uros Borzas HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Bence Ernei HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Dragan Gajic SLO 11 3 2 6 49 4,46 12 (2) 2’ Matyas Györi HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Andras Hanak HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Momir Ilic SRB 5 4 1 0 27 5,40 9 (2) 0 Moorchegani Iman Jamali HUN 2 0 0 2 4 2,00 2 (2) 0 Matyas Kristof HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Mate Lekai HUN 8 5 0 3 23 2,88 9 2’ Patrik Ligetvari HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Dejan Manaskov MKD 1 1 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Gasper Marguc SLO 9 5 1 3 39 4,33 8 (2) 4’ Balazs Molnar HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Laszlo Nagy HUN 7 5 1 1 39 5,57 9 6’ Petar Nenadic SRB 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Andreas Nilsson SWE 11 7 1 3 13 1,18 5 0 Istvan Timuzsin Schuch HUN 7 4 1 2 5 0,71 3 2’ Renato Sulic CRO 9 5 1 3 20 2,22 5 18’ Benedek Szakaly HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Mirsad Terzic BIH 9 5 1 3 19 2,11 7 16’ Kent Robin Tönnesen NOR 1 1 0 0 1 1,00 1 0 David Ubornyak HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Cristian Ugalde Garcia ESP 6 5 1 0 8 1,33 3 4’

William Accambray (Montpellier HB 2008/09, Montpellier Agglomeration HB 2012/13, Paris Saint-Germain Handball 2015/16, Paris Saint-Germain Handball 2016/17); Mirko Alilovic (Reale Ademar 2008/09); Blaz Blagotinsek (Celje Pivo-varna Lasko 2013/14, RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2015/16); Dragan Gajic (Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2006/07, Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2009/10, Montpellier Agglomeration HB 2012/13, Montpellier HB 2015/16); Moorchegani Iman Jamali (HC Meshkov Brest 2016/17); Mate Lekai (Pick Szeged 2010/11, Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2013/14); Gasper Marguc (Celje Pivovarna Lasko

VELUX EHF Champions League 2017/18 - MOTW #13 Media Information

byEHF Media & Communications, 22/02/2018 Contributors: Björn Pazen, Roy Knoppert