It didn’t work out for the third time in a row. After two important victories among the European handball elite, Krim Mercator’s handball players visited Hungary’s Ferencváros on Saturday, January 14. The hosts, who gained a decisive advantage already in the first half, ended up winning 37:26, thus ending the streak of two consecutive victories of the Tigresses.
On Sunday, January 8, the handball players of Krim Mercator returned to the floor of the elite EHF Champions League in an extraordinary way. Defeated Germany’s Bietigheim flawlessly in their home Tivoli Hall with a final score of 35:28 and climbed to sixth place in Group A of the most elite European club competition with two new points.
Krim Mercator’s handball players ended 2022 on the European floor with a great victory! In Brest, France, the hosts won with a final score of 24:22 and thus came within just one point of the sixth place in Group A, which leads to the continuation of the EHF Champions League. Jovanka Radičević was in the best mood with seven goals, and the two goalkeepers once again played an important role. Barbara Arenhart saved five shots for the third European victory, while Jovana Risović saved ten.
Krim Mercator’s handball players entered the second part of the group stage of this year’s EHF Champions League with a defeat. In the return meeting with the Danish team Odense Håndbold, especially on the wings of 16 defenses, Barbara Arenhart kept her hopes of a new European point up until the end. But they missed four goals (22:26), just as much as the Tigresses trailed after half of the match (11:15).
Krim Mercator’s handball players returned to the floor of the European EHF Champions League, but unfortunately unsuccessfully. At the new handball spectacle hosted by Ljubljana, the Danish team Odense Håndbold had to admit superiority (23:29)! In the historic match, in which the outstanding Jovanka Radičević became the top scorer of the most elite European club competition, in addition to Montenegro, Tjaša Stanko and Barbara Lazović also scored four goals, while Barbara Arenhart made 16 saves.
On Sunday, October 23, Krim Mercator’s handball players recorded their first home victory in this season of the EHF Champions League in the match of the week selected by the European Handball Federation. With a final score of 24:22, they beat French Brest in front of loud home fans. The great credit for the new two European points goes to Barbara Arenhart, the most useful player of the match, who saved as many as 20 shots of her rivals.
In the fifth round of the EHF Champions League, the handball players of Krim Mercator visited the Bietigheim team, which is still undefeated this season. Even the tigresses, for whom a few dark minutes in the second part of the meeting were fatal, had to admit their superiority. The best scorer of the Ljubljana team this time was Daria Dmitrieva with six goals, and with eight saves, Barbara Arenhart also caused some headaches for the Germans in goal.
The handball players of Krim Mercator failed to defend the Tivoli parquet against the Ferencvaros team this time. In the fourth round of the EHF Champions League, Hungary were better with 32:30. The best scorer of the home team was Jovanka Radičević with nine goals. The Montenegrin star in the gray and blue jersey will definitely remember the match despite the outcome. As the second handball player in the history of the most elite European club competition, she exceeded the mark of 1,000 scored goals.
In the most successful match in the history of the Ljubljana club, Krim Mercator’s handball players achieved a convincing victory over the DHK Banik Most team. The Czechs won with a final score of 42:29 and thus got the first pair of points in the 28th consecutive season among the European elite. This time an excellent team performance should be highlighted. As many as 12 tigresses scored at least one goal.
Before the handball players of Krim Mercator is the third European test this season. This time they are going to the Czech Republic, where they will face the DHK Banik Most team on Saturday, September 24, at 4:00 p.m. The match will be broadcast live on Arena Sport 1.
