CSM Oradea's narrow victory in Germany: 11-10 against Hannover
CSM Oradea made a successful start in the Champions League groups. The team coached by Petar Kovacevic defeated the German champions, Waspo 98 Hannover, 11-10 on Tuesday in an away match, in the first game of group A.
In the other match of the inaugural round in group A, VK Novi Belgrade defeated Steaua Bucharest 11-7.
CSM Oradea will play their next match at home against the Serbian team VK Novi Belgrade on October 15.
The top two teams in the main groups will advance to the quarterfinals, and the teams ranked 3rd-4th will continue to play in the knockout phase of the LEN Euro Cup.
Champions League
Group A,
First Matchday
Magdeburg, 08.10.2024
Waspo Hannover - CSM Oradea 10-11 (2-5, 1-2, 5-4, 2-0)
Waspo: Antonio Buha 3, Lukas Kuppers 2, Denis Strelezkij 2, Marko Macan, Aleks Sekulic, Nikola Milardovic.
CSM Oradea: Ivan Gusarov 3 goals, Filip Gardasevic 2, David Belenyesi 2, Tiberiu Negrean, Nichita Ilisie, Levente Vancsik, Tommasso Insinna.
Referees: F. Xavier Buch (ESP) and Veselin Miskovic (MNE)
Powerplays: Waspo 3/8 and CSM Oradea 4/10
