Handball EURO 2022: Before departure, five people tested positive in team Macedonia
Today the Macedonian handball team is leaving for Debrecen (Hungary), where they will take part in the European Handball Championship 2022. Shortly before leaving, there was the first bad news for Team Macedonia. So far, they have been spared, but now the pandemic has hit the team. The coronavirus occurred in our camp at the last moment in five people, which had an impact on the squad selection of coach Kiril Lazarov. The goalkeepers suffered from the positive tests by Nikola Mitrevski and Marko Kizic, so a solution had to be found and Gradim…
Handball: Suisse against Macedonia scheduled in Zug
According to the requirements of the European Handball Federation (EHF), the SHV has scheduled the first home game of the men's European Championship qualification against Macedonia. In accordance with the requirements of the European Handball Federation (EHF), the Swiss Handball Federation (SHV) has scheduled the first home game of the men's European Championship qualification against Macedonia: It should take place on Saturday, November 7th, 2020 at 6.30 p.m. in the Bossard Arena in Zug - normally a ice hockey venue. With regard to …
Vardar Skopje victorious in Champions League season opener vs Montpellier
The reigning EHF Champions League winners from Macedonia, RK Vardar Skopje has opened the new season in the best possible way with a victory in Montpellier, the french team won the Champions League a year before in 2018. The champion RK Vardar Skopje defeated Montpellier 33:31 (16:17) in the first match of the VELUX handball EHF Champions League 2019/20. The French team had the lead as the final of the game approached, but the defending champion was able to turn the match around. Even with one player less, as german import player …
Vardar Skopje beats Barcelona for Handball Champions League final
Macedonian handball champion Vardar again qualified for Champions League final after knocking out Spain’s Barcelona 29-27 in Kologne on Thursday evening. In Sunday’s final, the “red and black” team will play against Hungarian Veszprém. Vardar made an incredible turn in the match against Barcelona and scored a victory over the favorite Spanish champion (29:27) in the second semifinal of the Final Four tournament of the handball Champions League. Although the Macedonian champion was trailing by 7 in the second half, Roberto GarcÃa Parro…
Macedonia, Slovenia and Montenegro to host women's European Handball Championship
EHF confirmed at the meeting in Glasgow that Macedonia, Slovenia and Montenegro will organize the women's European Handball Championship in 2022. This outcome was already known before, because the joint candidacy of Macedonia, Slovenia and Montenegro was the only organization for the European Women's Championship in 2022. But from today it is officially. The original plan is for four groups to play in Skopje, Podgorica, Ljubljana and Celje. And the whole finish will be in Ljubljana. This means that Macedonia would only hos…
Vardar lose to Gyor in women's handball champions league final
Vardar lost to Gyor 27:26 in the final of the women's handball Champions League on Sunday. The two teams also met in last year's final, with Gyor winning both matches in extra time. Gyor held the lead in the first half, but Vardar managed to come back and earn at draw at halftime (9:9). In the second period, no team managed to build an advantage and the match went into overtime after the score stood at 20:20. Gyor took a three-goal lead in overtime, but Vardar clawed back. However, the Gyor goalkeeper saved a fast …
Defending champion Vardar Skopje vs Montpellier in EHF Champions League semifinal
European handball champions Vardar will play French team Montpellier in the semifinals of the EHF Champions League, decided the draw held on Wednesday. In an all-French matchup, HBC Nantes, with macedonian superstar Kiril Lazarov, goes against Paris Saint Germain in the second semifinal. Lazarov set up a new Champions League record, he is the first player who reached the Final Four tournament with 4 different teams. Vardar Skopje also has a chance for setting up a new record in the VELUX EHF Champions League, the Macedonians c…
Vardar squeezes past Kiel, advances to CL Final Four tournament
Macedonian and European champions Vardar has advanced to the EHC Champions League Final Four tournament after squeezing past Germany's Kiel on away goals. Vardar lost 28:27 in Skopje on Sunday but advanced to the Final Four for the second year running after beating Kiel in the first leg 29:28. In a tight match in front of a packed Jane Sandanski hall, no team led by more than three goals. The guests managed to take the lead in the dying seconds, but Vardar held on. Vuko Borozan was Vardar's leading scorer with six goal…
Vardar beats Kiel in first leg of CL quarters
Vardar beat Germany's Kiel away 29:28 in the first leg of the handball champions league quarterfinals on Sunday. Vardar took an early lead and held a two-goal advantage at halftime (13:11) but Kiel came back and took a three-goal lead midway through the second period. However, the European champions did not crumble under pressure and scored the winning goal in the final seconds. Moraes, Stoilov and Cupic were Vardar's leading scorers with five each, while Vujin, Bilyk and Ekberg scored four each for Kiel. The return le…
Canellas will leave Skopje
The former German Bundesliga player Joan Canellas is about to leave Vardar Skopje. As several media correspondingly report like the Spanish sports paper `Marca` and the Hungarian paper `Nemzetisport` the backfield player will transfer to the Hungarian vice champion Pick Szeged despite of his contract that actually runs until 2019. The club confirmed it today. Joan Canellas gained several international experience during his career as he was with Granollers, Barcelona, Ciudad Real and the licence follower Atletico Madrid. In 2013 he tra…
Vardar needs one more match for placement in Final Four
Macedonian champion has a chance to be part of the European handball team cream. After the victory from 24:23 on the away match against Mitjiland, Vardar players are on their way to a new, fifth place in the final tournament in the Champions League. Our champion on Saturday's rematch in front of its fans surely will not only retain the advantage of the first quarter-final match but with a new triumph will confirm the performance in the decisive battle for the title and finally in the fifth attempt will reach the championship troph…
Macedonian handball Youngsters win all games at Hungary tournament
The cadet and youth team of Macedonia finished the performance at the Easter tournament in the Hungarian city of Balatonfred with maximum performance and recorded a total of nine wins in the same number of matches. Danilo Brestovac's players in both adult competitions today played the last two meetings in which their opponent was Bulgaria and like yesterday, noticed confident victories. Results: Youth: Macedonia - Veszprem 23-22 (13-14) Macedonia - Aika 24-23 (14-10) Macedonia - Bulgaria 32-17 (20-8) Macedo…
Vardar with another SEHA - Gazprom League record
With a 29:25 home win over NEXE, in what was their final SEHA - Gazprom League regular season appearance, Macedonia's handball team Vardar have managed to break yet another SEHA League record becoming the first one with 17 wins and one draw in 18 regular season matches winning record-breaking 52 points. 'Red&Black' will now have to wait and see how the situation unfolds in order to find out who will be their F4 semi-final opponent. Considering current situation it will most likely, due to a home defeat against Gorenje …
Handball CL: Vardar draws against Wisla in final group match
European handball champions Vardar drew 31:31 against Poland's Wisla Plock in the final match of the Champions League group stage on Sunday, securing first spot in the standings and advancing to the quarterfinals. Wisla led for most of the match, but Vardar managed to come back and earn a deserved draw. Luka Cindric was Vardar's best player with seven goals, followed by Igor Karacic with six, while Wisla's Duarte scored a match-high 10 goals. Group A final standings: Vardar - 21 points, Barcelona-20, Nantes-20, Rhein-Necka…
EHF EURO 2018: Macedonia vs Germany ends in draw 25:25
Macedonia's handball team scored Wednesday the fifth point at the European Handball Championship after finishing with a draw (25:25) playing against the title-holder Germany. With today's game, Macedonia won the top position in Group C of the European tournament held in Zagreb. After this outcome, Macedonia has a solid chance to advance further in the championship. It would take at least two more triumphs in the coming three games to qualify in the top four teams vying in the semi-finals. Macedonia advances in the tour…
Macedonia beats Slovenia in epic match of European Handball Championship
Is it rugby, or is it handball? When Slovenia and Macedonia took to the Zagreb Arena for their opening match in the European Handball Championship in Croatia, it certainly looked like a rugby match for the gold medal! Thanks to Slovenia’s anti-handball, brutal physical play marked the entire match, which resulted in 22 minutes of expulsions for Slovenia, and 12 for Macedonia. Although this was only the group stage of the European tournament, we don’t know if we’ll see a better match the rest of this tournament, an echo from the EHF br…
Handball Euros: Macedonian team arrives in Zagreb
The Macedonian men's handball team arrived in Zagreb on Thursday, ahead of tomorrow's start of the European Championships. Macedonia plays its first Group C match against Slovenia on Saturday. Afterwards, the national team goes against Germany (January 15) and Montenegro (January 17). The top three teams advance to the second round of the tournament. DEUTSCH
Vardar beats Rhein-Neckar in handball champions league
European and Macedonian champions Vardar remained unbeaten in this year's handball champions league after overpowering German champions Rhein-Neckar 30:26 in Skopje on Saturday. Vardar took the lead from the beginning and never looked back. They held a four-goal lead at halftime (17:13) and maintained the advantage in the second half. Vuko Borozan was Vardar's best player with seven goals, followed by Ivan Cupic with 6, while goalkeeper Arpad Sterbik had 10 saves. Rafael Baena was Rhein-Neckar's leading scorer with fiv…
Handball: Vardar wins versus Kristianstad
European champion Vardar continued the series of good games in the Champions League and registered a new win, this time in Sweden beat Kristianstad with 23-26 (10-15). Vardar allowed the home team to take advantage of the first few minutes of the match when they were leading 5-3, so then to take the lead in their hands and make a turn and get an advantage of 6-7, which by the end of the first part increased to 10-15. In the second part, Vardar kept the result under control by having a 4-5 goal advantage, and at one point the advan…
PPD Zagreb once again helpless in Skopje against Vardar
Vardar have with a second home win in just two weeks against PPD Zagreb managed to prolong their winning streak and reach fifth SEHA Gazprom win this season. After a CL win 15 days ago (28:21) they were on Tuesday once again better than multiple Croatian champions - this time with 30:23 (17:10). Stipe Mandalinic scored 8 for Zagreb, Tin Kontrec added 4 while on the other side Timur Dibirov and Igor Karacic scored 6 each, Vuko Borozan added 5, Mijajlo Marsenic netted 4. On top of all that Strahinja Milic had 14 saves plus two denied 7-mete…
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