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…
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…
FK Shkendija clinches title by beating FK Vardar in Skopje
FK Shkendija Tetovo is officially the winner of the Macedonian top flight season 2017/18 after they defeated major rivals FK Vardar Skopje in a road game in Skopje. Pelister and Pobeda played a great Derby of Pelagonia that ended in sharing the points. Late winner gave Renova a win over Rabotnichki, Akademija Pandev continued the long winless run, while Skopje and Sileks played a draw. In a season in which the Tetovo based club dominated, they confirmed the title in the best possible way, officially winning it with a road game against…
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…
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…
Most river watercourses have doubled in Macedonia
The water level of Treska River near Makedonski Brod is almost three times higher in comparison to the March average, while the water levels of Vardar and Sateska have doubled, Monday's hydrological measurements show. According to the National Hydrometeorological Service of R. Macedonia, the increases in the rivers Pchinja, Crn Drim, and Strumica are not drastic, and Bregalnica and Kriva River show lower levels. Almost no changes have been registered in the water levels of Ohrid Lake, Prespa Lake, and Dojran Lake compared to t…
Macedonian Champion will have a harder way to the Champions League
Macedonian football champion from the next season will have a harder way to qualify for the Champions League groups, but the elimination will mean an automatic extension to the qualifications for the Europa League. Our country's champion will now start the qualifications in the Champions League from the first round, but if is eliminated, it will continue to the second qualifying round of the Europa League. Apart from Vardar, who was the first Macedonian champion to make a step forward for a decade, all other Macedonian champions ended…
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…
UEFA EL: Real Sociedad vs Vardar background
Having recorded the biggest away win in UEFA Europa League history in Skopje last time out, Real Sociedad will be brimming with confidence ahead of the visit of Vardar on matchday four. Real Sociedad recorded the UEFA Europa League's biggest away win when they put Vardar to the sword with a 6-0 victory in Skopje on matchday three. The Macedonian club may seek damage limitation as their first priority for the return encounter. Previous meetings • The Spanish team ran riot in Skopje, the 6-0 win being the biggest in their Europe…
Vardar embarrasses itself against Real Sociedad
Vardar registered its third defeat in the Europa League, and this one may sting quite a bit after the Macedonian champ went down 0-6 at home. Komiti sang songs to their club after the match ended, as a way to console their players who left the pitch with their heads down. Judging by Vardar’s display, the theme song from Titanic would have been a more appropriate send off. Vardar could have done quite well against Real Sociedad, however, 2-3 weak links in the home side may be undoing the entire team. In premier competitions, the ma…
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…
EHF Champions League: Thrilling draw for Vardar in Szeged
Szeged’s last victory against the Macedonian powerhouse dated back to 2004. In the two previous seasons, the teams faced each other four times, and all matches were won by the Skopje side. Now with the help of their home crowd, Szeged hoped to end this negative series and ultimately earned a point in an extremely tight and dramatic game. However, the draw leaves a somewhat bitter taste for the Hungarian side as they were leading throughout the whole match, albeit mostly by just one or two goals. As many as ten Szeged's pla…
Metalurg Skopje beaten in Zagreb - SEHA League
The Croatian champion PPD Zagreb last night defeated Macedonia's vice-captain Metalurg with 32:26 in the fifth round of the regional handball SEHA League. Metalurg on several occasions were close to the visitors and to the 50th minute there was an active result 25:26, but then players from Zagreb with a series of 6: 1 reached a convincing triumph. Stipe Mandalinić with eight goals was the most efficient at the match, while in Metalurg, Halil Jaganac scored seven. In the absence of the first coach Lino Cervar, Metalurg from…
EHF Champions League - Vardar continue perfect start to title defence
The defending VELUX EHF Champions League winners are the only team in Group A that has won its first two games in the group this season. HC Vardar were up against the only other victorious side from the first round in the group, HBC Nantes, and celebrated the two points with a four-goal victory, 27:23. Meanwhile IFK Kristianstad played a gutsy game against FC Barcelona Lassa but the hosts' finish proved too strong for the Swedish club. In Zagreb, MOL-Pick Szeged made up for their round 1 loss with a five-goal away win. Vardar …
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