Maltese debutants face Croatian test in Challenge Cup

32 teams discovered their Women’s Challenge Cup Round 3 fate at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday as EHF Chief Sports Officer Markus Glaser and Jim Rankin of the Scottish Handball Association carried out the draw.

La Salle will be the first women's team from Malta in European Cup competition and they will face Macedonian side ZRK Pelister 2012, while 2007 champions ZRK Naisa from Serbia can look forward to facing Portuguese outfit Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB.

Round 3 will take place on the weekends of 10/11 and 17/18 November.

DHB Rotweiss Thun SPL1 (SUI) vs Rincon Fertilidad Malaga (ESP)
ACME-Zalgiris Kaunas-2 (LTU) vs HC Gomel (BLR)
La Salle (MLT) vs ZRK Pelister 2012 (MKD)
A.C. Latsia Nicosia (CYP) vs ZRK Koka (CRO)
Polatli Belediyespor (TUR) vs Maccabi Srugo Rishon Lezion (ISR)
SPR Pogon Szczecin (POL) vs HIFK (FIN)
H.V. Quintus (NED) vs Valur (ISL)
KHF Istogu (KOS) vs Cassano Magnago (ITA)
ZRK Bjelovar (CRO) vs Kristianstad HK (SWE)
Ankara Yenimahalle BSK (TUR) vs Azeryol Baku (AZE)
WHC Kumanovo (MKD) vs Dames 1 V&L (NED)
ZRK Krivaja Zavidovici (BIH) vs Alavarium / Love Tiles (POR)
ZRK Z'Dezele Celje (SLO) vs Boden Handboll IF (SWE)
Sir 1 Maio/Ada CJB (POR) vs ZRK Naisa (SRB)
Holon HC (ISR) vs Femina Vise (BEL)