Last week, Odense Håndbold’s three-match winning run had ended at Györ, but now the ambitious Danish team are back to their winning ways.

After a rather balanced first half, Odense fully dominated in the second and cruised to a comfortable 33:17 victory.

HC Podravka Vegeta (CRO) vs Odense Håndbold (DEN) 17:33 (12:16)

• Podravka were never in lead during the game; they just managed to draw level twice, at 7:7 and 10:10
• Odense claimed their biggest ever victory in the continental top flight, exceeding their nine-goal wins against Valcea and Buducnost in the current season
• Odense’s 33 goals were distributed among 11 scorers
• Odense have eight points after five games and climbed to the second place; Podravka remain on two points
• next week, Podravka will travel to Moscow for the game with CSKA, while Odense will host Brest

Odense had rock-solid defence after break

A four-goal gap at half-time promised a hard fight in the second half, yet Odense took the game under their firm control. A great defence combined with a number of saves by Tess Wester and Althea Reinhardt helped the Danish team to concede only five goals after the break.