04.12.2012, 03:40
Men´s Challenge Cup Last 16 pairings

Former winners from Drammen meet with Bosnian Izviđač

Men´s Challenge Cup Last 16 pairings

The pairings of the Men´s Challenge Cup Last 16 were drawn on Tuesday, 4 December at the EHF Office in Vienna.
The first leg of Last 16 will be played 16-17 February 2013, with the second leg one week later 22-23 February.

16 teams from 11 countries will be vying for eight spots in the quarter-finals. Although there was no country protection rule in the draw teams from Norway, Greece and Serbia managed to avoid each other.

The former winners of this competition Drammen HK, who won 1996 edition called City Cup at that time, will meet with HC Izviđač  Ljubuški.
Romanian team CSU Suceava have to wait for their oppenents until 16 December, since the Round 3 double-header between Israeli´s Maccabi Tyrec Tel Aviv and Cypriotic SPE Strovolos had to be rescheduled (15 and 16 December) due to security concerns.

Men´s Challenge Cup Last 16 pairings:
Drammen HK (NOR) vs. HC Izviđač  Ljubuški (BIH)
B.B. Ankara Spor (TUR) vs. A.C. Doukas (GRE)
Handball Esch (LUX) vs. RK Spartak Vojput (SRB)
Klaipeda "Dragunas" (LIT) vs. Radnički Kragujevac (SRB)
Initia Hasselt (BEL) vs. KS Azoty- Puławy (POL)
IL Runar (NOR) vs. A.C. PAOK (GRE)
C.S.U. Suceava (ROU) vs. Winner R3 Maccabi Tyrec Tel Aviv (ISR)/SPE Strovolos (CYP)
SKA Minsk (BLR) vs. Pallamano Pressano (ITA)

TEXT: EHF / br