01.03.2019, 10:40
Second half starts with reverse encounters

GROUP C PREVIEW: The second half of Group C in the Men’s EHF Cup begins with the reverse matches of the previous round’s clashes, with Porto in a prime position to step closer to the quarter-finals

Second half starts with reverse encounters

FC Porto Sofarma can clinch their Men’s EHF Cup Quarter-final berth this weekend, if they win at home against TTH Holstebro and the other match in Group C, between Liberbank Cuenca and HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta, ends in a draw.

Regardless of the results in the Cuenca versus Constanta clash, a win will bring Porto very close to the quarter-final.

GROUP C
FC Porto Sofarma (POR) vs TTH Holstebro (DEN) 
Saturday 2 March, 15:00 local time, live on ehftv.com

• Porto won the first match between the two teams narrowly, 33:31, in Holstebro last weekend

• Holstebro left wing Magnus Bramming has scored 26 goals in his team’s last two group matches

• Porto earned a 27:25 win away in the top game against SL Benfica in the Portuguese league this week

• Holstebro surprisingly lost a point through a 30:30 draw away against Lemvig-Thyborøn – on the bottom of the Danish league – during the week

Liberbank Cuenca (ESP) vs HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta (ROU)
Sunday 3 March, 12:00 local time, live on ehftv.com

• Constanta took their first points in the group phase by defeating Cuenca 34:26 at home on Monday

• Both teams are on two points, and the loser will virtually be out of the race for the quarter-final

• Cuenca left back Leonardo Dutra is third in the top scorers list, with 36 goals so far

TEXT: Peter Bruun / cg