24.09.2020, 12:00
Veszprém make history and extend run against Zagreb

GROUP B REVIEW: 200th Champions League victory for the Hungarian record champions

Telekom Veszprém are joint top the Group B table after a straight-forward and well-deserved 37:25 win against HC PPD Zagreb. The tie was Veszprém's 200th EHF Champions League victory.

Group B:

Telekom Veszprém HC (HUN) vs HC PPD Zagreb (CRO) 37:25 (18:12)

• After the 31:21 loss in their opener against Kiel, it was the second double-figured defeat for Zagreb - and the ninth defeat against Veszprém in total.
• Zagreb have not beaten Veszprém in more than 20 years.
• Until the 21st minute (13:10 deficit for Zagreb), the guests were quite close, before Veszprém forged ahead to their first double-digit gap (26:16) in the 39th minute.
• French World and EHF EURO champion Kentin Mahe (1/1) had his international comeback for Veszprém.
• Zagreb will host Aalborg in their next match; Veszprém travel to Zaporozhye.

Top scorer from Egypt

Yahia Khaled Fathy Omar scored three times in the opening 28:24 victory in Nantes, and now became Veszprém’s top shooter in the one-sided match against Zagreb with his six goals.

The 23-year-old right back was born in Giza and hopes for huge success in January, when the World Championship will be staged in his Egyptian hometown.

TEXT: EHF / Björn Pazen