MEDIA INFORMATION DELO EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2020/21 MOTW Round 4: Vipers vs CSM Bucuresti (NOR) VS CSM BUCURESTI (ROU) GROUP A Saturday 10 October 2020, 18:00 CEST ROUND 4 Playing hall Aquarama Tangen 8 4608 Kristiansand

Capacity: 2,200

• Vipers Kristiansand and CSM Bucuresti both have four points from two matches in the DELO EHF Champions League 2020/21 Most games vs CSM Bucuresti: Most games vs Vipers Kristiansand: Vilde Jonassen 4 • , who scored 22 goals for CSM this season, will Dragana Cvijic 4 Sunniva Andersen 4 not play in the MOTW after testing positive for Covid-19 Jelena Grubisic 4 Andrea Lekic 4 Henny Reistad 4 • Leading scorer for Vipers is Heidi Løke, with 12 goals 4 Cristina Neagu 4 Silje Waade 4 • Vipers’ top signing this summer, Nora Mørk, arrived from CSM Elizabeth Omoregie 4 but did not play in the CL for the Romanian side due to a knee injury Hanna Yttereng 4 • CSM won three of the four previous CL duels with Vipers; the Most goals vs Vipers Kristiansand: Most goals vs CSM Bucuresti: Norwegian side's only win came in in November 2018 Cristina Neagu 39 Andrea Lekic 20 19 • Both teams have a former IHF World Player of the Year in their Henny Reistad 13 squad: Heidi Løke (Vipers) and Cristina Neagu (CSM) Jovanka Radicevic 10 Dragana Cvijic 7 Linn Jørum Sulland 13 • Vipers have two former CL top scorers at their disposal: Heidi Marta Tomac 12 Itana Grbic 6 Løke (2011: 99 goals for Larvik) and Linn Jørum Sulland (2019: 89 Majda Mehmedovic 6 Vilde Jonassen 11 for Vipers); CSM's Cristina Neagu (2015: 102 for Buducnost; 2018: 110 for CSM) is a two-time former CL top scorer • Vipers coach Ole Gustav Gjekstad reached the EHF FINAL4 with two different clubs: Larvik (2015/2nd) and Vipers (2019/3rd) • CSM head coach Adrian Vasile won the CL with the Romanian side in 2016 as an assistant to then head coach Kim Rasmussen • Vipers played at the EHF FINAL4 once, CSM three times • Vipers players , Heidi Løke and Nora Mørk have all won the CL four times, and all at least twice with Györ Domestic league Domestic league • Linn Jørum Sulland, Jana Knedlikova (both Vipers) and (CSM) also won the CL with Györ in the past REMA 1000 Ligaen • CSM's squad includes players from eight different nations Liga Florilor MOL (ROU, CRO, ESP, FRA, MNE, NED, SLO, SRB); Vipers' squad includes only three players not from Norway Last 3 games: • Three CSM players were part of the WCh 2019 final: Martine 1st game: 07/10 @ Fredrikstad Bkl. W22:33 Smeets (NED), Alexandrina Barbosa and Carmen Martin (ESP) 14/10 @ SCM Gloria Buzau 16/09 vs Oppsal W35:23 • Five Vipers players were part of the Norwegian team that won gold at the EHF EURO 2016: , Malin Aune, Nora 09/09 @ Byåsen W21:33 Mørk, Silje Waade and Marta Tomac; Mørk was the event's top scorer and a member of the All-star Team Next game: FAN Courier Cup/Super Cup • The national teams of Norway and clashed in the 21/10 vs Larvik semi-final of the WCh 2015 in Denmark: Nora Mørk and Cristina Standings as of 08/10: Neagu both scored eight goals as Norway won 35:33 after extra time and went on to win the world title two days later Semi-final: 1. Vipers 6 206:130 12 • Heidi Løke, Linn Jørum Sulland, Marta Tomac (all Vipers), Crina 05/09 vs SCM Gloria Buzau W30:16 2. Storhamar 6 174:150 12 Pintea and (both CSM) were also part of that WCh Final: semi-final in 2015 3. Sola 7 209:293 10 07/09 vs SCM Rm. Valvea L19:22 • CSM goalkeeper Jelena Grubisic was the MVP of the EHF 4. Molde 5 139:117 8 FINAL4 2016, where the Romanian side won their only CL title 5. Tertnes 6 185:173 7 • Three players from CSM's golden 2015/16 squad are still (or again) playing for the club: Jelena Grubisic, and ... Carmen Martin, who also had a stint at Nice in the meantime 13. Raelingen 5 118:154 0 • Dragana Cvijic, Cristina Neagu and Crina Pintea are the other CL winners in the current CSM squad PREVIOUS MATCHES IN EUROPEAN CLUB COMPETITIONS

Vipers Kristiansand vs CSM Bucuresti 1-0-3 (103:108) 2:6

20.10.2018 Vipers Kristiansand vs CSM Bucuresti, EHF Champions League – Group D 27:29 (14:14) 04.11.2018 CSM Bucuresti vs Vipers Kristiansand, EHF Champions League – Group D 26:31 (11:16) 08.02.2020 Vipers Kristiansand vs CSM Bucuresti, DELO EHF Champions League – Main Round Group 1 23:25 (12:11) 07.03.2020 CSM Bucuresti vs Vipers Kristiansand, DELO EHF Champions League – Main Round Group 1 28:22 (12:11)

DETAILS OF THE MOST RECENT DIRECT ENCOUNTER CSM Bucuresti vs Vipers Kristiansand 28:22 (12:11) 07.03.2020 (Bucharest, ROU)

(DELO EHF Champions League, main round group 1) Referees: Davor Loncar/Zoran Loncar (Croatia). Suspensions: 6’ – 6’ (Omoregie 4’, Martin 2’ – Jonassen 2’, Tomac 2’, Løke 2’). Number of 7m: 5/5 – 5/2. Attendance: 4,500.

Madalina Ion -> U Cluj Andrea Austmo Pedersen (1) Yurou Yang -> China Jelena Grubisic -- -- (4) Linnea Torstensson -> retired (4) Vilde Jonassen Andrea Lekic -> Buducnost (3) (3) Silje Waade Cristina Neagu (10) (2) June Andenaes Dragana Cvijic (3) (1) Marta Tomac Gabriela Perianu (1) (1) Hanna Yttereng (4) Henny Reistad Elizabeth Omoregie (3) (1) Sunniva Andersen Bianca Marin -> CS Magura Cisnadie (2) Heidi Løke Carmen Martin (3) Denisa Valcan Stefania Jipa Crina Pintea (1) Itana Grbic -> Buducnost (3) MOST GOALS IN ONE GAME FOR VIPERS KRISTIANSAND VS CSM BUCURESTI

Linn Jørum Sulland 8 20.10.2018 Vipers Kristiansand-CSM Bucuresti 27:29 Malin Aune 8 04.11.2018 CSM Bucuresti-Vipers Kristiansand 26:31 Emilie Hegh Arntzen 6 04.11.2018 CSM Bucuresti-Vipers Kristiansand 26:31 Malin Aune 6 08.02.2020 Vipers Kristiansand-CSM Bucuresti 23:25 Marta Tomac 6 08.02.2020 Vipers Kristiansand-CSM Bucuresti 23:25

MOST GOALS IN ONE GAME FOR CSM BUCURESTI VS VIPERS KRISTIANSAND

Cristina Neagu 14 08.02.2020 Vipers Kristiansand-CSM Bucuresti 23:25 Cristina Neagu 10 07.03.2020 CSM Bucuresti-Vipers Kristiansand 28:22 Andrea Lekic 9 20.10.2018 Vipers Kristiansand-CSM Bucuresti 27:29 Cristina Neagu 8 04.11.2018 CSM Bucuresti-Vipers Kristiansand 26:31 Jovanka Radicevic 8 04.11.2018 CSM Bucuresti-Vipers Kristiansand 26:31

LAST 10 GAMES IN THE DELO EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Vipers Kristiansand: current run – won two 26.09.2020 Ludwigsburg GER @ SG BBM Bietigheim GER W 29:33 12.09.2020 Ljubljana SLO @ RK Krim Mercator SLO W 26:27 07.03.2020 București ROU @ CSM Bucuresti ROU L 28:22 29.02.2020 Kristiansand NOR vs Rostov-Don RUS L 29:32 23.02.2020 Esbjerg DEN @ DEN L 35:30 08.02.2020 Kristiansand NOR vs CSM Bucuresti ROU L 23:25 01.02.2020 Rostov-na-Donu RUS @ Rostov-Don RUS L 33:26 25.01.2020 Kristiansand NOR vs Team Esbjerg DEN L 31:35 16.11.2019 Kristiansand NOR vs HC Podsravka Vegeta CRO W 34:28 09.11.2019 Érd HUN @ FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria HUN W 29:34

CSM Bucuresti: current run – won three 20.09.2020 Esbjerg DEN @ Team Esbjerg DEN W 29:30 13.09.2020 București ROU vs Metz FRA W 31:26 07.03.2020 București ROU vs Vipers Kristiansand NOR W 28:22 01.03.2020 Metz FRA @ FRA L 28:26 21.02.2020 București ROU vs FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria HUN W 27:24 08.02.2020 Kristiansand NOR @ Vipers Kristiansand NOR W 23:25 02.02.2020 București ROU vs Metz Handball FRA W 32:27 25.01.2020 Érd HUN @ FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria HUN L 33:23 16.11.2019 Rostov-na-Donu RUS @ Rostov-Don RUS L 23:22 10.11.2019 București ROU vs Team Esbjerg DEN L 21:25 VIPERS KRISTIANSAND VS ROMANIAN CLUBS 2-0-4

Season Opponent Home Away Competition

2017/18 SCM Craiova 26:22 25:30 EHF Cup – Final 2018/19 CSM Bucuresti 27:29 31:26 EHF Champions League – Group D 2019/20 CSM Bucuresti 23:25 22:28 EHF Champions League – Main Round Group 1

CSM BUCURESTI VS NORWEGIAN CLUBS 3-1-2

Season Opponent Home Away Competition

2016/17 Larvik 26:26 33:35 EHF Champions League – Main Round Group 2 2018/19 Vipers Kristiansand 26:31 29:27 EHF Champions League – Group D 2019/20 Vipers Kristiansand 28:22 25:23 EHF Champions League – Main Round Group 1

VIPERS KRISTIANSAND PLAYERS’ CAREER STATISTICS AGAINST CSM BUCURESTI

Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Evelina Eriksson SWE 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Katrine Lunde NOR 6 1 0 5 0 0,00 0 0 Andrea Pedersen NOR 2 0 0 2 0 0,00 0 0

Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

June Andenaes NOR 2 0 0 2 2 1,00 2 0 Emilie Hegh Arntzen NOR 2 1 0 1 9 4,50 6 0 Ragnhild Dahl NOR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Karine Dahlum NOR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Kristine Thomassen NOR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Vilde Jonassen NOR 4 1 0 3 11 2,75 5 2’ Jana Knedlikova CZE 7 5 0 2 15 2,14 5 (2) 0 NOR 2 1 0 1 1 0,50 1 0 Malin Aune NOR 3 1 0 2 19 6,33 8 2’ Heidi Løke NOR 5 3 0 2 22 4,40 8 8’ Carolina Morais ANG 2 0 0 2 4 2,00 4 0 Nora Mørk NOR 3 2 0 1 15 5,00 8 0 Sunniva Andersen NOR 4 1 0 3 4 1,00 3 2’ Karoline Olsen NOR 2 1 0 1 3 1,50 2 2’ Tonje Refsnes NOR 3 1 0 2 0 0,00 0 0 Henny Reistad NOR 4 1 0 3 13 3,25 4 (3) 2’ Linn Jørum Sulland NOR 5 3 0 2 24 4,80 8 4’ Marta Tomac NOR 4 1 0 3 12 3,00 6 2’ Silje Waade NOR 4 1 0 3 5 1,25 3 0 Hanna Yttereng NOR 4 1 0 3 5 1,25 2 6’

Jana Knedlikova (Györi Audi ETO KC 2015/16, Györi Audi ETO KC 2016/17 – DNP, Györi Audi ETO KC 2017/18, Györi Audi ETO KC 2018/19); Heidi Løke (Györi Audi ETO KC 2015/16, Györi Audi ETO KC 2016/17); Katrine Lunde (Rostov-Don 2015/16, Rostov-Don 2016/17); Nora Mørk (Györi Audi ETO KC 2016/17, Györi Audi ETO KC 2017/18, Györi Audi ETO KC 2018/19 – DNP); Linn Jørum Sulland (Györi Audi ETO KC 2015/16) CSM BUCURESTI PLAYERS’ CAREER STATISTICS AGAINST VIPERS KRISTIANSAND Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Denisa Dedu ROU 2 2 0 0 1 0,50 1 0 Jelena Grubisic CRO 4 3 0 1 0 0,00 0 0 Raluca Sandulache ROU 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0

Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Bianca Bazaliu ROU 2 1 0 1 0 0,00 0 0 Alexandrina Barbosa ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Dragana Cvijic SRB 4 3 0 1 7 1,75 3 2’ Siraba Dembele Pavlovic FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Geanina Finaru ROU 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Stefania Jipa ROU 1 1 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Andrea Klikovac MNE 2 2 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Barbara Lazovic SLO 2 1 0 1 4 2,00 4 0 Carmen Martin ESP 2 2 0 0 3 1,50 3 2’ Laura Moisa ROU 1 1 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Cristina Neagu ROU 4 3 0 1 39 9,75 14 0 Elizabeth Omoregie SLO 4 3 0 1 5 1,25 3 12’ Gabriela Perianu ROU 2 2 0 0 1 0,50 1 0 Crina Pintea ROU 7 6 0 1 16 2,29 5 10’ NED 2 2 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Denisa Valcan ROU 1 1 0 0 0 0,00 0 0

Crina Pintea (Issy Paris Hand 2017/18, Györi Audi ETO KC 2018/19); Martine Smeets (SG BBM Bietigheim 2017/18, Metz Handball 2019/20 – DNP)

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