OFFICIAL PROGRAMME DELO EHF Champions League 2020/2021

CSM București vs RK Krim Mercator

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Foreword EHF President

Dear friends,

Welcome back to the DELO EHF Champions League 2020/21 season as the group phase enters its second half.

One of the encouraging aspects of the season so far has been the professional and sensible way the handball community have dealt amid the challenging circumstances together.of current pandemic. From the European Handball Federation’s perspective, clubs, players and staff, and federations deserve huge amounts of credit for the ways in which they have conducted themselves; placing measures and following instructions to ensure matches at the highest level of handball going ahead.

As a result, the fans – the heartbeat of our game – are still able to follow their favourite teams, even if it is sadly not inside the arenas. Despite the lack of crowds, the level think and entertainment value has remained at the kind of standard that we have grown accustomed to in the DELO EHF Champions League.

The fact that so few matches have been postponed is testament to the hard work carried out especially by clubs, and on behalf of everyone at the EHF, we sincerely thank you. Already the first six rounds in this season serve as proof that no favourites can take any point for granted and that any underdogs can punch above their weight. This has resulted in an unpredictable and exciting start to the competition, meaning the race to reach the next stages remain wide open.

Even in this difficult time with necessary restrictions on the events, we, together with clubs and our partners, will make sure that the DELO EHF Champions League continues to be seen, followed, heard and talked about as much as in the past years – if not even more.

On behalf of the EHF and EHF Marketing I wish you many unforgettable and thrilling moments.

Yours in sport,

Michael Wiederer EHF President

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CSM BUCUREȘTI VS RK KRIM MERCATOR, A DELO EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CLASSIC

Photo credits: Uros Pihner

The Polyvalent Hall “Ioan Kunst Ghermănescu” in Bucharest will host today, November 14, 17:00 kickoff time, the game between CSM București and RK Krim Mercator, in the 8th round of the DELO EHF Champions League Group A.

This is the 2nd leg game in this phase of the competition as last week CSM București travelled to Ljubljana, in the Stozice Arena, and managed to grab the win, 25-23 (12-11). This was the 5th win for our team out of six games played in the current season of the most important handball club competition. These results put our team on the first position in group A.

Both teams have managed to win the Champions League title, Krim two times, in 2001 and 2003 and CSM București in 2016.

The meeting between these two clubs is already an EHF Champions League classic as the two teams know each other very well, having played no less than seven games so far.

The first encounter takes us back to the 2016-2017 season, in the Main Round, when on Febru- ary the 4th, CSM managed to win in Ljubljana, 24-21. The home game brought yet another win, by two goals this time, 28-26 in Bucharest.

The following season saw the two teams meet in the Group Phase where the Tigers played the first game at home, winning with 30-18, and the away game by three goals, 33-30. was the best goal scorer after these two games with a total of 17 points scored.

In the 2018-2019 season, the clubs played again in the Main Round of the competition, where CSM București won the home encounter, 32-26 and suffered the first ever loss in , 23-22.

Today, our girls will play once again with the win as their objective! CSM Bucuresti România

1. Raluca SĂNDULACHE 7. Dragana CVIJIC 8. Cristina NEAGU Goalkeeper Line Player

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11. 15. 16. Centre Back Right Back Goalkeeper

17. Elizabeth OMOREGIE 20. Carmen MARTIN 23. Diana FÎNARU Centre Back Right Wing . 24. 25. Barbara LAZOVIC 27. Denisa VÂLCAN Right Back Centre Back

28. Siraba DEMBELE 35. Ștefania JIPA 77. Line Player Line Player

86. Alexandrina BARBOSA 87. Jelena GRUBISIC 89. Laura MOISĂ Goalkeeper Right Wing

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RK Krim Mercator Slovenia

Head Coach: Bregar UROS

2. Samara DA SILVA VIEIRA 3. Manca JURIC 6. Oceane SERCIEN UGOLIN Le Back Line Player Right Back

8. Ema ABINA 9. Nina ZABJEK 10. Matea PLETIKOSIC Le Wing Centre Back Centre Back

11. Anna Cornelia van KREIJ 12. Hana GJEREK 17.14. Alicia Laura STOLLE CEROVAK Le Back Goalkeeper RightLe Back Back 15. Valentina KLEMENCIC 16. Maja VOJNOVIC 19. Natasa LJEPOJA Line Player Goalkeeper Line Player

21. Anna DOBRIC 22. Ana KOJIC 23. Hana VUCKO Line Player Right Wing Le Back

26. Tija GOMILAR ZICKERO 61. Jovana RISOVIC 99. Maja SVETIK Right Wing Goalkeeper Le Wing

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