Page 1 of 21 ŽRK BudućnostBudućnost’s’s performance in the previous round: Budućnost won Group A impressively with six straight victories in six matches against Dinamo Volgograd (RUS), reigning champions Viborg HK (DEN) and IK Sävehof (SWE). They underlined their role of title candidate with their scoring rate. Not a single one of these games was close, the Montenegrins won all games with a range of five to nine goals difference. Top Goalscorers 46 Katarina Bulatovic (SRB) 39 Bojana Popovic (MNE) 34 Jovanka Rad icevic (MNE) 26 Ana Djokic (SRB) 17 Marija Jovanovic (MNE) Max amount of goals in a game 12 Katarina Bulatovic (SRB) 11 Bojana Popovic (MNE) 10 Jovanka Radicevic (MNE) Cautions Name YCYCYC 2min RCRCRC RC/Rep Points Katarina Bulatovic (SRB) 4 6 0 0 16 Gabriella Kindl (MNE) 1 6 0 0 13 Ana Djokic (SRB) 2 5 0 0 12 Milena Knezevic (MNE) 3 2 0 0 7 Dragana Pecevska (MKD) 1 2 0 0 5 Points = (Red Card with report) x 10 + (Red card) x 5 + (2min) x 2 + (Yellow Card) x 1 Penalty shot statistics Overall Home Away Games Games Penalties taken 22 13 9 Penalties scored 19 11 8 Penalties scored in % 86,36% 84,62% 88,89% Penalties given away 28 14 14 Penalty goals received 18 10 8 Penalty goals received in % 64,29% 71,43% 57,14% Find more information on Buducnóst and their season preview at ehfCL.com. Page 2 of 21 Nr. Name NAT Date of Birth height weight position 2 Miljanic Radmila MNE 19.04.1988 174 60 Right wing 3 Premovic Sanja MNE 27.11.1992 172 74 Right wing/Right back 4 Radicevic Jovanka MNE 23.10.1986 169 66 Right wing 5 Djokic Ana SRB 09.02.1979 191 85 Line player 8 Jovanovic Marija MNE 26.12.1985 182 71 Left back 9 Radovic Ana MNE 21.08.1986 176 62 Middle back 10 Bulatovic Andela MNE 15.01.1987 175 67 Middle back 11 Pecevska Dragana MKD 11.04.1983 170 61 Middle back 13 Kindl Gabriella MNE 15.09.1979 187 73 Left back 16 Vukcevic MMarinaarina MNE 24.08.1993 178 80 Goalkeeper 17 Popovic Bojana MNE 20.11.1979 185 74 Left back 18 Markovic Jelena MNE 20.04.1990 182 69 Goalkeeper 19 Vukcevic Sara MNE 25.03.1992 183 71 Line player 22 Barjaktarovic Sonja MNE 11.09.1986 180 74 Goalkeeper 32 Bulatovic Katarina SRB 15.11.1984 186 73 Right back 59 Knezovic Sanela CRO 22.12.1979 189 79 Goalkeeper 77 Mehmedovic Majda MNE 25.05.1990 169 63 Left wing 90 Knezevic Milena MNE 12.03.1990 178 67 Left/Middle back 92 Lazovic Suzana MNE 28.01.1992 176 72 Line Player n.a. Despotovic Jelena MNE 30.04.1994 182 74 Left back Coach: Dragan Adžić (MNE, since 2010) Newcomers: Bojana Popovic (from Viborg HK) Left the club: Lidija Horvat (to Metz Metropole), Piroska Szamoransky (to FTC Budapest) Home arena: SC Morača, Podgorica (MNE) Capacity: 5.000 AAAverageAverage attendance at home games: 3.833 Page 3 of 21 Itxako Reyno De Navarra’s performance in the previous round: After losing their opening game in Group B at home against HC Leipzig (GER), the Spanish champions fought back and managed to win their remaining five Group matches. That led to place one in the Group, leaving Leipzig, Hypo Niederösterreich (AUT) and DVSC-Korvex (HUN) from Debrecen behind them. Top Goalscorers 31 Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa (POR) 25 Emiliya Turey (RUS) 21 Oana Florica Soit (ROU) 20 Begona Fernandez Molinos (ESP) 17 Carmen Martin Berenguer (ESP) Max amount of goals in a game 9 Patricia Pinedo Saenz (ESP) 7 Jessica Alonso Bernardo (ESP) 6 Oana Florica Soit (ROU) Cautions Name YCYCYC 2min RCRCRC RC/Rep Points Patricia Pinedo Saenz (ESP) 4 4 1 0 17 Jessica Alonso Bernardo (ESP) 0 3 0 0 6 Oana Florica Soit (ROU) 2 2 0 0 6 Begona Fernandez Molinos (ESP) 2 2 0 0 6 Natalia Kurbanova (RUS) 4 0 0 0 4 Points = (Red Card with report) x 10 + (Red card) x 5 + (2min) x 2 + (Yellow Card) x 1 Penalty shot statistics Overall Home Away GaGaGamesGa mesmesmes Games Penalties taken 39 26 13 Penalties scored 26 19 7 Penalties scored in % 73,08% 73,08% 53,85% Penalties given away 19 10 9 Penalty goals received 12 6 6 Penalty goals received in % 60,00% 60,00% 66,67% Find more information on Itxako and their season preview at ehfCL.com. Page 4 of 21 Nr. Name NAT Date of Birth height weight position 1 Stefani Gava Adriana BRA 07.12.1987 185 75 Goalkeeper 2 Barno San Martin Andrea ESP 04.01.1980 174 64 Middle back 5 Egozcue Extremado Najara ESP 21.10.1983 175 68 Left wing 6 Aramendia Yerro Leyre ESP 23.04.1993 167 60 Left wing 9 Pinedo Saenz Patricia ESP 13.05.1981 175 69 Left back 10 Aguilar Diaz Macarena ESP 12.03.1985 175 65 Middle back 11 Azanza Orbe Amaia ESP 02.04.1990 175 65 Right wing 12 Zugarrondo Mayte ESP 04.05.1989 172 66 Goalkeeper 13 Tervel Raphaelle FRA 21.04.1979 178 72 Right back 16 Navarro Gimenez Silvia ESP 20.03.1979 165 62 Goalkeeper 17 Soit Oana Florica ROU 03.05.1981 178 75 Right back 18 AAAlonsoAlonso Bernardo Jessica ESP 20.09.1983 174 65 Right wing 22 Martin Berenguer Carmen ESP 29.05.1988 169 58 Right wing 23 Kurbanova Natalia RUS 31.01.1983 175 62 Line player 24 Turey Emiliya RUS 06.10.1984 175 60 Left wing 25 Pena Abaurrea Nerea ESP 13.12.1989 175 67 Left back 28 Fernandez Molinos Begona ESP 22.03.1980 183 66 Line player 86 Cabral Barbosa AlexandrinAlexandrinaaaa POR 05.05.1986 175 68 Left back Coach: Ambros Martin (ESP, since 2004) Newcomers: Emiliya Turey (from FCK), Tatina Alizar (from Volgograd), Natalia Kurbanova (from Togliatti), Raphaelle Tervel (from Larvik), Oana Soit (from Alicante), Carmen Martin (from Elda) Left the club: Eli Pinedo (to Odense), Marieke van der Wal (to Göppingen), Laura Cracium (to Alicante), Conchi Berenevel (to Elda), Nely Carla Alberto (to Le Havre), Tatiana Alizar Home arena: Pab. M. Tierra, Estella-Lizarreria (ESP) Capacity: 2.000 Average attendance at home games: 1.200 Page 5 of 21 C.S. “Oltchim” VâlceaVâlcea’s’s performance in the previous round: Two away losses in the first three rounds shook last year’s EHF Champions League finalist. But after that they won their remaining three matches, including the home victory over Group winners and title candidates Larvik HK (NOR). A second place in Group C, placing before Toulon Saint Cyr Var Handball (FRA) and debutants Randers HK (DEN), was enough to go through to the Main Round. Top GoalscoGoalscorersrersrersrers 32 Ionela Stanca (ROU) 31 Valentina Neli Ardean Elisei (ROU) 20 Cristina Georgiana Neagu (ROU) 17 Ramona Petruta Farcau (ROU) 13 Patricia Maria Vizitiu (ROU) Max amount of goals in a game 8 Roxana Han (ROU) 8 Ionela Stanca (ROU) 7 Ramona Petruta Farcau (ROU) Cautions Name YCYCYC 2min RCRCRC RC/Rep Points Aurica Valeria Bese (ROU) 3 6 0 0 15 Ibolya Gabriella Szucs (HUN) 1 6 0 0 13 Yeliz Özel (TUR) 2 3 0 0 8 Steluta Luca (ROU) 2 2 0 0 6 Adriana Nicoleta Nechita (ROU) 2 2 0 0 6 Points = (Red Card with report) x 10 + (Red card) x 5 + (2min) x 2 + (Yellow Card) x 1 Penalty shot statistics Overall Home Away Games Games Penalties taken 29 13 16 Penalties scored 21 9 12 Penalties scored in % 69,23% 69,23% 75,00% Penalties given away 35 16 19 Penalty goagoalsls received 26 14 12 Penalty goals received in % 87,50% 87,50% 63,16% Find more information on Vâlcea and their season preview at ehfCL.com. Page 6 of 21 Nr. Name NAT Date of Birth height weight position 1 Smedescu Mihaela Andreea ROU 01.03.1986 178 75 Goalkeeper 2 Tacalie Adriana Gabriela ROU 29.01.1989 180 n.a. Middle back 4 Pidpalova Anastasiya UKR 05.01.1982 190 n.a. Left back 5 Curea Iulia Vasilica ROU 08.04.1982 172 n.a. Left wing 6 Managarova Yulia UKR 27.09.1988 167 55 Right wing 7 Nechita Adriana Nicoleta ROU 14.11.1983 172 n.a. Right wing 8 Neagu Cristina GeorGeorgianagiana ROU 26.08.1988 180 n.a. Left back 9 Stanca Ionela ROU 09.01.1981 183 n.a. Goalkeeper 10 Han Roxana ROU 28.05.1980 171 n.a. Middle back 12 Pislaru Ludmila Tereza ROU 28.04.1982 180 n.a. Goalkeeper 14 Luca Steluta ROU 20.04.1975 178 n.a. Right back 15 Ardean Elisei Valentina Neli ROU 05.06.1982 171 n.a. Left wing 16 Ungureanu Paula Claudia ROU 30.03.1980 181 n.a. Goalkeeper 17 Farcau Ramona Petruta ROU 14.07.1979 170 n.a. Right wing 18 Fiera Adina Laura ROU 11.08.1985 182 n.a. Left back 19 Bese Aurica Valeria ROU 16.12.1979 187 n.a. Left back 21 Tolnai Talida ROU 21.08.1979 187 n.a. Goalkeeper 22 Manea Oana Andreea ROU 18.04.1985 176 n.a. Line player 23 Szucs Ibolya Gabriella HUN 31.08.1984 n.a. Goalkeeper 25 Vinatoru Clara StStelaelaelaela ROU 26.10.1986 183 n.a. Left back 55 Geiger Melinda Anamaria ROU 28.03.1987 176 76 Right back 77 Özel Yeliz TUR 06.03.1980 177 n.a. Middle back 88 Vizitiu Patricia Maria ROU 15.10.1988 177 n.a.