MEDIA INFORMATION DELO EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2020/21 MOTW Quarter-final, Leg 1: Vipers Kristiansand vs Rostov-Don VIPERS KRISTIANSAND (NOR) VS ROSTOV-DON (RUS) QUARTER-FINAL Saturday 10 April 2021, 14:00 CEST LEG 1 Playing hall Palace of Sports St. Khalturinskiy lane 103 344011 Rostov-on-Don Russia Capacity: 3,500 • Vipers Kristiansand and Rostov-Don play their DELO Most games vs Rostov-Don: EHF Champions League quarter-final as a double-header Most games vs Vipers Kristiansand: June Andenaes 3 this weekend, with both matches taking place in Russia. Vladlena Bobrovnikova 3 Sunniva Andersen 3 • The second leg is on Sunday 11 April at 14:00 CEST. Viktoriya Borshchenko 3 Vilde Jonassen 3 Ksenia Makeeva 3 Tonje Refsnes 3 • Vipers edged Odense Håndbold 65:62 in the play- Iuliia Managarova 3 Henny Reistad 3 offs after losing the first leg at home; Rostov had two clear Anna Sen 3 Marta Tomac 3 victories over HC Podravka Vegeta and won 71:44. Hanna Yttereng 3 • Rostov have won all previous matches against Vipers. Most goals vs Vipers Kristiansand: Anna Vyakhireva 15 Most goals vs Rostov-Don: • Vipers and Rostov last met on 10 February 2021 - in Iuliia Managarova 14 Henny Reistad 21 Erd, Hungary, where the Russian side won 24:23. Ksenia Makeeva 11 Vilde Jonassen 10 • Vipers played at the EHF FINAL4 once - in 2019, Yaroslava Frolova 9 Malin Aune 8 when they finished third; that same year Rostov played Vladlena Bobrovnikova 8 Silje Waade 8 their first final, which they lost to Györ. Polina Kuznetsova 8 Heidi Løke 6 • Rostov had finished fourth the previous year (2018). • Two Vipers players were CL top scorer in the past: Heidi Løke in 2010/11 (99 goals for Larvik) and Linn Jorum Sulland in 2018/19 (89 goals for Vipers). • Vipers players Katrine Lunde, Heidi Løke and Nora Domestic league Mørk are all four-time CL winners, and they all won at least Domestic league two of their titles with Györi Audi ETO KC. REMA 1000 Ligaen • Their Vipers teammates Linn Jorum Sulland and Jana Superleague Knedlikova also won a CL title with Györ. • Vipers coach Ole Gustav Gjekstad has competed at Last 3 games: the EHF FINAL4 with two different teams: with Larvik in Last 3 games: 06/01 vs Flint Tøsberg W46:20 2015 (finishing runners-up) and Vipers in 2019 (third). 25/03 @ Ufa-Alisa W21:41 18/11 vs Raelingen W45:19 • Rostov goalkeeper Mayssa Pessoa played at the EHF 24/03 @ Izhevsk W32:46 FINAL4 with three different clubs: CSM Bucuresti, Vardar 04/11 @ Aker W24:47 and Rostov. 17/03 @ KSK Luch W30:36 • Seven Vipers players were part of the Norwegian Next game: team that won gold at the EHF EURO 2020: Katrine Lunde, Next game (play-offs): Heidi Løke, Emilie Hegh Arntzen, Malin Aune, Marta - Tomac, Nora Mørk and Henny Reistad; Mørk was top 06/05 @ Astrakhanochka or Zvezda scorer and All-star Team right back. Standings (season suspended): • Iuliia Managarova is top scorer of Rostov with 64 Final standings before play-offs: goals; Henny Reistad leads for Vipers with 56. 1. Storhamar 12 360:288 24 1. Rostov-Don 22 731:515 44 • Rostov’s squad consists of players from six different 2. Vipers 11 430:243 22 nations: Russia, Ukraine, Sweden, Serbia, France and 2. CSKA 22 708:475 36 3. Sola HK 11 331:291 18 Brazil. 3. Lada 22 674:492 36 4. Tertnes HE 13 387:349 15 • Vipers' squad includes only three players not from 4. Astrakhan. 22 622:486 30 Norway: Evelina Eriksson (Sweden), Jana Knedlikova 5. Fana HE 13 385:374 15 (Czech Republic) and Carolina Morais (Angola). 5. Zvezda 22 677:581 30 ... • Norway and Russia have both qualified for the Tokyo ... 13. Larvik HK 10 230:293 1 Olympics, with five Vipers players in the Norwegian squad 12. Ufa-Alisa 22 449:700 5 and seven Rostov players in the Russian squad. PREVIOUS MATCHES IN EUROPEAN CLUB COMPETITIONS Vipers Kristiansand vs Rostov-Don 0-0-3 (78:89) 0:6 01.02.2020 Rostov-Don vs Vipers Kristiansand, DELO EHF Champions League – Main Round Group 1 33:26 (19:15) 29.02.2020 Vipers Kristiansand vs Rostov-Don, DELO EHF Champions League – Main Round Group 1 29:32 (16:15) 10.02.2021 Rostov-Don vs Vipers Kristiansand, DELO EHF Champions League – Group B 10:0 * 10.02.2021 Vipers Kristiansand vs Rostov-Don, DELO EHF Champions League – Group B 23:24 (16:15) * Match not played and points allocated. Result not included in overall stat. VIPERS KRISTIANSAND VS RUSSIAN CLUBS 2-0-5 Season Opponent Home Away Competition 2016/17 Handball Club Lada 32:26 23:29 EHF Cup – Qualification Round 2 2017/18 Handball Club Lada 30:21 24:29 EHF Cup – Group B 2019/20 Rostov-Don 29:32 26:33 DELO EHF Champions League – Main Round Group 1 2020/21 Rostov-Don 23:24 0:10* DELO EHF Champions League – Group A * Match not played and points allocated. Result not included in overall stat. ROSTOV-DON VS NORWEGIAN CLUBS 8-1-4 Season Opponent Home Away Competition 1989/90 Byasen IL Trondheim 25:23 18:18 Cup Winners’ Cup – Semi-final 1990/91 Byasen IL 28:22 15:18 Champions Cup – Quarter-final 1991/92 Gjerpen IF 25:26 22:23 Champions Cup – Last 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2015/16 Larvik 26:25 27:21 EHF Champions League – Group A 2016/17 Byasen Trondheim 35:21 24:29 EHF Cup – Group B 2019/20 Vipers Kristiansand 33:26 32:29 DELO EHF Champions League – Main Round Group 1 2020/21 Vipers Kristiansand 10:0* 24:23 DELO EHF Champions League – Group A * Match not played and points allocated. Result not included in overall stat. VIPERS KRISTIANSAND’S RECORD IN EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – QUARTER-FINAL 2-0-0 07.04.2019 Buducnost MNE vs Vipers Kristiansand NOR 19:24 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 13.04.2019 Vipers Kristiansand NOR vs Buducnost MNE 25:18 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final ROSTOV-DON’S RECORD IN EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – QUARTER-FINAL 4-0-2 31.03.2016 CSM Bucuresti ROU vs Rostov-Don RUS 26:25 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 09.04.2016 Rostov-Don RUS vs CSM Bucuresti ROU 28:29 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 07.04.2018 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria HUN vs Rostov-Don RUS 29:31 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 14.04.2018 Rostov-Don RUS vs FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria HUN 32:22 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 07.04.2019 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria HUN vs Rostov-Don RUS 26:29 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 13.04.2019 Rostov-Don RUS vs FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria HUN 33:22 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final MOST GOALS IN ONE GAME FOR VIPERS KRISTIANSAND VS ROSTOV-DON Henny Reistad 9 29.02.2020 Vipers Kristiansand vs Rostov-Don 29:32 Henny Reistad 8 01.02.2020 Rostov-Don vs Vipers Kristiansand 33:26 Silje Waade 6 01.02.2020 Rostov-Don vs Vipers Kristiansand 33:26 Heidi Løke 6 29.02.2020 Vipers Kristiansand vs Rostov-Don 29:32 Malin Aune 5 01.02.2020 Rostov-Don vs Vipers Kristiansand 33:26 Vilde Jonassen 5 29.02.2020 Vipers Kristiansand vs Rostov-Don 29:32 MOST GOALS IN ONE GAME FOR ROSTOV-DON VS VIPERS KRISTIANSAND Anna Vyakhireva 10 29.02.2020 Vipers Kristiansand vs Rostov-Don 29:32 Yaroslava Frolova 7 01.02.2020 Rostov-Don vs Vipers Kristiansand 33:26 Iuliia Managarova 7 01.02.2020 Rostov-Don vs Vipers Kristiansand 33:26 Kseniya Makeeva 5 01.02.2020 Rostov-Don vs Vipers Kristiansand 33:26 Anna Sen 5 01.02.2020 Rostov-Don vs Vipers Kristiansand 33:26 Anna Vyakhireva 5 10.02.2021 Vipers Kristiansand vs Rostov-Don 23:24 LAST 10 GAMES IN THE DELO EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Vipers Kristiansand: current run – won one 14.03.2021 Odense/Fyn DEN @ Odense Håndbold DEN W 26:30 07.03.2021 Ikast DEN vs Odense Håndbold DEN L 35:36 13.02.2021 Ljubljana SLO vs RK Krim Mercator SLO W 37:30 10.02.2021 Érd HUN vs Rostov-Don RUS L 23:24 08.02.2021 Budapest HUN vs FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria HUN L 26:31 06.02.2021 Budapest HUN @ FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria HUN L 30:28 03.02.2021 Metz FRA @ Metz Handball FRA W 28:29 16.01.2021 București ROU @ CSM Bucuresti ROU W 22:29 09.01.2021 Kristiansand NOR vs Team Esbjerg DEN D 28:28 18.10.2020 Esbjerg DEN @ Team Esbjerg DEN D 27:27 Rostov-Don: current run – won four 14.03.2021 Rostov-na-Donu RUS vs HC Podravka Vegeta CRO W 42:24 06.03.2021 Koprivnica CRO @ HC Podravka Vegeta CRO W 20:29 13.02.2021 Rostov-na-Donu RUS vs FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria HUN W 26:24 10.02.2021 Érd HUN @ Vipers Kristiansand NOR W 23:24 06.02.2021 Ljubljana SLO @ RK Krim Mercator SLO L 28:27 16.01.2021 Rostov-na-Donu RUS vs SG BBM Bietigheim GER W 27:21 10.01.2021 Metz FRA @ Metz Handball FRA L 27:26 19.11.2020 București ROU @ CSM Bucuresti ROU W 22:27 15.11.2020 Esbjerg DEN @ Team Esbjerg DEN W 24:25 07.11.2020 Rostov-na-Donu RUS vs Team Esbjerg DEN W 28:24 VIPERS KRISTIANSAND PLAYERS’ CAREER STATISTICS AGAINST ROSTOV-DON Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM Evelina Eriksson SWE 1 0 0 1 0 0,00 0 0 Katrine Lunde NOR 1 0 0 1 0 0,00 0 0 Andrea Austmo Pedersen NOR 4 0 0 4 0 0,00 0 0 Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM June Andenaes NOR 3 0 0 3 3 1,00 3 2’ Sunniva Andersen NOR 3 0 0 3 2 0,67 2 0 Emilie Hegh Arntzen NOR 3 1 0 2 13 4,33 7 0 Ragnhild Dahl NOR 2 0 0 2 2 1,00 2 0 Karine Dahlum NOR 1 0 0 1 0 0,00 0 0 Kristine Thomassen NOR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Vilde Jonassen NOR 3 0 0 3 10 3,33 5 4’ Jana Knedlikova CZE 3 2 0 1 7 2,33 4 0 Jeanett Kristiansen NOR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Malin Aune NOR 2 0 0 2 8 4,00 5 0 Heidi Løke NOR 3 1 0 2 8 2,67 6 0 Carolina Morais ANG 1 0 0 1 1 1,00 1 0 Nora Mørk NOR 7 4 0 3 31 4,43 8 2’ Karoline Olsen NOR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Tonje Refsnes NOR 3 0 0 3 2 0,67 1 (2) 0 Henny Reistad NOR 3 0 0 3 21 7,00 9 0 Linn Jorum Sulland NOR 2 0 0 2 0 0,00 0 0 Marta Tomac NOR 3 0 0 3 4 1,33 2 (2) 0 Silje Waade NOR 3 1 0 2 13 4,33 6 6’ Hanna Yttereng NOR 4 0 0 4 1 0,25 1 8’ Emilie Hegh Arntzen (Byasen Trondheim 2016/17); Jana Knedlikova (Györi Audi ETO KC 2016/17, Györi Audi ETO KC 2017/18 – DNP, Györi Audi ETO KC 2018/19 – DNP); Heidi Løke (Györi Audi ETO KC 2016/17); Nora Mørk (Larvik 2015/16, Györi Audi ETO KC 2016/17, Györi Audi ETO KC 2017/18, Györi Audi ETO KC 2018/19, CSM Bucuresti 2019/20 – DNP); Andrea Austmo Pedersen (Byasen Trondheim 2016/17); Silje Waade (Byasen Trondheim 2016/17); Hanna Yttereng (SG BBM Bietigheim 2016/17) DETAILS OF THE MOST RECENT DIRECT ENCOUNTER Vipers Kristiansand vs Rostov-Don 23:24 (16:15) 10.02.2021 (Erd, HUN) (DELO EHF Champions League group A) Referees: Miklos Andorka/Robert Hucker (Hungary).