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Group B, Round 7HC Meshkov Brest (BLR)vsTelekom Veszprém HC (HUN)

Sportshall Victoria (Brest, BLR)Saturday 9 November, 17:30 CET

Media InformationVELUX EHF Champions LeagueSeason 2019/20

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HC Meshkov Brest (BLR) vs Telekom Veszprém HC (HUN)

• HC Meshkov Brest have lost all four previous encounters with Telekom Veszprém HC in the VELUX EHF Champions League.

• Brest and Veszprém already met twice this season - in the SEHA League; Veszprém won 28:27 away and 32:23 at home.

• Veszprém beat Brest 32:21 in the final of the SEHA League in 2015, still the biggest winning margin in a final of this competition.

• In their 25-season-long CL history, Veszprém have not faced any other team from Belarus than Brest.

• Veszprém have won 191 of their 284 CL matches so far, Brest have won 28 of their 102 matches.

• Brest have won only one of their six matches this CL season (33:31 against Zaporozhye), while Veszprém have won three but also lost three matches so far.

• Veszprém have lost both their away matches this CL season - against Montpellier (23:18) and Kielce (34:33).

• Brest reached the Last 16 in each of the last four CL seasons.

• Meshkov Brest are named after their founder Anatoli Meshkov; his son Alexander Meshkov is the current club president and vice president of the SEHA League.

• Veszprém played four CL finals (2002, 2015, 2016, 2019) but are yet to win the trophy.

• Both teams have a Spanish coach: Raul Alonso (Brest) and David Davis (Veszprém).

• Alonso and Davis have both won the CL multiple times: Davis won three times as player of Ciudad Real (2006, 208, 2009), Alonso won as assistant coach of Alfred Gislason at THW Kiel (2010, 2012).

• Brest newcomer William Accambray played for Veszprém in 2017/18, and on loan for Celje in 2018/19.

• This MOTW features six Slovenian players: Jaka Malus and Simon Razgor for Brest; Blaz Blagotinsek, Dragan Gajic, Borut Mackovsek and Gasper Marguc for Veszprém.

• Veszprém goalkeeper Arpad Sterbik has won four CL titles, more than any other player involved in this MOTW. Sterbik won the trophy with Ciudad Real (2006, 2008, 2009) and Vardar (2017).

• Veszprém boast three more players who won the CL with another club: newcomers Vuko Borozan and Rogerio Moraes won with Vardar in 2017, and Andreas Nilsson with Hamburg in 2013.

• No Brest players have won the CL, though William Accambray has played at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 three times - twice with PSG Handball and once with Veszprém.

• Brest goalkeeper Ivan Pesic and Veszprém wing Manuel Strlek are former teammates: they played together for RK Zagreb from 2009-12 and for the Croatian national team.

Round 7

Most games vs Telekom Veszprém HC:Petar Djordjic 4Pavel Horak 4Ivan Pesic 4Vid Poteko 4Siarhei Shylovich 4Andrei Yurynok 4

Most goals vs Telekom Veszprém HC:Petar Djordjic 12Darko Djukic 9Alexsander Shkurinskiy 9Rastko Stojkovic 8Konstantin Igropulo 6

Group B

Most games vs HC Meshkov Brest:Blaz Blagotinsek 4Dragan Gajic 4Momir Ilic 4Mate Lekai 4Dejan Manaskov 4Roland Mikler 4Laszlo Nagy 4Andreas Nilsson 4Mirsad Terzic 4

Most goals vs HC Meshkov Brest:Momir Ilic 21Dragan Gajic 14Mate Lekai 14Andreas Nilsson 11Laszlo Nagy 10

Saturday 9 November 2019, 17:30 CET

Playing hallSportshall VictoriaLeningradskaya 4224028 BrestBelarusCapacity: 3,500

Domestic / regional leagues

Chempiyanat 1

Last game:

30/10 vs BGUFK Minsk W37:24

Next game:

13/11 @ Kronon Grodno

Standings as of 08/11:

1. Meshkov Brest 9 304:210 16 2. SKA Minsk 9 307:231 16 3. HC Masheka 9 245:277 7

SEHA League

Last 3 games:

05/11 @ Eurofarm Rabotnik W32:35 08/10 vs Eurofarm Rabotnik W31:22 05/10 @ Telekom Veszprém L32:23

Next game:

19/11 vs HC PPD Zagreb

Group B standings as of 08/11:

1. Veszprém 6 183:159 15 2. Meshkov Brest 6 184:173 9 3. Rabotnik 6 169:164 9

Domestic / regional leagues

Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Last 3 games:

05/11 vs Csurgói KK W36:20 15/10 vs Gyöngyösi KK W34:27 08/10 @ CYEB Budakalász W24:41

Next game:

11/11 @ Komlói Bányász SK

Standings as of 08/11:

1. Telekom Veszprém 9 342:219 18 2. MOL-Pick Szeged 9 326:219 18 3. Gyöngyösi KK 9 268:242 12

SEHA League

Last 3 games:

05/11 vs Spartak Moscow W37:32 05/10 vs HC Meshkov Brest W32:23 02/10 @ Eurofarm Rabotnik L26:24

Next game:

19/11 vs HC Metaloplastika Sabac

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Previous matches in European Cup competitions

HC Meshkov Brest vs Telekom Veszprém 0-0-4 (96:120) 0:8

30.09.2017 HC Meshkov Brest vs Telekom Veszprém HC, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 26:29 (12:14)17.02.2018 Telekom Veszprém HC vs HC Meshkov Brest, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 34:22 (20:11)06.10.2018 HC Meshkov Brest vs Telekom Veszprém HC, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 28:29 (16:15)24.02.2019 Telekom Veszprém HC vs HC Meshkov Brest, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 28:20 (9:10)

Most goals in one game for HC Meshkov Brest vs Telekom Veszprém HC

Petar Djordjic 7 30.09.2017 HC Meshkov Brest-Telekom Veszprém HC 26:29Konstantin Igropulo 6 30.09.2017 HC Meshkov Brest-Telekom Veszprém HC 26:29Rastko Stojkovic 5 30.09.2017 HC Meshkov Brest-Telekom Veszprém HC 26:29Darko Djukic 5 06.10.2018 HC Meshkov Brest-Telekom Veszprém HC 28:29Vid Poteko 4 06.10.2018 HC Meshkov Brest-Telekom Veszprém HC 28:29Darko Djukic 4 24.02.2019 Telekom Veszprém HC-HC Meshkov Brest 28:20Artsiom Kulak 4 24.02.2019 Telekom Veszprém HC-HC Meshkov Brest 28:20Simon Razgor 4 24.02.2019 Telekom Veszprém HC-HC Meshkov Brest 28:20Alexsander Shkurinskiy 4 24.02.2019 Telekom Veszprém HC-HC Meshkov Brest 28:20

Most goals in one game for Telekom Veszprém HC vs HC Meshkov Brest

Mate Lekai 8 30.09.2017 HC Meshkov Brest-Telekom Veszprém HC 26:29Momir Ilic 8 17.02.2018 Telekom Veszprém HC-HC Meshkov Brest 34:22Dragan Gajic 6 17.02.2018 Telekom Veszprém HC-HC Meshkov Brest 34:22Manuel Strlek 6 06.10.2018 HC Meshkov Brest-Telekom Veszprém HC 28:29Momir Ilic 5 30.09.2017 HC Meshkov Brest-Telekom Veszprém HC 26:29Laszlo Nagy 5 17.02.2018 Telekom Veszprém HC-HC Meshkov Brest 34:22Momir Ilic 5 06.10.2018 HC Meshkov Brest-Telekom Veszprém HC 28:29Andreas Nilsson 5 06.10.2018 HC Meshkov Brest-Telekom Veszprém HC 28:29

Details of last HC Meshkov Brest vs Telekom Veszprém HC matchon 24.02.2019 in Veszprém (HUN)

Telekom Veszprém HC vs HC Meshkov Brest 28:20 (9:10)(VELUX EHF Champions League, Group A)

Referees: Bojan Lah/David Sok (Slovenia).Suspensions: 8’ – 8’ (Tönnesen 2’, Nagy 2’, Terzic 2’, Blagotinsek 2’ – Poteko 4’, Obranovic 2’, Selvasiuk 2’).

Number of 7m: 1/0 – 3/1.Attendance: 5,019.

Arpad Sterbik Roland Mikler --- Dejan Manaskov (1) Momir Ilic (3) Kent Tönnesen (2) Dragan Gajic (1) Andreas Nilsson (4) Laszlo Nagy (3) Gasper Marguc Manuel Strlek (1) Mirsad Terzic (1) Blaz Blagotinsek (1) Petar Nenadic (1) Kentin Mahe (4) Borut Mackovsek (4) Mate Lekai (2)

Ivan Pesic Ivan Matskevich --- (4) Artsiom Kulak (4) Alexsander Shkurinskiy (1) Andrei Yurynok Vid Poteko (1) Sime Ivic (1) Viachaslau Shumak Maksim Baranau Pavel Horak (4) Simon Razgor Sandro Obranovic Artsiom Selvasiuk (4) Darko Djukic Petar Djordjic (1) Siarhei Shylovich

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Last 10 games in the VELUX EHF Champions League

HC Meshkov Brest: current run – lost two03.11.2019 Skopje MKD @ HC Vardar MKD L 36:3119.10.2019 Brest BLR vs PGE VIVE Kielce POL L 27:3112.10.2019 Brest BLR vs HC Motor Zaporozhye UKR W 33:3125.09.2019 Kiel GER @ THW Kiel GER L 31:2321.09.2019 Brest BLR vs Montpellier HB FRA L 25:2714.09.2019 Porto POR @ FC Porto Sofarma POR L 27:2531.03.2019 Flensburg GER @ SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER L 30:2023.03.2019 Brest BLR vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER L 28:3002.03.2019 Brest BLR vs IFK Kristianstad SWE W 32:2324.02.2019 Veszprém HUN @ Telekom Veszprém HC L 28:20

Telekom Veszprém HC: current run – lost one02.11.2019 Kielce POL @ PGE VIVE Kielce POL L 34:3319.10.2019 Veszprém HUN vs HC Vardar MKD W 39:3013.10.2019 Veszprém HUN vs FC Porto Sofarma POR W 38:2829.09.2019 Montpellier FRA @ Montpellier HB FRA L 23:1821.09.2019 Veszprém HUN vs THW Kiel GER L 31:3715.09.2019 Veszprém HUN vs HC Motor Zaporozhye UKR W 40:2802.06.2019 Köln GER @ HC Vardar MKD L 27:2401.06.2019 Köln GER @ PGE Vive Kielce POL W 30:3304.05.2019 Veszprém HUN vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER W 29:2524.04.2019 Flensburg GER @ SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER W 22:28

HC Meshkov Brest vs Hungarian clubs 2-0-10

Season Opponent Home Away Competition

2003/04 Györi Tento ETO 32:26 22:27 EHF Cup – Round 22006/07 SC Pick Szeged 24:30 23:28 EHF Champions League – Group B2007/08 Pick Szeged 22:24 24:33 EHF Champions League – Group H2016/17 MOL-Pick Szeged 25:23 22:24 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B2017/18 Telekom Veszprém HC 26:29 22:34 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B2018/19 Telekom Veszprém HC 28:29 20:28 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A

Telekom Veszprém HC vs Belarusian clubs 4-0-0

Season Opponent Home Away Competition

2017/18 HC Meshkov Brest 24:22 29:26 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B2018/19 HC Meshkov Brest 28:20 29:28 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A

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HC Meshkov Brest players’ career statistics against Telekom Veszprém HC

Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Aliaksei Babko BLR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Ivan Matskevich BLR 3 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Ivan Pesic CRO 4 0 0 4 0 0,00 0 0Ilya Usik BLR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0

Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

William Accambray FRA 9 5 1 3 27 3,00 9 2’Daniel Andrejew GER 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Aliaksandr Bachko BLR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Maksim Baranau BLR 2 0 0 2 3 1,50 3 0Yahor Budzeika BLR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Dzmitry Datchuk BLR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Darko Djukic SRB 6 0 1 5 28 4,67 8 4’Branko Kankaras MNE 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Artsiom Kulak BLR 3 0 0 3 5 1,67 4 0Jaka Malus SLO 3 0 0 3 13 4,33 6 (2) 2’Nemanja Obradovic SRB 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Sandro Obranovic CRO 5 0 0 5 9 1,80 3 (2) 6’Marko Panic BIH 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Mihail Piliuk BLR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Simon Razgor SLO 3 0 0 3 5 1,67 4 0Artsiom Selviasiuk BLR 3 0 0 3 2 0,67 2 6’Alexsander Shkurinskiy RUS 3 0 0 3 9 3,00 4 0Viachaslau Shumak BLR 3 0 0 3 1 0,33 1 0Valiantsin Silko BLR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Ilya Tomashuk BLR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Mikita Vailupau BLR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Danila Viarheichyk BLR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Andrei Yurynok BLR 4 0 0 4 4 1,00 2 4’

William Accambray (Montpellier HB 2005/06 – DNP, Montpellier HB 2008/09, Montpellier Agglomeration HB 2010/11, Paris Saint-Germain Handball 2014/15, Paris Saint-Germain Handball 2015/16 – DNP, Paris Saint-Germain Handball 2016/17); Darko Djukic (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulubu 2015/16, PGE Vive Kielce 2017/18); Jaka Malus (Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2013/14 – DNP, RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2014/15, RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2017/18); Sandro Obranovic (HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 2013/14, HC Prvo plinarsko drustvo Zagreb 2015/16)

'Player of the Match' trophy

The Match of the Week 'Player of the Match' trophy, introduced by EHF Marketing GmbH in the 2017/18 season, is being awarded at all MOTWs in the VELUX EHF Champions League 2019/20 season.

The trophy will be handed over on court shortly after the match by alternating sponsors throughout the season. In round 7 the trophy will be presented by VELUX and handed over by the winners of the #MOTWexperience.

Awarded players in the 2019/20 season:

Round 1: Nikola Bilyk (THW Kiel) Round 2: Harald Reinkind (THW Kiel) Round 3: Rodrigo Corrales (PSG Handball) Round 4: Bence Banhidi (MOL-Pick Szeged) Round 5: Lukas Nilsson (THW Kiel) Round 6: Gilberto Duarte (Montpellier HB)

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Telekom Veszprém HC players’ career statistics against HC Meshkov Brest

Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Vladimir Cupara SRB 2 2 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Kristof Laszlo Palasics HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Arpad Sterbik ESP 6 5 0 1 0 0,00 0 0Marton Szekely HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0

Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Blaz Blagotinsek SLO 4 4 0 0 5 1,25 2 6’Mark-Daniel Bodor ROU 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Vuko Borozan MNE 3 1 0 2 9 3,00 7 2’Dragan Gajic SLO 4 4 0 0 14 3,50 6 0Bence Hornyak HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Zoran Ilic HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Rasmus Lauge DEN 7 7 0 0 29 4,14 8 6’Mate Lekai HUN 4 4 0 0 14 3,50 8 0Borut Mackovsek SLO 6 2 3 1 10 1,67 4 0Kentin Mahe FRA 6 6 0 0 12 2,00 6 0Dejan Manaskov MKD 7 4 1 2 11 1,57 8 2’ (D)Gasper Marguc SLO 3 3 0 0 3 1,00 3 0Viktor Melnicsuk HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Rogerio Moraes BRA 2 2 0 0 1 0,50 1 0Laszlo Nagy HUN 4 4 0 0 10 2,50 5 2’Petar Nenadic SRB 3 3 0 0 5 1,67 2 (2) 4’ (D)Andreas Nilsson SWE 4 4 0 0 11 2,75 5 4’Pawel Paczkowski POL 3 3 0 0 5 1,67 3 0Manuel Strlek CRO 8 7 0 1 26 3,25 6 0Bence Szücs HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Lev Szuharev HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Mirsad Terzic BIH 4 4 0 0 1 0,25 1 4’Kent Tönnesen NOR 3 3 0 0 5 1,67 2 (2) 2’Omar Yahia EGY 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0

Mark-Daniel Bodor (Barça Lassa 2018/19 – DNP); Vuko Borozan (HC Metalurg 2014/15, HC Vardar 2016/17, HC Vardar 2018/19 – DNP); Vladimir Cupara (PGE Vive Kielce 2018/19); Rogerio Moraes (HC Vardar 2016/17, HC Vardar 2018/19); Rasmus Lauge (THW Kiel 2014/15, SG Flensburg-Handewitt 2016/17, SG Flensburg-Handewitt 2017/18, SG Flensburg-Handewitt 2018/19); Borut Mackovsek (RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2016/17, RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2017/18); Kentin Mahe (SG Flensburg-Handewitt 2016/17, SG Flensburg-Handewitt 2017/18); Dejan Manaskov (HC Metalurg 2010/11 – DNP, HC Metalurg 2014/15, Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2016/17); Pawel Paczkowski (KS Vive Tauron Kielce 2015/16, KS Vive Tauron Kielce 2016/17); Arpad Sterbik (BM Ciudad Real 2006/07, HC Vardar 2016/17); Manuel Strlek (KS Vive Tauron Kielce 2015/16, KS Vive Tauron Kielce 2016/17, PGE Vive Kielce 2017/18)

VELUX EHF Champions League 2019/20 - MOTW #7 Media Information

byEHF Media & Communications, 08/11/2019Contributors: Björn Pazen, Roy Knoppert