The speakers in Szeged and Veszprém also agreed that the goalkeeper’s performance was the biggest difference, and that was what decided the first meeting of the championship final.
Defending champions Szeged defeated Veszprém 31-25 in Game 1 of the NB I Men’s Handball Final on Friday. The guests took the lead only once, in the fifth minute, with a score of 2-1 in the whole match. Meckler-Rowland excelled in goal for the home team, sharing in the success with 12 saves.
Tired Veszprém, exciting Meckler – Szeged confidently won the first match of the championship final
The guests were not in the best shape both in defense and in attack, they ran after the score almost all the time.
“Today was a great victory, those six goals are a lot, and it’s not easy to beat Veszprém. The point is that the final is 1-0. The key was defense, and Meckler-Rolli gave the team a lot of security. Good defense gave us a lot of security,” he said after the meeting. Peace to attack too Carlos Pastor Sid Szeged, who will leave the team at the end of the season.
Carlos Pastor: Today was a very big win
“I congratulate my teammates, we defended very well today. We showed that we did not forget to play handball. We are still the champions and we will do our best to win it for the third time in a row, so we need to win in Veszprém on Monday and we will do everything for that. When Losing at home with 13 or being beaten in a row, this team has shown they can suck themselves in. We’re here and we live. We have to fight on Monday as if it’s the last game of our lives.” Diane Bombackthe ruler of the people of Szeged.
The Slovenian classic said: “It’s not the point that Pastor says goodbye, it doesn’t matter who sits on the bench. We have to win the championship because that’s what Beck will find.”
Diane Bomback: We have to fight on Monday like it’s the last match of our lives, because this is Beck Szeged
Video: Mickler’s Parade against Veszprém, trapped three weeks into the championship final
The Szeged goalkeeper defended inspiringly and scored in key moments.
“We did the basic task of starting the final on our home soil. We’ll see if this duel will be two-halves or three-quarters, but we’ve taken a big step towards defending the title. It was a killer fight from the inside, and I regret that the final is not based on goal percentage, because I I feel like we’ll already have a championship title in Veszprém,” he said. Roland Meckler.
Mickler-Roland: That was just the first half
“The goalkeeping performance was the biggest difference, it decided the game. Mickler excelled, he protected the sevens and the jumps, unfortunately we didn’t have that. We managed to count a total of six saves, until the 20th minute we didn’t have one. We ran all the way after the score but we We didn’t really make it back.” Momir IlikMr. Veszprém.
“We will do everything. To better prepare for this meeting. Veszprém has not won a cup or championship for six years, the championship for four years, now is the time, “adds the former classic player.
Momir Ilic: The biggest difference was the goalkeeping performance
“I felt the same way when we beat Szeged here, only in the opposite direction. Now they have everything and we have nothing. Today was one of those days we tried everything and nothing worked,” he said disappointedly. Patrick Legetfarthe classic chosen for the people of Veszprém.
He admitted that although their defense was passable, they conceded goals that could have been saved with better goalkeeping, but it is also not commendable that they missed several shots from seven metres.
Patrick Leggetfari: Today was one of those days, we tried everything. Nothing works
