There were not many lopsided contests on Day 2 of the Conference Cup Stage 2.
Eight games were played in four groups today. There were a lot of twists and turns, and two games ended only after a penalty shootout.
2026 Conference Cup, Stage 2, Day 2
GROUP A (Potsdam), Round 1
Partizan – Apollon Smyrnis 16:20 (6:4, 3:5, 5:7, 2:4)
Partizan: Djokanovic 4, V.Bodiroga 3, Bozovic 2, Durutovic 2, K.Bodiroga 1, Cutayar 1, Adamovic 1, Radulovic 1.
Apollon: Daube 9, Gardikas 5, Solanakis 3, Kapotsis 1, Alamanos 1.Alevridis 1.
OSC Potsdam – Panionios 9;21 (2:5, 2:6, 3:5, 2:5)
OSC Potsdam: Hofmann 4, Taubert 2, Kob 1, Goethke 1, Popp 1.
Panionos: A. Bitsakos 5, Gounas 4, K.Bitsakos 4, Suzuki 3, Takata 2, Papakos 1, Mourikis 1, Motsias 1.
A young team of Partizan put up strong resistance against Apollon. The Serbs were two steps ahead of the rival at the first break – 6:4. The Greek team, led by American Olympian Hannes Daube, who scored nine goals, managed to level at 9:9 in the second quarter. In the opening minutes of the third period, the teams were in a close contest until 13:13. Then, Apollon scored three straight goals, going to 16:13. Partizan couldn’t catch up with the rival.
Panionios was too strong for the home team.
GROUP B (Split), Round 1
Rapid Bucharest – Tenerife 14:17 (3:2, 5:3, 3:7, 3:5)
Rapid Bucharest:Vrbnjak 5, Goreta 4, Giga 2, Kari 1, Brebnel 1.
Tenerife Echeyde: Gorria Puga 5, Araya 4, Gonzalez 3, De Weerd 3, Garcia 1, Andion 1.
Mornar – ZV De Zaan 19:18 (3:3, 4:2, 1:4, 4:3, PSO 7:6)
Mornar:Stojanac 3, Penava 2, R. Akrap 2, Hrvatic 1, Zivkovic 1, Buselic 1, D.Akrap 1, Dragas 1.
ZV De Zaan: Lucas 5, Garancsy 2, Rempt 1, Brantjes 1, Meijn 1, Janssen 1, Van den Dobbelsteen 1.
Tenerife secured a victory over Rapid after staging a remarkable comeback in the second half.
Mornar managed to salvage a point against ZV De Zaan and ultimately won another point in a penalty shootout. The lead changed hands multiple times throughout the match. Midway through the third quarter, Mornar led 8:6, but the hosts’ momentum faltered as their offense stalled. The Dutch team seized control, launching a 5:0 run to take an 11:8 lead in the 27th minute. However, Mornar rallied and equalized just two seconds before the final buzzer when Stojanac scored to make it 12:12. In the penalty shootout, the home players displayed stronger nerves and secured another point.
GROUP C (Montpellier), Round 2
A-Polo Sport Management – Primorje 23:22 (2:2, 3:2, 3:2, 5:4, PSO 10:9)
A-Polo: Rogac 4, Alekseev 3, Vuksanovic 2, Saric 2, Jakhaia 1, Varga 1.
Primorje: Brubnjak 4, Dumic 3, Crippa 2, Burburan 2, Snel 1, Babic 1.
Montpellier – Honved 8:18 (1:5, 5:6, 1:4, 1:3)
Montpellier:Mustur 2, Stojanovic 2, Spilliaert 1, Raadovanlija 1, Ben Romdhame 1, Pal Antal 1.
Honved: Ekler 3, Szepfalvi 3, Bencz 2, Vckovic 2, Kevi 2, Moskov 2, Sugar 1, Kiss 1
De Akker bye
On Day 1, Sport Management lost to Honved after a penalty shootout. Today, the Georgian team emerged victorious in another thrilling penalty shootout. Primorje was on the brink of securing all three points as it led 13:12 in the dying seconds. However, Denes Varga scored an equalizer with just five seconds remaining, sending the match into a shootout. After ten rounds of shots, the Georgian team defeated the Croats.
Honved easily beat Montpellier.
Standings: 1. Honved 6 (2 games), 2. De Akker 3 (1), 3. A-Polo 3 (2), 4. Primorje 1 (1), 5. Montpellier 0 (2).
GROUP D (Naples), Round 2
Crvena Zvezda – Mataro 7:9 (1:1, 1:0, 3:3, 2:5)
Crvena Zvezda:Radovic 3, Radanovic 2, Kasum 1, Gajic 1.
Mataro: Gil 2, Flaque 2, Veich 1, Castro 1, Bertran 1, Blanch 1, Rodriguez 1.
Posillipo – Sete 14:9 (5:2, 4:2, 3:2, 2:3)
Posillipo:Renzuto Iodice 3, Rocchino 3, Milicic 2, Radovic 1, Matiello 1, Aiello 1, Cuccovillo 1, Porzio 1, Valle 1.
Sete: Tomic 6, Sauton 1, Lopinot 1, Gomes 1.
Dinamo Tbilisi bye
Crvena Zvezda beat Sete yesterday, playing with 10 players. The Serbian team had a nine-player roster in the second round (because of a red card shown to Popovic against Sete). Despite this, the Belgrade-based team was neck-and-neck with Mataro for more than three quarters. Early in the fourth period, the teams were tied at 5:5. Mataro built a 7:5 lead shortly after and maintained the difference until the end.
Posillipo established an early 5:1 lead against Sete, which set the tone of the match.
Standings: 1. Posillipo 6 (2), 2. Mataro 3 (1), 3. Crvena Zvezda 2 (2), 4. Sete 1 (2), 5. Dinamo 0 (1).
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