The Romanian women’s handball champion stopped in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, losing in the return match to the Danes from Esbjerg with a score of 33-31 (16-18).

Christina NyaguPhoto: Inquam Photos / Bohdan-Ioan Buda

CSM Bucharest – Esbjerg 31-33 (18-16), Women’s Handball Champions League quarter-final second leg

The Tigers were unable to turn the tables on the tour as they lost 32-28 in Denmark.

After the start, in which “Esbjerg” led several times with a difference of three goals, the wards of Adrian Vasile recovered and were ahead at halftime (18-16).

In the second half, the Danes made a great comeback and took the lead after two dismissals by CSM, and ended up winning by two goals.

The main scorers of CSM Bucharest were Omoregie with 8 goals, Nyagu and Dembele with 6 each and Sudakov with 4 goals.

Only “Ferencvaros” managed to reverse the fate of qualification after the match of the tour, where they lost to “Metz” with a difference of six goals. In the return match, the Hungarians won with a difference of seven goals.

Quarterfinals of the Women’s Handball Champions League

CSM Bucharest – Esbjerg 31-33 (in round 28-32)

Kristiansand – Rapid Bucharest 40-31 (31-25)

Dior – Odense 37-28 (29-27)

Metz – Ferencvaros 26-33 (32-26)

The final four will be held in Budapest on June 3-4.