Handball journeys

 BARCA – KIEL Chris O’Reilly overtaking. Tom is sadly missed. RE must be thinking the same ! Pappadum eaten too quickly. Ekberg breaks quickly. 1-up by Kiel Montenegro first to avoid the 110 thing? Then seeing Spain all the way then ! Not many goals 2-2 4’30 Sneaking it Dika. Wiencek with ease and 2 Pads in a row for Paddy. 3-3 7’40 A totally different game Zarabek had a go at it with flair 3-4 8’ Superb goal by Paddy but landed inside before the shoot and yet goal given. Goals abound now 6-7 12’ Noelia must be in the arena Half of Kiel’s goals on a paddy caddy. Langaro equalises 9-9 17’ Aleix gets the rebound after Landin save 10-9 17’40 Weinhold holding the confidence high 11-11 19’40 More important things than handball in life? I am not sure ! Speedy Blaz hurting the defence and drawing at 13 22’ Great pass by Dika to Ben Ali Maciel on for Barca Reinkind of some kind. 14-15 23’50 Final Four without Tom does not feel right A couple of leg

 KIELCE – VESZPREM Omar opens it for the first goal. Moryto does respond immediately 1-1 1’ Acrobatic save by Rodrigo Great combination with Nahi laying off and Karacic into empty net 2-2 3’ Karalek clearly aware and picks up the loose ball 4-3 6’ Quick fire Corrales to Kentin and 5-6 8’45 Neat finish by Kentin 5-7 10’ Nenadic standing above else 6-8 12’20 Omar on his own in the middle 7-9 13’30 Acrobatic Nicolas reduces the gap 8-9 14’ Talant very agitated AGAIN. Contrasting with calm Ilic Stinging defence and a couple of mistakes suddenly Alex drawing it at 10 but seconds later Lauge bends over 10-11 18’ Danish refs corrected by Rodrigo. Strlek responds to Kulesh bullet proof 11-12 20’ Wolff surprised by Nenadic 11-13 21’ Nahi denied by Rodrigo and Nenadic adds 14 th a min later Another magical Rodri Tournat reduces the arrears 12-14 23’40 Alex may have double dribbled Migellon concedes a needless 2-min 13-15 as penalty converted by Marguc

 Final Four week-end 18 and 19 June 2022 Attached picture is from Gothenburg, one of the elected venues for WM Men 2023. France and Spain may be split apart. Spain will be in beautiful Krakow ! Shock horror Macedonia trip not yet booked and fixtures lists always an issue.    Notwithstanding the declined media application having the relevant press and photography cards, this afternoon grinds to a halt. No wordings, no canvassing, no outdoor activity, no personal shopping. All eyes on the Holy Siege of Handball. In Koln we trust. It is St Bruno’s city after all. I must be at the polling station in South West London early doors on Sunday and there is no private jet for a fan to do the Koln commute. It is very rare to have four teams that you really like. That is true. For all sorts of reasons and emotions. In a short space of time: in just over ten years. Kielce v Veszpr é m, Kiel v Barcelona. Seriously there is no better thing in the world than watching the two matches. Imagi