2006: On their way to the triple
| Results | Group matches Saturday, August 12th 2006 | ||||
| Team | Team | Half time | Result | ||
| MKB Veszprém KC | HSV Handball | 14:25 | 35:37 | ||
Celje Pivovarna Lasko | Ademar Leon | 14:17 | 25:34 | ||
| Montpellier HB | HSV Handball | 14:14 | 30:34 | ||
| THW Kiel | Celje Pivovarna Lasko | 22:14 | 40:32 | ||
| Montpellier HB | MKB Veszprém KC | 11:14 | 26:32 | ||
| THW Kiel | Ademar Leon | 22:14 | 35:30 | ||
| Results | Placement matches Sunday, August 13th 2006 | ||||
| Team | Team | Half time | Result | ||
| Montpellier HB | Celje Pivovarna Lasko | 16:15 | 32:28 | ||
| MKB Veszprém KC | Ademar Leon | 15:11 | 27:25 | ||
| HSV Handball | THW Kiel | 15:18 | 36:40 | ||
| Match reports | Group matches Saturday, August 12th 2006 | ||
| MKB Veszprém KC | HSV Handball | 14:25 | 35:37 |
| After a well balanced start, Veszprém had trouble to net the ball, which gave Hamburg the opportunity to extend their lead up to six goals. Throughout the first half Veszprém did not manage to cut it down and was already eleven goals behind after 30 minutes. Even after the break the ten first minutes of the second half were much the same. After Hamburg changed his team and took Pascal Hens off the field, Veszprém was able to reduce the lead to 35:37. Had they done so in the first half already, the match could have been way more interesting. | |||
Celje Pivovarna Lasko | Ademar Leon | 14:17 | 25:34 |
| Written by Daniel Stierle: Ademar Leon, the team that TSG Ehingen played yesterday, had at the beginning an equal opponent in Celje. Due to an outstanding goal keeper performance Leon was able to be 5 goals in front after 20 minutes and went with a 14:17 lead into the break. In the first half the back players were dominating, but in the second half the match was more attractive because more tactics were involved. However, Leon had the better shot efficiency and hence won with 25:34. The best players on the field during this match were Harbok from Celje and Schlinger from Leon, both of them having convincing actions from the back. | |||
| Montpellier HB | HSV Handball | 14:14 | 30:34 |
| Both suspenseful and first class was the match between both teams in the sold out Laengenfeldhalle. The first half finished therefore with a deserved 14:14 tie. In the second half the French champion lead by 15:14. The German cup winner on the other side scored as well and was two goals in front. Montpellier was able to prevent them from leading more, but could not decrease their lead either. So finally they surrendered and lost the match 34:30, so that HSV will play the final on Sunday. Goals HSV: Schroder (10), Jansen (4/1), Ursic (2), Flohr, Souza (3),Knorr, Pungartnik, B. Gille (5), G. Gille (3), Lijewski (4), Lavrov, Hens (2),Yoon Kyung-Shoon (-/1). | |||
| THW Kiel | Celje Pivovarna Lasko | 22:14 | 40:32 |
| What a start of the German champion! Already after 15 minutes the match seemed to be decided, when Kiel lead by 15:4. The coach of Celje took his team time-out in order to prepare his players better for the way the Kieler played. Unfortunately, it did not seem to help much as the half-time score of 22:13 shows. Also in the second half, Kiel was simply convincing. After three quarters of the match, Kiel was more hold back and let Celje reduce the goal difference to 29:24. Nonetheless they did not let them come any closer and won at the end with 40:32. Goals THW: Lindes (1), Andersson (8), Lundström (4/1), Karticnik (5), Lövgren (1), Andersson, Zeitz (5), Jeppessen (2), Karabatic (1/-), Klein (10), Ahlm (3). | |||
| Montpellier HB | MKB Veszprém KC | 11:14 | 26:32 |
| Both teams were starting at a fast pace, yet Veszprém was more successful shooting and hence lead by 13:6. Until the end of the first half Montpellier came up to a 11:14 score. After the break it was once again the Hungarian champion who was in charge of the game and scored frequently so that in the 40th minute the score was 22:15. Montpellier has not been able to fight back against the tough defense of Veszprém and lost 26:32. | |||
| THW Kiel | Ademar Leon | 22:14 | 35:30 |
| THW Kiel once again was successful in group B and won the ticket for the all German final with this 35:30 victory against Ademar Leon. Although Kiel finished the first half in front (22:14), they still had to fight for the win as the Spanish of Ademar Leon managed to reduce the lead to three in the 40th minute to 24:27. The tide seemed to turn in favor of the Spanish, but within five minutes Kiel scored by its fast breaks to the 33:25 lead and finally won by und 35:30. | |||
| Match reports | Placement matches Sunday, August 13th 2006 | ||
| Fifth place | |||
| Montpellier HB | Celje Pivovarna Lasko | 16:15 | 32:28 |
| During the first thirty minutes it was a restless and high-class match, both teams challenging each other and not being able to go in front with more than one goal. Returning to the field in the second half at a 16:15 score in favor of Montpellier, the goalkeeper performance of Montpellier and the fast-breaks of Celje still made it suspenseful. Until the middle of the second half the match remained as it has been before, until Celje received a 2min suspension and missed a penalty shoot. Montpellier was focused enough to take the advantage and extend the lead to four goals and afterwards keeping it until the end. Topscorers: Montpellier HB: Hmam (8); Celje Pivovarna Lasko: Harbok (11/4) | |||
| Third place | |||
| MKB Veszprém KC | Ademar Leon | 15:11 | 27:25 |
| The Spanish from Leon had to play the Hungarian champion for the third place, which they lost and hence finished on the fourth place. After the only lead of Leon in the entire match (1:0), Veszprém took over and dominated the match. The difference level of performances was represented at the 15:11 half-time result. In the second half Leon tried to turn the match around and managed to come to a close 15:16, but missed their penalty to equalize the score. Waking up, Veszprém was in charge again and scored the 20:15 and stayed in front until the end (27:25). | |||
| First place | |||
| HSV Handball | THW Kiel | 15:18 | 36:40 |
| The final of the SCHLECKER CUP 2006 had with THW Kiel and HSV Handball the coming finalists of the Super-Cup in Munich. In the packed hall there was not one place remaining free so that the doors had to be shut for further visitors. With a total of 76 goals the ones within the hall saw the match with the most goals of the entire weekend. Both teams started off with a obvious commitment to winning this final and the German duel. The 3:3 score showed the good defense and goalkeeper performance. Mainly Thierry Omeyer was the reason for the three goal lead of Kiel after the first half (18:15). In the second half the constantly on a high-level playing THW proved his strength in shot efficiency and increased their lead up to ten goals. After dominating the match for the most time, the team was more relaxed and let HSV Handball the chance to come as close as a 36:40 in the end. Hamburg: Schroder (2), Jansen (5/3), Ursic (1), Flohr (3/1), Souza (4), Knorr (2), Pungartnik (4), B. Gille (2), G. Gille (19, Lijewski (4), Hens (3), Yoon (5/1) Kiel: Linders (7), Andersson (11), Karticnik (2/1), Lovgren (2), Ahlm (2), Zeitz (2), Jeppesen (1), Karabatic (8/4), Klein (5) | |||
| Traditionally, the winners ceremony takes place directly after the final. Also, special titles are awarded to the players that the coaches elected. | |||
| Best Player | Ahlm | THW Kiel |  | |
| Best Goalkeeper | Peric | MKB Veszprém KC |  | |
| Topscorer | Harbok | Celje Pivovarna Lasko | 24 Goals |  |
| Fairplay Team Cup | Montpellier HB |  |
