After the opening defeat, the people of Linz made up for a five-goal deficit at home and narrowly won, in the decider they celebrated a 28:26 (14:11) win in the “Ländle”. Your semi-final opponent will be determined on Saturday (7 p.m./live ORF Sport +) between HC Hard and Schwaz Handball Tirol.
The Bregenzers, third in the regular season, were considered favorites against the sixth, but after four wins this season against the Upper Austrians they had to accept two defeats in a row. The 8:7 was the last Bregenz lead. They fell behind by up to five goals, but fought back (22:22/51.). In this phase, the guests missed two seven meters and weakened in the offensive. But two goals by Serbian circle player Dejan Babic to 26:24 (56 th ) brought Linz back on course. As a result, Bregenz only came within one goal each time, and coach Milan Vunjak’s team celebrated in the end.
Source: Nachrichten
