Bryan Monte scores great and advances to the quarterfinals of the Champions League

A week after the 27-27 draw in the round of 16 of the handball Champions League, Montpellier and HC Zagreb faced each other again to define the classification. The return game took place this Wednesday (3) and, this time, Bryan Monte’s team came out victorious by a score of 29 to 23. The Brazilian scored two goals, including a great goal from behind, and helped the team to advance to the quarterfinals.

The game

Although the final score ended with a comfortable advantage for the French team, the first half began with HC Zagreb dominating. With the Croatian team leading the first few minutes, it was up to Bryan Monte to start Montpellier’s reaction. Thus, in the 15th minute, the Brazilian broke through the opposing defense and finished with his back to goal, scoring a great goal to put the home team in front of the scoreboard for the first time in the match.

If the first half maintained the balance seen in the first game, the second half proved to be different. The French team took advantage of the strength of the fans and completely dominated the visiting team. Thus, the final score ended at 29 to 23, with emphasis on Slovenian Stas Skube who scored 6 goals. Bryan Monte didn’t have a very bright match, but he scored 2 goals in the match.

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Next confrontation

Now, Montpellier, from France, faces Kiel, from Germany, who were already qualified for the quarterfinals of the men’s handball Champions League after finishing second in Group A. The German team’s campaign in the first phase was 10 victories , 2 draws and 2 defeats. Furthermore, the first game of the next phase is scheduled for April 24th.