Media Information. VELUX EHF Champions League Season 2018/19

Media Information VELUX EHF Champions League Season 2018/19 Group Phase, Round 1 Telekom Veszprém HC (HUN) vs PGE Vive Kielce (POL) Veszprém Aréna (Veszprém, HUN) Saturday 15 September, 18:00 hrs

Telekom Veszprém HC (HUN) vs PGE Vive Kielce (POL) Group A Saturday 15 September 2018, 18:00 hrs Playing hall Veszprém Aréna Külso Kadartai ut 8200 Veszprém Hungary Capacity: 5,096 Round 1 Most games vs Kielce: Peter Gulyas 7 Gergö Ivancsik 7 Mirsad Terzic 7 Renato Sulic 6 Mirko Alilovic 5 Nandor Fazekas 5 Timuzsin Schuch 5 Most goals vs Kielce: Gergö Ivancsik 26 Marko Vujin 18 Momir Ilic 17 Andreas Nilsson 16 Daniel Buday 15 Kiril Lazarov 15 Carlos Perez 15 Renato Sulic 15 Domestic league Nemzeti Bajnokság I Last 2 games: 08/09 @ Budakalasz W27:38 05/09 vs Csurgoi W32:17 Next game: 18/09 @ Eger Standings as of 13/09: 1. Szeged 3 108:76 6 2. Veszprém 2 70:44 4 3. Cegled 2 48:44 4 4. Gyöngyös 2 55:45 3 14. Budakalasz 2 47:67 0 Veszprém lead Kielce in the head-to-head stats (6 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats) but Kielce won their most important match the VELUX EHF Champions League Final 2016. Veszprém are the only team to have qualified for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in four straight years (2014-2017). Veszprém have never won the CL but six of their players have: Momir Ilic (Kiel 2010, 2012), Kentin Mahe (Flensburg 2014), Andreas Nilsson (Hamburg 2013), Arpad Sterbik (Ciudad Real 2006, 2008, 2009, Vardar 2017), Laszlo Nagy (Barcelona 2005, 2011), Manuel Strlek (Kielce 2016). Veszprém coach Ljubomir Vranjes has also won the CL with another club - with Flensburg in 2014. 2016 champions Kielce have three players who won the trophy with another club: Alex Dujshebaev, Luka Cindric (both Vardar 2017) and Krzysztof Lijewski (Hamburg 2013). Veszprém goalkeeper Arpad Sterbik and his PSG colleague, Thierry Omeyer, are the most successful still active players, with four CL titles each. There is an age gap of 22 years between the oldest goalkeeper on court, Veszprém s Arpad Sterbik (born in 1979), and the youngest, Kielce s Milos Wallach (2001). Both coaches have won the FINAL4: Talant Dujshebaev with Kielce in 2016, Ljubomir Vranjes with Flensburg in 2014. Dujshebaev also won CL titles with Ciudad Real in 2006, 2008 and 2009; each time with Arpad Sterbik as goalkeeper. Dujshebaev is the only one who won the CL as a player (with Santander in 1994) and as a coach. Vranjes played in the 2007 finals, but lost with Flensburg against Kiel. While Kielce retained the Polish title, Veszprém were edged by Szeged for the Hungarian title in 2017/18. In his first international match for Veszprém, left wing Manuel Strlek will play against his former club, Kielce. Strlek also faces several fellow Croatian national team players, like Luka Cindric, Marko Mamic and Filip Ivic. Kielce right wing Blaz Janc meets former Celje teammates Blaz Blagotinsek, Gasper Marguc and Borut Mackovsek. The Kielce squad contains six different nationalities (POL, CRO, ESP, SRB, SLO, BLR), the Veszprém squad has 11 (HUN, ESP, CRO, FRA, SLO, MKD, SWE, BIH, SRB, DEN, NOR). The MOTW features players who have won the most recent edition of all three major national team events: EHF EURO 2018 champions Spain (Alex Dujshebaev and Julen Aguinagalde/Kielce, Arpad Sterbik/Veszprém), World Championship 2017 winners France (Kentin Mahe/Veszprém), Olympic Games 2016 gold medallists Denmark (René Toft Hansen/Veszprém). Most games vs Veszprém: Mateusz Jachlewski 7 Piotr Grabarczyk 6 Patryk Kuchczynski 6 Karol Bielecki 5 Michal Jurecki 5 Slawomir Szmal 5 Uros Zorman 5 Most goals vs Veszprém: Karol Bielecki 36 Michal Jurecki 25 Rastko Stojkovic 23 Mariusz Jurasik 15 Alex Dujshebaev 10 Manuel Strlek 10 Uros Zorman 10 Domestic league Superliga Last 3 games: 11/09 @ Arka Gdynia W31:40 07/09 vs Zabrze W32:23 31/08 @ Gwardia Opole W26:36 Next game: 18/09 @ Zaglebie Standings as of 13/09: 1. Kielce 3 108:80 9 2. Wisla Plock 3 100:74 9 3. Azoty Pulawy 2 63:48 6 4. Wybrzeze 2 52:46 6 14. Szczecin 2 46:52 0 2

Previous matches in European Cup competitions Telekom Veszprém HC vs PGE Vive Kielce 6-1-2 (288:255) 13:5 18.10.2003 Fotex KC Veszprém vs KS Vive Kielce, EHF Champions League Group G 31:24 (21:12) 15.11.2003 KS Vive Kielce vs Fotex KC Veszprém, EHF Champions League Group G 30:41 (19:19) 17.10.2009 MKB Veszprém KC vs KS Vive Targi Kielce, EHF Champions League Group B 33:26 (16:11) 06.03.2010 KS Vive Targi Kielce vs MKB Veszprém KC, EHF Champions League Group B 29:32 (14:14) 02.10.2011 KS Vive Targi Kielce vs MKB Veszprém KC, VELUX EHF Champions League Group B 25:29 (10:17) 11.02.2012 MKB Veszprém KC vs KS Vive Targi Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League Group B 21:24 (13:12) 29.05.2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce vs MVM Veszprém, VELUX EHF FINAL4 Final 39:38 (13:17, 29:29, 35:35) 15.10.2017 PGE Vive Kielce vs Telekom Veszprém HC, VELUX EHF Champions League Group B 32:32 (16:15) 02.12.2017 Telekom Veszprém HC vs PGE Vive Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League Group B 31:26 (15:15) Details of last Telekom Veszprém HC vs PGE Vive Kielce match: 02.12.2017 (Veszprém, HUN) Telekom Veszprém HC vs PGE Vive Kielce 31:26 (15:15) (VELUX EHF Champions League, Group B) Referees: Vaclav Horacek/Jiri Novotny (Czech Republic). Suspensions: 14 8 (Manaskov 2, Schuch 2, Tönnesen 2, Nilsson 2, Nagy 2, Terzic 2, Blagotinsek 2 Janc 2, Lijewski 2, Zorman 2, Bombac 2 ). Number of 7m: 3/2 5/5. Attendance: 5,019. Roland Mikler MOL-Pick Sgeged <= Mirko Alilovic -- Dejan Manaskov (2) FTC <= Timuzsin Schuch Momir Ilic (5) Kent Robin Tönnesen Dragan Gajic (3) Andreas Nilsson (8) Laszlo Nagy (2) Grundfos Tatabanya <= Matyas Györi TSV Hannover-Burgdorf <= Cristian Ugalde (1) Gasper Marguc (3) Mirsad Terzic Blaz Blagotinsek (2) Moorchegani Iman Jamali Mate Lekai (5) Slawomir Szmal => retired Filip Ivic -- (9) Michal Jurecki (3) Alex Dujshebaev Mateusz Kus => Motor Zaporozhye Julen Aguinagalde (5) Karol Bielecki => retired (1) Mateusz Jachlewski (1) Manuel Strlek => Telekom Veszprém HC (1) Blaz Janc Krzysztof Lijewski Mariusz Jurkiewicz (4) Uros Zorman => retired (1) Marko Mamic Dean Bombac => MOL-Pick Szeged (1) Darko Djukic => HC Meshkov Brest 3

Most goals in one game for Telekom Veszprém HC vs PGE Vive Kielce: Gergö Ivancsik 11 06.03.2010 KS Vive Targi Kielce-MKB Veszprém KC 29:32 Daniel Buday 8 18.10.2003 Fotex KC Veszprém-KS Vive Kielce 31:24 Mirza Dzomba 8 15.11.2003 KS Vive Kielce-Fotex KC Veszprém 30:41 Kiril Lazarov 8 15.11.2003 KS Vive Kielce-Fotex KC Veszprém 30:41 Andreas Nilsson 8 02.12.2017 Telekom Veszprém HC-PGE Vive Kielce 31:26 Most goals in one game for PGE Vive Kielce vs Telekom Veszprém HC: Karol Bielecki 11 15.11.2003 KS Vive Kielce-Fotex KC Veszprém 30:41 Karol Bielecki 10 18.10.2003 Fotex KC Veszprém-KS Vive Kielce 31:24 Rastko Stojkovic 9 02.10.2011 KS Vive Targi Kielce-MKB Veszprém KC 25:29 Michal Jurecki 9 11.02.2012 MKB Veszprém KC-KS Vive Targi Kielce 21:24 Tobias Reichmann 9 29.05.2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce-MVM Veszprém 39:38 Michal Jurecki 9 02.12.2017 Telekom Veszprém HC-PGE Vive Kielce 31:26 Last 10 games in the VELUX EHF Champions League: Telekom Veszprém HC: current run won one 12.11.2017 Paris FRA @ Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA L 33:28 18.11.2017 Veszprém HUN vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA L 24:29 26.11.2017 Aalborg DEN @ Aalborg Handbold DEN L 29:26 02.12.2017 Veszprém HUN vs PGE Vive Kielce POL W 31:26 07.02.2018 Kiel GER @ THW Kiel GER L 22:20 17.02.2018 Veszprém HUN vs HC Meshkov Brest BLR W 34:22 25.02.2018 Flensburg GER @ SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER D 31:31 03.03.2018 Veszprém HUN vs RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko SLO W 29:22 25.03.2018 Skjern DEN @ Skjern Handbold DEN L 32:25 31.03.2018 Veszprém HUN vs Skjern Handbold DEN W 34:29 PGE Vive Kielce: current run lost two 26.11.2017 Kielce POL vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA L 29:30 02.12.2017 Veszprém HUN @ Telekom Veszprém HC HUN L 31:26 11.02.2018 Flensburg GER @ SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER D 32:32 17.02.2018 Kielce POL vs RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko SLO W 37:31 24.02.2018 Kiel GER @ THW Kiel GER W 29:30 03.03.2018 Kielce POL vs HC Meshkov Brest BLR W 33:28 24.03.2018 Kielce POL vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER W 41:17 01.04.2018 Mannheim GER @ Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER W 30:36 21.04.2018 Kielce POL vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA L 28:34 28.04.2018 Paris FRA @ Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA L 35:32 4

Telekom Veszprém HC vs Polish clubs 11-3-3 Season Opponent Home Away Competition 2002/03 Wisla Plock SSA 38:24 30:25 EHF Champions League Group A 2003/04 KS Vive Kielce 31:24 41:30 EHF Champions League Group G 2009/10 KS Vive Targi Kielce 33:26 32:29 EHF Champions League Group B 2011/12 KS Vive Targi Kielce 21:24 29:25 VELUX EHF Champions League Group B 2013/14 Orlen Wisla Plock 31:26 33:34 VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 2015/16 Orlen Wisla Plock 27:25 27:27 VELUX EHF Champions League Group A 2015/16 KS Vive Tauron Kielce 38:39 (7m) VELUX EHF FINAL4 Final 2016/17 Orlen Wisla Plock 31:25 28:28 VELUX EHF Champions League Group A 2017/18 PGE Vive Kielce 31:26 32:32 VELUX EHF Champions League Group B PGE Vive Kielce vs Hungarian clubs 8-1-8 Season Opponent Home Away Competition 2003/04 Fotex KC Veszprém 30:41 24:31 EHF Champions League Group G 2009/10 MKB Veszprém KC 29:32 26:33 EHF Champions League Group B 2011/12 MKB Veszprém KC 25:29 24:21 VELUX EHF Champions League Group B 2012/13 Pick Szeged 32:27 25:26 VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 2014/15 MOL-Pick Szeged 37:32 27:26 VELUX EHF Champions League Group D 2015/16 MOL-Pick Szeged 27:26 30:31 VELUX EHF Champions League Group B 2015/16 MVM Veszprém 39:38 (7m) VELUX EHF FINAL4 Final 2016/17 MOL-Pick Szeged 28:24 29:27 VELUX EHF Champions League Group B 2017/18 Telekom Veszprém HC 32:32 26:31 VELUX EHF Champions League Group B VELUX to present 'Player of the Match' trophy The Match of the Week 'Player of the Match' trophy, introduced by EHF Marketing last season, will again be awarded at all MOTWs in the VELUX EHF Champions League 2018/19 season. The trophy will be handed over on court shortly after the match by alternating sponsors throughout the season. The presenting sponsor at Telekom Veszprém HC vs PGE Vive Kielce is VELUX, and the trophy will be handed over to the awardee by Csaba Bedekovits, Head of Sales VELUX Hungary. In the 2017/18 season, two Veszprém players (Roland Mikler in Round 4 and Mirko Alilovic in the Last 16, Leg 2) and one Kielce player (Slawomir Szmal in Round 2) received the award. 5

Telekom Veszprém HC players career statistics against PGE Vive Kielce Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM Aleksandar Djurdjevic SRB 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Roland Mikler HUN 5 2 1 2 0 0,00 0 0 Arpad Sterbik ESP 11 7 0 4 0 0,00 0 0 Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM William Accambray FRA 2 0 1 1 1 0,50 1 0 Blaz Blagotinsek SLO 2 1 1 0 7 3,50 5 4 Uros Borzas HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Borisz Dörnyei HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Bence Ernei HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Dragan Gajic SLO 8 4 1 3 29 3,63 10 4 Momir Ilic SRB 6 3 1 2 36 6,00 7 (2) 2 Moorchegani Iman Jamali HUN 4 1 1 2 13 3,25 8 2 Mate Lekai HUN 3 1 1 1 12 3,00 5 0 Patrik Ligetvari HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Borut Mackovsek SLO 7 3 0 4 24 3,43 8 10 (D) Kentin Mahe FRA 4 0 3 1 13 3,25 6 2 Dejan Manaskov MKD 7 3 1 3 14 2,00 4 10 Gasper Marguc SLO 5 3 1 1 17 3,40 10 0 Laszlo Nagy HUN 4 2 1 1 8 2,00 5 6 Petar Nenadic SRB 2 0 0 2 16 8,00 9 2 Andreas Nilsson SWE 3 1 1 1 16 5,33 8 2 Manuel Strlek CRO 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Lev Szuharev HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Mirsad Terzic BIH 7 4 1 2 13 1,86 7 12 Kent Robin Tönnesen NOR 2 1 1 0 6 3,00 6 2 Rene Toft Hansen DEN 7 0 2 5 21 3,00 6 8 William Accambray (Paris Saint-Germain Handball 2015/16); Dragan Gajic (HC Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2010/11, Montpellier Agglomeration HB 2014/15, Montpellier HB 2015/16); Momir Ilic (THW Kiel 2010/11, THW Kiel 2012/13); Moorchegani Iman Jamali (IFK Kristianstad 2015/16, HC Meshkov Brest 2016/17); Borut Mackovsek (Montpellier Agglomeration HB 2014/15, Montpellier HB 2015/16, RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2016/17, RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2017/18); Kentin Mahe (SG Flensburg-Handewitt 2015/16, SG Flensburg-Handewitt 2017/18); Dejan Manaskov (HC Metalurg 2012/13, HC Vardar 2015/16, Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2016/17); Gasper Marguc (HC Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2010/11); Roland Mikler (Pick Szeged 2012/13); Laszlo Nagy (FC Barcelona Borges 2010/11); Petar Nenadic (Orlen Wisla Plock 2013/14); Arpad Sterbik (BM Atletico Madrid 2011/12, FC Barcelona Intersport 2012/13, HC Vardar 2014/15, HC Vardar 2015/16, HC Vardar 2016/17); Rene Toft Hansen (Viborg HK A/S 2005/06, THW Kiel 2012/13, THW Kiel 2013/14, THW Kiel 2014/15, THW Kiel 2017/18) 6

PGE Vive Kielce players career statistics against Telekom Veszprém HC Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM Vladimir Cupara SRB 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Filip Ivic CRO 5 0 0 5 0 0,00 0 0 Milosz Walach POL 1 0 1 0 0 0,00 0 0 Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM Julen Aguinagalde ESP 8 2 1 5 21 2,63 5 0 Bartlomiej Bis POL 1 0 1 0 0 0,00 0 0 Luka Cindric CRO 2 0 1 1 6 3,00 5 0 Alex Dujshebaev ESP 6 0 2 4 24 4,00 7 0 Angel Fernandez ESP 2 0 0 2 8 4,00 6 2 Mateusz Jachlewski POL 7 2 1 4 8 1,14 3 2 Blaz Janc SLO 10 0 1 9 17 1,70 5 4 Michal Jurecki POL 5 2 1 2 25 5,00 9 (2) 8 Mariusz Jurkiewicz POL 7 2 1 4 11 1,57 6 6 Artsem Karalek BLR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Uladzislau Kulesh BLR 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Krzysztof Lijewski POL 3 1 1 1 6 2,00 5 2 Marko Mamic CRO 2 0 1 1 2 1,00 1 (2) 0 Arkadiusz Moryto POL 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Uros Zorman SLO 6 2 1 3 11 1,83 4 (2) 4 Julen Aguinagalde (Reale Ademar 2008/09, BM Atletico Madrid 2011/12, BM Atletico Madrid 2012/13); Luka Cindric (HC Vardar 2015/16); Alex Dujshebaev (HC Vardar 2014/15, HC Vardar 2015/16); Angel Fernandez (Naturhouse La Rioja 2014/15); Filip Ivic (HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 2013/14, HC Prvo plinarsko drustvo Zagreb 2015/16); Blaz Janc (Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2012/13, Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2013/14, RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2014/15, RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2015/16); Mariusz Jurkiewicz (BM Ciudad Real 2003/04 DNP, BM Atletico Madrid 2011/12, BM Atletico Madrid 2012/13, Orlen Wisla Plock 2013/14); Krzysztof Lijewski (HSV Hamburg 2010/11 DNP); Uros Zorman (BM Ciudad Real 2008/09) VELUX EHF Champions League 2018/19 - MOTW #01 Media Information by EHF Media & Communications, 14/09/2018 Contributors: Björn Pazen, Roy Knoppert 7