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CUP

The Danish Cup Tournament 2004/05

Holders: Viborg HK(Champion and cup)

Quarterfinals…

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Danish Cup

None surprises in quarterfinals (played in the period 22/9 - 28/

NEWS

The was no surprises in this years quarterfinals in the Danish Cup. The teams from

Horsens HK, Team Esbjerg and Viborg HK didn't have bigger problems progressing to the

Quarterfinals

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semifinals. Ikast/Bording EH however struggled before getting their pas to the next round.

Team Esbjerg vs. FOX Team Nord

In Esbjerg two teams that changed position before this season met in what was fought to

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be a close encounter. Team Esbjerg was promoted to HBL while FOX Team Nord was

relegated to the 1st division before this season.

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For both teams it could be a vital game in the season, because the winner would have

good changes for a spot in next years EC-campaign (CWC).

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However the many experts were surprised to see a very one-sided clash. After 9 minutes

it was clear the home team had the overhand and Esbjerg went up with 5 goals (9-4).

FOX Team Nord had problems in the defence and tried to mark out Esbjerg-captain

Haandbæk during the match. This however just made L.Jensen and Benyats blossom and

they scored as pleased. The best players for FOX Team Nord were A.Kristensen and

Möller.

There’s still a gap between the bottom of HBL and the top of 1st division, but FOX Team

Nord from the second best league in Denmark must nevertheless still be disappointed with

heavy loss. The ambitious club is building a new arena “Arena Nord” and is expected to

return to HBL for next season. They should have made a better result. On the other hand

Team Esbjerg continues their impressive form on home soil. In the league they won

against Horsens HK and now against FOX Team Nord in the Cup.

Horsens HK vs. GOG/Gudme H

Horsens HK faced a difficult task against GOG/Gudme H. in their quarterfinal, but had the

upper hand during the entire match. Horsens is strong at home in their new arena at the

same time GOG was weakened… Mølgaard wasn’t present in the GOG-squad because of

an injury.

From the beginning the home team took control and went up with 5 goals (7-2). Especially

goalie Nilsen and wing Wangsøe contributed to the impressive start.

In the absence of Mølgaard the GOG-offensive were without structure and flow.

Playmaker Wissel tried to keep GOG together, but it wasn’t enough against a great

Horsens defense. In the Horsens attack C.Kristensen and CK.Pedersen showed their skills

and walked as pleased thru a shattered GOG defense.

The match was decided 4 minutes from the end when Horsens went up with 9 goals

(29-20) and GOG was allowed to get some consolation goals before the final whistle.

Hylle (HHK): “We had a positive experience in the match

against Viborg (26-26). This gave us a good start today and

we played the way we want to play”

Bouwer (GOG): “We played a terrible match. The players

played too individual and never found each other”.

Ikast/Bording EH vs. Randers HK

Ikast/Bording EH is in a too familiar situation. Many injured players and a new coach. As

usually the Ikast-board gambles by picking a coach without women-handball experience

and that doesn’t speak Danish. Last time it didn’t pay off when Fjeldstadt was fired after

only 2 months. After a terrible start to this season all odds are on a repetition.

Ikast however got some success in their quarterfinal against Randers HK and progressed

to the semis. It wasn’t pretty but fighting spirit that turned a probably loss into a win.

Nothing worked in the attack for Ikast and only some fast-break goals kept Ikast in the

match. Randers had more in the bag and in particular goalie Munteanu made a great

work. Randers worked them selves up to a 3 goal lead (8-11) at halftime the lead was cut

down a single goal.

It looked like business as usually in the beginning of the second half… Randers expanded

their lead to 3 (13-16) and appeared to be cruising for a comfortable victory. Then Ikast-

player Milanovic got a direct red card which seemed highly unfair in a situation where

even a 2min suspension could be a bit hard. This situation gave the spectators and Ikast-

players the nerve they needed to get back into the match and in the last minutes Ikast

came from 4 goals behind (18-22) and won in the end with 29-26.

Milanovic (IBEH) – on the red card: “It was

a terrible decision by the referees – I went

for the ball and not her arm”

Mortensen (IBEH) – “The red card for Milanovic

was the wake up call we needed and we

managed to turn things around”

Slagelse DT vs. Viborg HK

As expected Anja Andersen rested her best players and let the Slagelse talents get some

experience. Only Hørlykke and Loft from the usual starting 16 were in the squad. Viborg

however came with everything they have got of firepower. Furthermore pivot Assink

made her comeback and it took her few minutes before she scored her first goal.

It was a strange match. Viborg were clearly better team than the Slagelse youngsters, but

Viborg never played at their best. The offensive man-marking defense from Slagelse

disturbed the tall Viborg-players and they had big problems getting flow in the attack.

Viborg went ahead with 6 goals (5-11) and looked to be cruising into the semis, but the

concentration was dropping fast. Especially the Viborg-defense was terrible. The Slagelse

youngsters were allowed to cut to 3 goals (11-14), before Viborg took them serious.

In the second half Viborg were still too polite. The concentration was completely missing

in their defensive work and in the attack they struggled with the man-marked system

Slagelse were using.

The Slagelse talents played well and cut the gab to only 2 goals (18-20). At this point

some Slagelse-fans might have dreamed of a repetition of last years CL-match in Skopje

(19-19). The same youngsters who played in Skopje against Kometal could be on their

way to a new sensation.

Then Viborg brought their own youngsters into the game… goalie Staun and playmaker

Troelsen. In particular Staun made an impressive impact on the match saving 4 penalties

in a row. Troelsen brought more speed into the Viborg attack and Viborg expanded their

lead to 8 goals (20-28).

For Slagelse the best youngsters were Folden, Møller, Rajovic and Christiansen. They

might yet not have the routine or the physical strength, but they certainly have the

motivation and the will to make life difficult for a club like Viborg.

Assink (VHK) - about the Slagelse-lineup: "Well it's up to Slagelse to

Choose their squad. I would always choose the best possible lineup".

CUP

The Danish Handball League 2004/05

Holders: Viborg HK(Champion and cup)

Quarterfinals…

22/9-19.30

Team Esbjerg

vs.

FOX Team Nord

Result:

37-30

ESB:

L.Jensen 10, Benyats 9, T.Pedersen 5

Haandbæk 5, Kragelund 4, Krogsgård 2, Lund 2.

FOX:

A.Kristensen 8, Möller 6, Aaen 5, Hrckova 5,

Kragh 2, Wiberg 2, Utkovic 1, Thørholm 1.

ATTENDANCE:

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22/9-19.30

Horsens H.K.

vs.

GOG/Gudme Handball

Result:

29-24 (15-11)

HHK:

CK.Pedersen 7, Ladeforged 6, Sjøberg 4, Wangsøe 4,

Kristensen 4, Holmgren 2, P.Larsen 1, Seest 1.

GOG:

Wissel 9, Kareeva 6, Feijen 4, Aamodt 4, Dalgaard 1.

ATTENDANCE:

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23/9-20.00

Ikast/Bording E.H.

vs.

Randers H.K.

Result:

29-26 (13-14)

IBEH:

S.Hansen 7, Hammerseng 7, Brødsgaard 5,

D.Andersen 4, Schmøkel 2, B.Andersen 2,Milanovic 1, Knudsen 1

RHK:

Munch 6, Lungu 6, Senocico 5, B.Kristensen 3,

Luca 2, Danielsen 2, Johansen 1, Rothausen 1

ATTENDANCE:

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28/9-21.55

Slagelse D.T.

vs.

Viborg H.K.

Result:

26-39 (12-17)

SDT:

Hørlykke 6, Loft 5, Folden 4, K.Kristensen 3

Møller 2, Rajovic 2,S.Christiansen 1, Boesen 1.

VHK:

Skov 8, Mikkelsen 8, Fruelund 6, Assink 4,

Jurack 3, Ortuno 3, Zhai 2, Mulder 2, Thorsen 2, Højfeldt 1.

ATTENDANCE:

1.025

Pictures:

(From left:)

Skov

Folden

Staun

Mikkelsen