Handball Olympic champion Thierry Omeyer has the THW Kiel defeat against Barcelona in the Champions League spared. In revenge for this year's final title defense at home broke up the 28:28 (14:10) from "top class record winner from Spain.
The Kiel rank now three points behind the Rhein-Neckar Löwen (4) to second place in Category A, third in the Slovenian representative RK Celje (2). Barcelona came to the surprising home loss to the Lions for the first point.
Before 10 250 spectators in the sold-out Arena Kiel Omeyer expressed on the lot his mark: First, the two-time world and European champions, the North German saved them from a higher residue (2:4 / 14 minutes), he assured the THW with famous parades long time the lead. After problems at the beginning found the "Zebras" the key to the offensive cover the Spaniard and went four goals ahead at the break.
The THW was in the final quarter of an hour but out of steam, Barcelona came five minutes before the end of the compensation (24:24). "We can not draw, but in the second half we conceded too many counter-attacks to win the game," said Omeyer. Next Sunday the Kiel received the Polish double winner KS Vive Kielce.
