The atmosphere of the handball match Karviná vs. Flensburg. | Video: Diary/Květoslav Šimek
“Great respect to Karviná for the second half,” acknowledged Danish goalkeeper Kevin Møller from Flensburg after the match. “He deserves it for such a performance. After the break, it wasn’t an easy match for us at all.”
Atmosphere? Great. The German handball players also appreciated this. The seats were practically sold out, the walkways and stairs were filled with fans. Not to be, the big German club pulled.
However, the experienced rival, who also had Oskar Czertowicz on the roster, did not let the downright hellish atmosphere get started properly for a long time. What an action, a goal. In addition, the fantastic Møller in goal. And the score kept increasing.
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“Shouldn’t we have fewer goals?” one of the Karvina fans ironically gloated at 3:12. “To make it a little more fair…”
Karvin coach Michal Brůna attributed it to too much respect. “I haven’t seen such fear in the eyes of my players for a long time. Or rather nervousness. But that’s normal when guys meet stars like that.”
Brúna appreciated that his fighters gradually shook off their nervousness and fear. “The boys didn’t give up, they fought. Respect to the players for not putting down their weapons and trying to play to the end. Sure, they made substitutions, but not everyone manages to win a half with Flensburg,” he pointed out about his team’s 20:17 win.
Dominik Solák, the representative clutch, admitted that nervousness bound them at first. “We knew who was coming to us. We thought we’d throw it aside, but that’s easier said than done.”
After all, the Karvins were excited about the half-time break. “We thought we were playing for the audience, we showed our hearts. Our fans were great, the atmosphere was great, we enjoyed it,” added Solák. “I’m proud of the team that we didn’t give up. Flensburg has a great squad, full of world-class players, it’s a huge experience for us.”
