Minaur Baia Mare, defeated in Germany, after an incredible end of the match! The new transfer of Gloria Bistrita brought victory to Thuringer

• In the other Group A match, Mosonmagyarovar prevailed 31-22 over Larvik, winning both halves.

• Two other teams from Romania played today in the EHF European League. Rapid Bucharest beat Oldenburg 34-30while Corona Brașov drew on Viborg's field: 33-33.

Minaur Baia Mare is one of the most fit teams in Romanian women's handball. Externally, the team from Maramureş debuted with two victories in the EHF European League: 28-26 vs. Larvik (away) and 34-28 vs. Mosonmagyarovar (home). Between the two matches, Minaur drew with CSM Bucharest, the champion of Romania (27-27).

Minaur Baia Mare, painful defeat in Germany, after a spectacular comeback by Thuringer

Thuringer started the home game very well, taking advantage of the offensive actions of Johanna Reichert, who scored 4 of her team's first 5 goals. Gradually, Minaur Baia Mare adjusted its defense and began to dominate in attack and take control of the game.

Alba Spugnini, who has signed an extension for two more seasons, was excellent in the semi-circle and pulled off several shots from 7 meters and clearances, while Yuliya Dumanska was brave in the visitors' goal. Therefore, at halftime, the score was 18-15 for the Maramures team.

After returning from the locker room, Minaur continued to play very well and led the hostilities. Thuringer tried to come back, but Joao Ferreira's girls had a strong response and looked to be heading for a clear victory. When the hosts missed two simple actions to score, this feeling became even more meaningful.

However, Herbert Muller's players made a spectacular comeback in the last 10 minutes. After leading 26-22, Thuringer went on an 8-1 run to make it 30-27. Ferreira did not ask for a time-out in time, and his handball players made more and more mistakes.

However, Minaur did not give up, took advantage of some controversial refereeing decisions and equalized several times, including with 30 seconds left when Nikoletta Papp scored off a pass from Teodora Damian. Muller called time-out and, seconds before the end, Reichert scored the winning goal: 33-32.

14goals were scored by Johanna Reichert, Thuringer's star

In addition to Reichert, from Thuringer's camp Csenge Kuczora (5 goals), who will perform at CSM Bucharest from the following season, Rikke Petersen (4 goals) and Kelly De Abreu (3 goals) also stood out.

On the other side, Minaur's leaders were Dziyana Ilyina (8 goals), Nikoletta Papp and Alba Spugnini, with 6 goals each, and Jessica Quintino and Fie Woller, with 4 goals each.

35.3%was the percentage of Yuliya Dumanska's saves (18/51)

Ranking of Group A of the EHF European League

EHF European League Group A standings/Photo: Flashscore capture

FINAL » Thuringer – Minaur Baia Mare 33-32

Final match. 33-32. Johanna Reichert, the player who will perform for Gloria Bistrita next season, brought the victory to Thuringer in the last seconds.
Min. 60. 32-32. Papp equalized and the home team had the last shot with 23 seconds left. Time-out requested by Muller.
Min. 60. 32-31. Tense moments, after another elimination for Thuringer.
Min. 57. 31-30. Goal from 7 meters for Papp. Two-minute dismissal in the home side, much to Muller's dismay.
Min. 54. 29-27. Time-out for Minaur, who is in a complicated situation.
Min. 53. 27-27. Rikke Petersen restores equality, taking advantage of several mistakes by the Maramureş players.
Min. 50. 26-27. After a miss from 7 meters by Spugnini, the hosts come within a goal of Minaur.
Min. 47. 23-26. Series of misses from very simple actions for Thuringer.
Min. 43. 22-24. Minaur is again two goals behind. Dumanska, excellent in the visitors' goal.
Min. 40. 21-21. Goal-to-goal goal scored by Thuringer goalkeeper Laura Kuske.
Min. 37. 19-20. After a counterattack, Thuringer came within a goal of the opponent.
Min. 34. 17-20. Two consecutive saves for Yuliya Dumanska, Minaur's goalkeeper.
Min. 32. 16-19. Spugnini, another goal from 7 meters, through a shot that she also scored.
The start of the second half.

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The end of the first half. 15-18. Reichert has 9 goals at the break but Minaur leads by 3 lengths.
Min. 27. 12-16. Goal for Papp and Spugnini, and the Bavarians dominate this period.
Min. 23. 9-11. Double numerical superiority for Minaur. Goal from 7 meters for Alba Spugnini.
Min. 20. 8-10. Time off requested by Herbert Muller, Thuringer's Romanian coach. Teodora Damian (19 years old) entered the field for Minaur.
Min. 17. 8-9. Dziyana Ilyina scores from her own half, taking advantage of the empty goal of the Germans, who are outnumbered.
Min. 15. 8-7. Joao Ferreira called for the first time-out of the match and tried to motivate his players, being especially unhappy with the defense.
Min. 13. 7-7. Two goals in a row for Nikoletta Papp that keeps the balance on the table.
Min. 10. 5-5. The 3rd goal from 7 meters for Minaur Baia Mare, all scored by Fie Woller.
Min. 7. 5-3. The 4th goal for Reichert, a player who will perform for Gloria Bistrita from the following season.
Min. 4. 2-1. After Johanna Reichert's second goal came the game's first two-minute shutout. Quintino will sit on the bench for a while.
Min. 1. 0-1. Jessica Quintino luckily scored the first goal of the game.
Start of match in Germany.