The Bundesliga handball players of the Thuringian HC were eliminated early in the European competition.
In the second leg of the second qualifying round for the European League they prevailed at the Norwegian club Molde HK with 28:26 (13:10), but missed the hoped for progress because of the 32:35 home defeat they had suffered a week earlier.
Molde - Best female THC thrower in Molde was Lamprini Tsakalou with ten goals.
The team of trainer Herbert Müller showed a convincing performance and presented itself, especially in defense, much stronger than in the home game.
After Anika Niederwieser scored 25:20 for the THC in the 51st minute, the overall success was within reach.
But Molde countered with a 6-1 run to make it 26:26.
In the last minute, the Thuringians scored two more goals, but that was not enough.
dpa