The handball players of Trud held their own against the two-time champion of Bulgaria
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The handball players of Trud, led by Alexander Bogdanov, president and head coach of the team, lost 34:41 (19:17) to Dobruja (Dobrich). The match was from the round of 16 in the men’s Bulgarian Cup tournament and was played in a packed hall in Trud.
Among the spectators were many lovers of the dynamic game, including professors Veselin Margaritov and Rosen Dimov, as well as many former handball players from Plovdiv.
The hosts behaved with dignity against the two-time champion of Bulgaria. Teha ended the first half with a two-goal lead, but then the better preparation and experience of the Dobrudzians spoke for themselves and the match ended with their victory.
Coach Alexander Bogdanov starts the match with: Alexander Uzunov, Nikolay Kuzev, Nikolay Neychev, Dimitar Tanev, Hristo Kutev, Atanas Yanev, Hristo Angelov. After that, others played: Petko Rusalov, Georgi Bogdanov, Hristiyan Nikolov, Stoyan Uzunov, Daniel Katsarov, Nedko Kisimov and Dimitar Popov.
Results of all matches in the round of 16:
The second division Belasitsa (Petrich) eliminated the elite Levski (Levski) with 24:22 (12:14). In the “Nevrokop Arena” in Gotse Delchev, the player in the “B” group local Pirin prevailed over the player in the “A” group Fregata (Bs) with 26:25 (13:17).
In other meetings:
Inter (Blagoevgrad) – Shumen’61 28:46 (10:25), Petar Babev (Nessebar) – Chardafon 24:42 (7:20), Marten’67 – Spartak (Vn) 16:35 (7:19) and Rahovets`2008 – Osam (Lovech) 26:47 (15:24). According to the regulations at this stage, all teams from “A” RHG visited teams from the second echelon.