The draw for Round 2 of the EHF European Cup took place at the EHF offices at noon on Tuesday, July 18, with the participation of the PAOK men’s handball team.
Dikephalos is invited to face Linz from Austria, in double knockout matches, with the aim of qualifying for Round 3 of the institution.
The matches, according to the official EHF calendar, are scheduled for 14-15/10, with the replay on 21/22-10.
The coach of the team, Panagiotis Gousios, spoke about the draw: “We were marginally in the underdog group in the draw, so it was a foregone conclusion that we would have a strong opponent in front of us. Our opponents are the finalists of the Austrian league. Last year, the Austrian teams achieved two qualifiers against the Greek teams. There is a lot of time to do the proper scouting, I think the most important thing is that we are in good shape when the games come so we can qualify».
Besides, the draw for the EHF European League took place, the event in which the women’s handball team of PAOK will take part in the new season.
The Greek champions enter the competition from the first qualifying round and will face German Oldenburg. The matches are scheduled for 23, 24/9 and 30/9-1/10.
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