Rock-solid holders take on resurrected Győr

Only one of either Győri Audi ETO KC or Buducnost – two teams with large-scale success in the Women’s EHF Champions League – will progress through to the final after they were drawn against each other in the first semi-final of the Women’s EHF FINAL4.

Montenegrin side Buducnost are the title holders and Dragan Adzic’s side will meet the once again injury-hit Győr from Hungary, but with two-day tournament taking place in Budapest, home soil could prove to be a deciding factor in this clash of giants.

Women’s EHF FINAL4 Semi-final

Buducnost (MNE) vs. Győri Audi ETO KC (HUN) Saturday 7 May, 15:15 (local time), live on ehfTV.com It’s been five years since Győr and Buducnost let a different team outside of their two-team cartel lift the most prestigious trophy in women’s club handball. After Norwegian side Larvik beat the Spanish team Itxako Reyno De Navarra, led by Coach Ambros Martín, to conquer the throne in 2011 in the old two-legged final format, Buducnost and Győr have the title twice each. The Montenegrin outfit started the run with victory in 2012, followed by back-to-back Hungarian victories before Adzic’s squad reclaimed the title last season (2014/15). As far as contemporary women’s handball is concerned, the clash of these two European heavyweights is nothing short of handball history. This match has everything the women’s game has to offer; individual brilliance of top players, strong defending from both sides and cunning tactics from some of the best coaches in the sport – male or female.

The rock-solid title holder The defending champions have been enjoying an excellent campaign, having lost just one match (in their opening Main Round game away at Győr) …

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