The future is weak in Bucharest, Rapid solved the dilemmas at the end of the 1st and the beginning of the 2nd half

After three promising editions after the European Championship, a huge step back for Buducnost Bemax handball players - in the 10th round of the Champions League, the most decorated Montenegrin club suffered a second double-digit defeat this season, this time against Rapid in Bucharest (39:29).

Despite a lot of problems in the attack, primarily with lost balls and missed shots, Budućnost stayed in the game for most of the 1st half.

Ivana Godeč was an unsolvable enigma for the champion of Romania, but it was obvious that the backs were struggling, and the "minus" on the left wing was felt.

Ivona Pavićević was injured, Nađa Kadović missed several training sessions during the week, so from the beginning Nikolina Vukčević was the pivot in that position.

By the way, Rapid used the fact that Bojana Popović doesn't have a left-handed defender (except for the young Jelena Vukčević), so they led all the time, but the "blues" held on until the 26th minute, when Matea Pletikosić reduced the score to 14:12.

Then the Spanish colony worked in the team led by the former "warrior" coach, Carlos Weaver - Ainoa Hernades scored three times, Jennifer Gutiérrez twice, and Irene Espinola and Romanian Sorina Grozav once each in the 7:1 series in the finish of the 1st and the beginning 2nd half, with which Rapid went to a huge plus eight (21:13) and solved all dilemmas already in the 35th minute.

In the 43rd minute, the home team reached a double-digit difference for the first time (27:17), and they reached the record plus 10 nine more times...

Godeč was the best with eight goals from the same number of shots, Milena Raičević scored seven from 11 attempts, and Estavana Polman with six and Sorina Grozav with five goals were the most effective in the winning team.

RAPID - THE FUTURE BEMAX 39:29 (17:12)

Bucharest - Multifunctional hall of the National Sports Complex. Spectators: 4.500. Referees: Barisas and Petrusis (Lithuania). Sevens: Rapid 3 (2), Buducnost Bemax 9 (6). Exclusions: Rapid 10, Future Bemax 4 minutes.

Rapid: Ćuka (three saves), Sandra, KAPITANOVIĆ (four saves and three sevens), BUĆESKI 2, Perijanu, LOPES 2, Gutierrez 3, KORŠOS 4, ESPINOLA 3, Kanor 5, OSTASE 1, Hernandez 4, Badea 4, Polman 6 (2), Janjušević, GROZAV 5.

Future Bemax: ATINGRE (eight saves and seven goals), J. Kadović, ĆOROVIĆ, J. Vukčević, PLETIKOSIC 6 (1), GODEČ 8, Popović, Marsenić, KARDOSO DE KASTRO 4 (3), Agović, Bulatović, Tomova, N. Kadović 3, RAIČEVIĆ 7 (2), Kepić 1, N. VUKČEVIĆ.