Gloria Bistrița’s first appearance of the year in the EHF Champions League

The EHF Champions League match between Gloria Bistrița and ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica took place on Saturday, 10 January, at TeraPlast Arena in Bistrița. The game marked Gloria Bistrița’s first appearance of the year in the competition and ended with a 38–34 victory for ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica.

Played in front of a full and vocal crowd, the match unfolded at a high tempo, with both teams showing intensity and physicality. Gloria Bistrița remained competitive throughout, but Budućnost managed to maintain control in decisive moments and convert their chances more efficiently.

After the final whistle, Budućnost assistant coach Armele Atinger commented:
“I saw that you have some wonderful supporters. I want to thank our goalkeeper for everything she did! Congratulations to everyone on the match!”

Budućnost player Maja Savić added:
“I am very happy that we started this year like this! There was an extraordinary atmosphere here in Bistrița! Danila Delgado caused me a lot of problems. She is a wonderful player!”

From the home team’s perspective, Gloria Bistrița head coach Carlos Viver stated:
“I think we had a series of problems in defense, and their goalkeeper was very good.
We will work hard to recover and to win the next matches. Today’s game does not define us, and we will work to make sure this does not happen again.”

Gloria Bistrița player Danila Delgado also reflected on the match, saying:
“Congratulations to ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica!
Yes, we had problems in defense and we need to coordinate better to fix this.”

The result places ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica in a strong position early in the campaign, while Gloria Bistrița looks ahead to the upcoming fixtures with a focus on adjustments and recovery as the EHF Champions League season continues.

ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
Armele Atinger – assistant coach:
I saw that you have some wonderful supporters. I want to thank our goalkeeper for everything she did! Congratulations to everyone on the match!

Maja Savić – player:
I am very happy that we started this year like this! There was an extraordinary atmosphere here in Bistrița! Danila Delgado caused me a lot of problems. She is a wonderful player!

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Gloria Bistrița – Carlos Viver – head coach:
I think we had a series of problems in defense, and their goalkeeper was very good.
We will work hard to recover and to win the next matches. Today’s game does not define us, and we will work to make sure this does not happen again.

Danila Delgado – Gloria Bistrița player:
Congratulations to ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica!
Yes, we had problems in defense and we need to coordinate better to fix this.