European Handball Cup: Gorica and Sloga advance to third round

Several regional handball teams have secured progression in the EHF European Cup. Gorica advanced to the third qualifying round despite a 25:24 loss to Butel Skopje in their second leg. Leveraging a three-goal advantage from the first match, Gorica secured an aggregate victory of 51:49. Marko Karaula led the scoring for Gorica with eight goals.

Sloga Doboj also progressed to the third round after defeating Azerbaijani side Kur 32:30 in the second leg. Having won the first match 38:26, Sloga maintained their momentum with Todor Milisavljević scoring 11 goals.

In Serbia, Trim Trebnje managed to advance to the next stage despite a 23:34 loss to Dinamo Pančevo in the return leg, thanks to a significant 39:27 victory in the first encounter. Conversely, Trogir was eliminated from European competition following a draw against H71 from the Faroe Islands, trailing on aggregate after a previous seven-goal defeat.