Sabbianco Anorthosis ended its European campaign with a home loss to AEK Athens, losing 28-23 in the second-leg match of the second round of the 2026-27 EHF European Cup, which was held at the Kition Sports Center.
The Famagusta team trailed from the first half onward, with AEK leading 15-8, establishing a significant advantage heading into the second half. In the second half, Anorthosis tried to mount a comeback, but the Greek team maintained its lead and secured a 28-23 victory.
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Combined with their 37-21 loss in the first match in Athens, the Famagusta-based team was unable to turn the tide and bids farewell to this year’s European competition.
Sabbianco Anorthosis’s participation in the EHF European Cup marked Cyprus’s sixth appearance in European handball competitions for the 2026–2027 season, helping to represent and promote Cypriot handball abroad.
We would like to remind you that Parnassos and Omonia 29M participated in the first round of the tournament, while in the women’s division, E.N. Athenou, APOEL KN Agia Trimithia, and Mavrommatis Agios Pavlos advanced to the second round.
Sabbianco Anorthosis (Marios Efstathiadis): Roussos, Gourgoumis, Kritikos 1, Melissas, Dragas 3, Lekovic 3, Karkalatos 2, Argyrou 1, Christodoulou, Bingo 6, Fterakidis, Buntic, Kaimakamis 1, Dolezel, Barros, Paraskevas 6.
