Flensburg-Handewitt - Meshkov Brest: press conference

Raul Alonso (Meshkov Brest):

- Glad to be back in the North of Germany. We are very happy to take a point from Flensburg. This is a tough match for both teams. It was also physically difficult for us, because the opponent has powerful players. But I liked how the team reacted to the game after four weeks of no practice. We played good and, I think, deserved a draw. In the first half we missed 13 shots - that´s too much. But we was continuing the fight. We made some changes in the defense. We adapted the attack to the “five-one” defense, after this we were able to deliver the ball to the pivots - this also allowed us to score several important goals in the second half. Thanks to Flensburg and see you in a week!

Mike Machulla (Flensburg):

- We expected a difficult match, especially after three weeks of no games. It seemed that the guys were tired at the end, they felt a lack of physical condition. I am not very happy with the loss of one point. We couldn´t find a solution to the excellent interaction of Skube and pivots. We wasn´t aggressive enough, gave the space... In general, Brest is doing an excellent job. Moving forward. They know how they want to play.