"Best-of-three" series

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HC Hard did not show any weakness in the quarter-finals of the domestic handball league. The club from Vorarlberg also won game two of the best-of-three series against SC Ferlach on the road on Tuesday by 31:25 (18:9) to advance to the semi-finals. The handball team from Schwaz avoided an early elimination. The Tyroleans came away with a hard-fought 34:33 (15:15) victory at HC Linz to make up for their surprising home defeat at the start.

The Upper Austrians, who had only finished the basic round in eighth place, had won 34:30 in Schwaz at the league runners-up. The all-important third game will now be played in Tyrol on Saturday.

Basic round winners Hard extended a proud run, with the team from the Ländle making it to the semi-finals every time since the quarter-finals were introduced ten years ago. Hard had already won the first game at home by a clear 38:28. Their opponents in the semi-finals will be the winner of the clash between Krems and Bregenz, with the Lower Austrians leading 1:0.

Results of the men's handball league on Tuesday - quarter-finals ("best of three") - 2nd game:
SC kelag Ferlach - Alpla HC Hard 25:31 (9:18). Final score in the series: 0:2
HC Linz AG - Sparkasse Schwaz Handball Tirol 33:34 (15:15). Final score in the series: 1:1.