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Meshkov Brest in brief
HC Meshkov Brest is a Belarusian handball club playing in its own league as well as in the SEHA League, a regional competition including clubs from Vardar Skopje, RK Zagreb and Veszprem KSE. The club has reached the final of this competition twice, in 2014 and 2015.
HC Meshkov Brest has won 12 national championship, including 7 consecutive times between 2014 and 2020, as well as 11 Belarusian Cups. The best result of the club in the Champions League to date remains Round of 16 in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
The Parisians against Brest
The two teams will meet again in the group phase of the EHF Champions League 2020-21 and will also face off against Vardar Skopje, KS Kielce and Flensburg.
On September 30th, 2020, the Red and Blue have been defeated 32 - 31 in Belarus.
Players to follow Duel
Born on August 25th, 1992, in Bercelona, in the Catalan region of Spain, Ferran Sole is a Spanish player competing as a right winger. After training at BM Granollers, he discovered the Liqui Moly Starligue in 2016 following his transfer to Fenix Toulouse. In July 2019, he signed a 3-years contract with Paris Saint-Germain. With La Roja, he won the European Championship twice, in 2018 and 2020.
Born on May 8, 1991, in Lepiel, Belarus, Ivan Matskevich plays as a goalkeeper for Meshkov Brest. After training at Arkatron Minsk, he joined SKA Minks and then Steaua Bucharest, before signing for Meshkov Brest in 2017. This signing will allow him to experience his first steps in the EHF Champions League. That same year, he participated in the beautiful journey of Belarus at the World Championships held in France, reaching the Round of 16.
Universal Sports Complex Victoria
Leningradskay str.4, 224028 Brest
Inaugurated on August 31, 2004, the Universal Sports Complex Victoria is an omnisports hall with a capacity of 3,740 seats hosting the matches of HC Meshkov Brest.
Brest airport is only 11km from the Universal Sports Complex Victoria.
Brest's main railway station is 8km from the complex.
