Aalborg win against Kielce could come at a high prize as Arnoldsen suffers knee injury

Thomas Arnoldsen suffered what looked to be a serious knee injury
Thomas Arnoldsen suffered what looked to be a serious knee injuryČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Michael Taeger

Aalborg Handball's superb win in the Champions League against Polish outfit Kielce could come at a big prize as Danish international profile Thomas Arnoldsen was carried off by team mates with what could potentially be a serious knee injury.

On the scoreboard, Wednesday's Champions League match against Kielce was a perfect day at the office for Aalborg Håndbold, who won 34-27.

But coaches and players are probably still full of worries after the match.

After 42 minutes, national team player Thomas Arnoldsen fell to the floor and immediately grabbed his knee before being helped off the field by two colleagues.

That put a damper on what had otherwise developed into a festive evening in Gigantium, where Aalborg were superior.

The Polish guests struggled to get the ball past Danish goalkeeper Niklas Landin in the first half, and at the same time, Aalborg's back line was razor-sharp for most of the match.

The two points is a great step towards finishing among the two best teams in the group, which will gain direct access to the quarter-finals and thus avoid the playoff round.

Aalborg is in second place with 13 points - only surpassed by last season's finalists from Füchse Berlin.

Last week, the Danes were somewhat lucky to get a point home from the reverse fixture at the last second.

At home in Gigantium, the match was almost decided after the first half, which Aalborg won by six goals.

Aalborg's counter-phase worked wonders in the beginning, where the hosts managed to rock the organization of the visitors with a couple of quick goals.

Kielce gradually found a foothold, but were completely blown away in the last ten minutes before the break, when Aalborg turned up the pace.

Mads Hoxer showed the way with his breakthroughs, and Arnoldsen hammered the ball in from outside, while Landin made great saves in goal.

The pattern more or less continued after the break, where the visitors never came close to matching the superb home team.

Norwegian Sander Sagosen extended the lead to nine goals and Aalborg could therefore afford to play the last ten minutes at a somewhat lower pace.