Wisła Płock saw off MT Melsungen 25:24 in the Champions League on Wednesday evening, a result that keeps both sides level on two points after two rounds. The Polish hosts found a way through when it mattered, while the German visitors fell just short despite carrying momentum from their recent string of results.
The match itself was a grind rather than a showcase, with neither side able to build any meaningful cushion. MT Melsungen had looked sharp in their last outing against Stuttgart, winning 32:27, and carried that into the opening exchanges. Wisła Płock, meanwhile, had dropped points against Nantes in their previous outing, losing 25:26, and seemed determined not to let a second defeat slip by.
By then, the pattern was clear enough — two evenly matched sides trading blows without either finding a decisive edge. The home crowd pushed Wisła when they needed to, and the visitors ran out of legs in the closing stages. To be fair, MT Melsungen had their chances, but the crucial moments went the other way.
We had backed the away side at 70 per cent confidence before kickoff, but the match took a different turn. Wisła's defensive structure held firm when it counted, and their ability to close down space in the final quarter made all the difference. The visitors had the better recent record, but form on paper rarely tells the full story.
Both teams remain unbeaten after two games, each sitting on two points from one victory and one draw. Wisła Płock now sit in third place, while MT Melsungen occupy second — a gap that means little at this stage but could matter come the business end of the tournament.
