Amicitia Zürich secured a narrow 38-36 victory over Kreuzlingen in the Swiss Cup on Monday evening, 29 September 2026. The match finished with the visitors holding their nerve after a hard-fought contest. It was a result that kept the away side's European ambitions alive for another round.
Handball has its own rhythm, different from football, and this one showed it. The scoreline tells you everything — two runs of three goals each, then the visitors found an extra gear. Kreuzlingen pushed until the final whistle, but Amicitia Zürich had seen it out.
The hosts came into this tie with mixed form. They beat Oberwil/Terwil 42-26 on 16 September and Buzg 31-29 on 30 August, but losses to Bern in October and April suggest inconsistency. Things came to a head against a Zürich side that had just dispatched Geneva 38-27.
Amicitia Zürich's recent run looked stronger. The win over Geneva followed a comfortable 33-26 against Limental on 25 August. They had stumbled against Solothurn in August 2024 and Bülach in September 2023, but the last two results pointed toward improvement. By then, they were ready.
The victory takes Amicitia Zürich into the next round with momentum. Kreuzlingen's home advantage was not enough to overcome a visitors' side that had tightened things up. Three goals separated them, and in knockout handball, that is the difference.
