Põlva Serviti, with Latvian Meikšāns, knock out Israel's Hapoel Holon in the EHF European Cup

In the second round of the men's EHF European Cup, the third-tier European club handball competition, Estonia's Põlva Serviti beat Israel's Hapoel Holon over two legs. The win sends them into the round of 32, with Latvian handball player Artūrs Meikšāns in their squad.

Both games were played in Põlva, Estonia. Serviti lost the first leg 26:30 but won the return match 32:24. That gave them a 58:54 aggregate victory, a margin of four goals. Hapoel had earlier reached the quarterfinals of the Israeli championship.

Meikšāns scored from his only shot in the first leg and converted one of his two attempts in the second. Jürgen Roba was the top scorer in the convincing second-leg win, with 11 goals.

Lithuanian side also through

Lithuania's Dragūnas Klaipėda also reached the round of 32. They played both legs at home and beat Zubří of the Czech Republic 28:22 and 34:28, winning 62:50 on aggregate. Artūras Budraitis scored seven goals in the second game.

Tallinna Mistra of Estonia also progressed in the second round, beating BK-46 Karis of Finland 57:46 on aggregate. Latvia's representative, Tenax Dobele, was eliminated after losing to Serbia's Dubočica Leskovac 61:73 on aggregate. Lithuania's Kauno Granitas-Karys lost to Romania's Politehnica Timișoara 47:77 on aggregate.

The pairings for the round of 32 are not yet known. The matches will be played between 21 and 29 November.