Kazma, Al-Qadisiyah complete semi-final entrants of the season
KUWAIT: The semi-finals of the Kuwait Handball Federation Cup for the season (2024-2025) were completed with the qualification of the Kazma Club team at the expense of Sulaibikhat and Al-Qadisiyah's victory over Burgan. In the first match on Sunday, (Kazma) was able to overcome the obstacle (Sulaibikhat) with a score of (41-31). Kazma left no room for its opponent, which was showing strong levels recently, and took the lead in the first half of the game, which ended in its favor (21-14) to maintain its control over the game, achieving the victory that qualified it for the semi-finals.
Kazma Club and Sulaibikhat Club
For its part, (Al-Qadisiyah) reached the same round after eliminating the runner-up of the Premier League (Burgan) with a score of (30-28). Al-Qadisiyah appeared in a distinctive form and was able to impose itself from the beginning of the match, which ended the first half (15-12) to enter the second half with confidence, which translated their superiority in the match and succeeded in reaching the golden square.
The semifinals will see the defending champions Kuwait with Salmiya and Kazma with Al-Qadisiyah next Wednesday at Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah covered hall. — KUNA
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