Top 4 contends for the finale spaces in the cup

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The semifinals in a the men's national cup will be played on Thursday and on Saturday and involve the country's four clearly best team just now. Aalborg HIK and Middelfart will meet each other on Thursday, and on Saturday Gentofte and Marienlyst will fight about the other place in the finale on January 25th. It's the same four teams, who collided at last season's DM-semifinals, even in the same showdowns, thus there also are things and cases, which are to be avenged. Since then the four have established themselves solidly on the top 4 in this season's league for picked teams. Aalborg HIK and Middelfart met each other only two weeks ago in an exciting five-compositor, who will well promise for still a dramatic fight on Thursday. Middelfart won the showdown, but it was at own track and in a fight, where Aalborg HIK didn't hit the day. Thus the north Jutlanders will be intent on avenging the effort and going at their first cup final since 2003. Finales there have been lots of for Marienlyst in recent years, and the Odense-aners are defending masters of a both cup and league. But in defiance of this and the immediate first place in Elitedivisionen goes Marienlyst only in to the semifinal towards Gentofte with a narrow favourite dignity. That is due to not least Gentofte's home arena advantage and more years' tradition for dense and unpredictable fights between specifically these two teams who have delivered some memorable dramas. As late as last Saturday Gentofte and Marienlyst met, and it stayed in Odense to a rather safe victory for the home team, thus there is no doubt that Gentofte has to find some tactical tricks in order to get acrid on Marienlyst. But that also uses to be one of the specialties with coach Peter Borglund's crew. The cup final will be played on Sunday January 25th in connection with Pokalfestival in Odense. The men's cup semifinals Aalborg HIK - Middelfart VK Thursday December 18th 19:00.30 in Aalborg Stadionhal Gentofte Volley-Marienlyst Saturday December 20th 15:00.30 in Kildeskovshallen