The Foxes Berlin withstand the Magdeburg pressure and go to the season finale as the leader. With the victory against Gummersbach, the capital club reaches a first destination.
The handball players of the Foxes Berlin are only a win from the first championship title in their club history. Thanks to the next offensive gala, the team from the capital won its last Bundesliga home game against VfL Gummersbach with 45:35 (22:15) and starts the season finale on Sunday in front of defending champion SC Magdeburg. The best thrower was once again world handball players Mathias Gidsel with eleven goals.
On the last day of the match, the foxes even have a draw at the Rhein-Neckar Löwen due to the clearly better goal difference to hold the master bowl in their hands for the first time. Magdeburg has to go to the relegation -threatened SG BBM Bietigheim.
Due to the victory against Gummersbach, the foxes are 56 plus points. The qualification for the Champions League is certain for Berliners. Magdeburg has 55 points in the account.
Berlin already has a title
The team of Jaron Siewert, who was awarded the HBL coach of the year, was only briefly noted for the game. Inaccurate throws shaped the beginning. After around a quarter of an hour, Berlin’s Dänen-Duo Gidsel and Lasse Andersson ignited and took care of a five-goal lead (15:10). With increasing playing time, Dejan Milosavljev in the Berlin Tor became a decisive success factor among the hosts.
Gummersbach around the national players Miro Schluroff and Julian Köster had to see after the break, how Gidsel played VfL defense dizzy. The offensive force of the Berliners had nothing to oppose the ever tired guest defense.