After the cup triumph over Füchse Berlin, SG Flensburg-Handewitt also celebrated an important home win in the Handball Bundesliga.
The former Champions League winner won against Frisch Auf Göppingen after a hard piece of work 27:24 (14:14) and is seventh (11:5 points) close to the top third of the table.
Three days after the 34:32 second round win over the foxes, Flensburg had to fight for victory against the table eleventh until the end. The German national team captain Johannes Golla was the best pitcher in the SG with seven goals.
Erlangen continue to be surprisingly strong
The surprise team HC Erlangen, meanwhile, recovered well from the cup loss against MT Melsungen and won through a strong second half 32:23 (13:13) against GWD Minden, who was still at the bottom and had no plus points.
Christoph Bissel was successful nine times in Minden for Erlangen. With 13:3 points, the Franconians are third at least until Sunday.