Mathias Gidsel (left) is also unstoppable by the Lions: with 11 hits, he was the outstanding thrower of the game Photo: picture alliance / nordphoto GmbH / Engler
By Nicolas Sowa
The Füchse Berlin have kept their clean slate in the handball Bundesliga. The Berliners won against the Rhein-Neckar Löwen with 38:32 (17:14) on Thursday evening in front of 7,143 spectators in the Max-Schmeling-Halle.
After the ninth win in the ninth game, the capital city remains leaders. The best Berlin thrower was the outstanding Mathias Gidsel with eleven goals. For the Lions it was Juri Knorr with eight goals.
The game initially started very evenly. The Foxes made a few technical errors and were initially narrowly behind. After almost five minutes they were 3:5 behind.
And after around ten minutes, runner Max Darj hobbled out of the hall with a foot injury and didn’t come back.
Mijajlo Marsenic throwing on goal Photo: picture alliance / nordphoto GmbH / Engler
But the Berliners now woke up. Five goals in a row from Gidsel gave the hosts the lead for the first time. Now they also scored easy goals through fast counterattacks. They pulled away to 16:11, but the Lions improved their defense and fought back a bit at the break.
But after the break the hosts pulled ahead again and took a 30:22 lead. Now keeper Dejan Milosavljev also shone with some important saves. But the Lions rose again and came back to 31:26 around nine minutes before the end. Berlin’s home win was no longer in danger.