In the first half, TVB Stuttgart was seven goals behind SG BBM Bietigheim. Led by Kai Häfner, the guests turned the game around.
The duel between Bietigheim and Stuttgart on Monday evening (December 9th) began with a shock for the hosts. Tom Wolf landed unhappily on the hall floor after a throw from the backcourt and had to be led off the field injured. At this point, less than a minute had been played. It took just under two minutes for the first goal to be scored; Gonzalo Perez was the first to score for Bietigheim.
Afterwards, an even duel developed before SG BBM picked up the pace significantly. From the 10th to the 22nd minute the hosts managed a 9:2 run, Jonathan Fischer scored the goal to make it 13:6. TVB coach Jürgen Schweikardt had recently made a goalkeeper change from Miljan Vujovic to Samir Bellahcene, and this change paid off in the final phase of the first half. Bellahcene made four strong saves, and the Stuttgart team also acted more purposefully in attack. The result: TVB Stuttgart fought its way back – at the break it was only 15:14 for Bietigheim.
TVB Stuttgart is filming the game in Bietigheim
When Kai Häfner, who was outstanding in the second half, scored to make it 16:15 for Stuttgart two minutes after the break, it meant the TVB took the lead for the first time in the game. As a result, the guests were unable to break away decisively; the score was even at 21:21 going into the last 14 minutes. At first, TVB Stuttgart kept taking the lead, but Bietigheim kept catching up or equalizing.
One minute before the end it was 29:29 in a thrilling handball derby in front of around 3,500 spectators in Bietigheim. The last attack belonged to TVB Stuttgart. Lenny Rubin rose up in the backcourt and converted the last throw of the game to make it 30:29 for the guests. The Stuttgart team celebrated their second win in a row and collected important points in the fight against relegation. SG BBM Bietigheim still has to wait for its first home win of the season.
SG BBM Bietigheim – TVB Stuttgart 29:30 (15:14)
Gates Bietigheim: Perez (9/3 seven meters), Hermann (5), Fischer (5), Wiederstein (3), Barthe (2), Nicolaus (2), Vlahovic (2), Claus (1)
Goals Stuttgart: Jimenez (7/3), Häfner (7), Laube (5), Rubin (5), Pribetic (2), Villalobos (1), Toskas (1), Ivankovic (1), Matzken (1)
Broadcast on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 6:00 a.m., SWR Aktuell in the morning, SWR Aktuell
