THW Kiel made a statement in the handball Bundesliga and beat second-placed Hannover-Burgdorf.
The injury-plagued Kiel team celebrated a start-to-finish victory on matchday 14 and moved up to fourth place in the table with 20:8 points thanks to a score of 28:24 (18:12). Despite the defeat, Hannover-Burgdorf remains second with a record of 22:6.
Duvnjak and Wolff are extremely strong for Kiel
The two veterans in the Kiel jersey earned top marks: Domagoj Duvnjak scored seven goals, Andreas Wolff made 14 saves in goal (38 percent catch rate). Winger Marius Steinhauser scored eight times for Hannover-Burgdorf, while national player Renars Uscins was pretty unlucky this time with three goals in nine attempts.
Magdeburg Offensive fireworks against Gummersbach
A little earlier in the evening, SC Magdeburg prevailed in the pursuit duel against VfL Gummersbach and set off offensive fireworks in the process.
The Magdeburgers won 37:28 (21:15) and are now in sixth place in the table, three points ahead of VfL, who made too many mistakes and a defense that was too holey to really put the fast hosts in danger.
Gummersbach’s Kristjan Horzen in a duel with Gummersbach’s Magnus Saugstrup and Christian O Sullivan
Zehnder outstanding – Bergendahl injured
The outstanding goalscorer was Manuel Zehnder, who scored twelve goals from 15 attempts. The eleven goals from Gummersbach’s seven-meter shooter Milos Vujovic didn’t help either. It was only in the middle of the second half that the Gummersbachers were close, when they turned a 16:24 into a 22:26 – but then Bennet Wiegert’s team tightened the reins again and pulled away again. Bitter for the SCM: Circular Oscar Bergendahl apparently seriously injured his foot after just 90 seconds and is likely to be out for a long time.
Melsungen remains league leader
MT Melsungen remains at the top of the table and didn’t have much trouble in the 35:28 (17:12) win against HSV Hamburg. Four Melsung players scored five goals. With 24:4 points, coach Roberto Garcia Parrondo’s team remains at the top.