Handball record champions THW Kiel extended their winning streak in their last game before the World Cup break. Coach Filip Jicha’s team narrowly won 23:22 (14:13) at TBV Lemgo on the 17th Bundesliga matchday and is keeping in touch with league leaders MT Melsungen after their tenth competitive win in a row.
The Dane Emil Wernsdorf Madsen was Kiel’s most successful thrower with nine goals, while national goalkeeper Andreas Wolff made twelve strong saves in the THW goal.
Foxes clearly win in Gummersbach
The Füchse Berlin are in second place, tied on points ahead of Kiel. The runner-up won in Cologne against VfL Gummersbach with 29:22 (15:12), the Danish world handball player Mathias Gidsel excelled on the Berlin side with nine goals.
Lions win even without Knorr
Even without DHB playmaker Juri Knorr, who was sick for the second time, the Rhein-Neckar Löwen clearly defeated HSG Wetzlar with 32:27 (17:11) and are seventh.
Melsungen, which prevailed in the unexpected top game against TSV Hannover-Burgdorf the day before Christmas Eve, will only face Frisch Auf Göppingen on Friday (7 p.m.) for the last time before the six-week break in the World Cup. The World Cup in Denmark, Norway and Croatia starts on January 14th (until February 2nd).
Magdeburg – Erlangen relocated
SC Magdeburg was again not in action. After the attack on a Christmas market in the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt last Friday, the game against HC Erlangen scheduled for Boxing Day was postponed. This was already the case in the eastern duel against Eisenach. There are no rescheduled dates for both encounters yet.