With his victory against the MT Melsungen, SC Magdeburg reported back in the title race – and ensured a highly exciting starting situation.
The break between the Handball World Cup, in which Denmark had triumphed for the fourth time in a row, and the continuation of the Bundesliga were only a few days. But the second weekend afterwards made sure that what has just happened is almost forgotten because the present and the future in German league operations seem to be much more excited.
SC Magdeburg makes coach Wiegert “proud”
The defending champion himself made sure that the fight for the championship gained drama this season. After the dramatic 29:28 win of SC Magdeburg against the MT Melsungen, the top 6 of the league now only separate four minus points – and the SCM itself is again one of the circulars of contenders.
“I’m sitting here with a feeling that is so proud of what the team has done”said Magdeburg coach Bennet Wiegert after the success in the top game. “How we left our heart in the field and fought for every ball was an absolute benchmark that I have seen in my team – but in a different squad.” I just flashed. “
SCM has to add up, Foxes Berlin in the top game Reparation operate
Despite the injury problems around the top player Omar Ingi Magnusson, Magdeburg has shown that it has what it takes to play again. However, this does not reflect the view of the table at first glance because the SCM has to meet a condition in order to really make a hex fight out of the fight for the title. The Wiegert team has played three games less than the competition, if it wins, the gap to Melsungen would currently only be three points.
Exactly this mortgage currently have the foxes Berlin after their slip at TBV Lemgo Lippe (25:25). The team around the Danish world handball player Mathias Gidsel has one of the many encounters of championship candidates on the next matchday, which will still be at the top this season due to the close race. The foxes, with 29: 9 points in the account, receive the SG Flensburg-Handewitt (28:10) on Sunday (23.02.2025), which can and wants to pass Berlin.
THW Kiel leaves a chance, TSV Hannover-Burgdorf does not
The THW Kiel has the same balance, which had come from the after-World Cup start blocks with a 31:25 against Magdeburg, but now failed. Because the record champions at HSG Wetzlar lost 25:27, he missed Melsungen (32: 6) to be on the pelle on two points and being the first chaser. Accordingly, coach Filip Jicha was disappointed, said: “It is a little bit in me because we didn’t show what we had actually done.”
Right -wing Lukas Zerbe was also served with a view of the result in Magdeburg. “It is annoying that we didn’t take advantage of this”he said. In this case, TSV Hannover-Burgdorf around Renars Uscins (second best league shooter to Gidsel) is a laugh in this case. With twelve goals, the international led his team to a clear 35:27 at TVB Stuttgart, with 28: 8 counters Hannover-Burgdorf is so first Melsung followers.
But: This season is more than more than a position fights that are more close as ever by the two upstarts from Melsungen and Hanover. Nevertheless, every loss of points could be the lifting in the end, the fight for the title has already flared up after the World Cup. A title spectacle in the HBL indicates.