The MT Melsungen found the road to success two days after the damper in the handball Bundesliga on an international stage.
The North Hesse won their main round in Vojvodina Novi Sad 36:29 (18:17) in the European League and delivered with the same tied THW Kiel, who won 32:22 (14:12) against FC Porto thanks to a strong second half of Porto , unchanged a duel for victory in Group III and the associated direct quarter -finals.
National player Timo Kastening (7 goals) scored the most goals for the Bundesliga leader on Tuesday evening, who had received the first defeat after seven victories in a row on Sunday in the HBL top game against German champion SC Magdeburg (28:29).
For the THW, Elias Ellefsen a Skipagötu (6 goals) was the most successful for the THW. There are still two main round game days, including the direct duel of the two HBL top teams on March 4 (8:45 p.m.).
Handball: Only the SG Flensburg Handewitt fails
SG Flensburg Handewitt had previously not been enough at 34:34 (19:18) against Fenix Toulouse, even nine goals of their best SG thrower Simon Pytlick to avert the first loss of points in the ongoing competition. In a fast -paced game, Pytlick’s Danish compatriot and world champion Kevin Möller parried a free throw from the guests at the end of the clock and at least secured the point.
The SG will remain 7: 1 points at the top of the main round group IV. In the coming week, the second leg in the south of France is coming up on Tuesday (6:45 p.m./DAZN). VfL Gummersbach ranks third with 4: 4 points.
The traditional club had a 44:29 (23:13) at Tatabanya KC in Hungary, where club icon and 1978 world champion Joachim “Jo” “Jo” Deckarm had seriously crashed in a VfL European Cup game and fell into a coma for 131 days Problems.
The winners of the four groups of four move directly into the quarter-finals, the second and third-placed teams can solve the ticket for the round of the last eight via play-offs.