Bietigheim handball players celebrate third championship title, Handball | Bundesliga Women – SWR – Regional

With this impressive series, the SG BBM Bietigheim has been crowned early champions this season. Without losing a single point and after the clear 32:24 win against Dortmund, second in the table, a draw against Oldenburg would have been enough for the Bietigheimers. But in the sold-out sports hall at the viaduct, the SG didn’t give the guests from northern Germany a chance after slight initial difficulties and secured a superior 33:21 win.

“It’s the reward for incredibly hard work,” said coach Markus Gaugisch in an interview with SWR Sport after the game while he was showered with champagne by his players.

SG BBM Bietigheim with a bumpy start against Oldenburg

In the early stages of the game, however, the superior team of the season initially found it surprisingly difficult. Due to technical mistakes in the game structure and lack of concentration in the end, the table eleven from Oldenburg was able to get into the game well. The SG took a 2-1 lead with goals from Luisa Schulze and Kelly Dulfer, but the Oldenburg team seemed fresher and a step faster as a result. After the two-minute penalty against Kelly Dulfer and the third seven-meter goal by the Oldenburg team, they were even able to take a 5-3 lead after nine minutes. The opposing goalkeeper Julia Renner made it difficult for the Bietigheimers with strong saves. In this way, the relegation-threatened guests were able to work out a 9:6 lead. Of course, the 700 or so fans in the hall had imagined things differently.

Bietigheim’s left winger Veronika Mala was able to reduce the deficit to 9:10 with three goals in a row. Now the Bietigheimers finally get simple counter-attack goals after winning the ball in defense. The game tipped over after 20 minutes and Bietigheim took control of the game. Xenia Smits after 22 minutes with the goal to 12:11. It was the first lead since the 2-1. The women from Bietigheim extended this lead to 17:13 by the half-time break.

Bietigheim makes everything clear in the second half and becomes champion for the third time

After the break, the hosts picked up where they left off before the break. After a few minutes, the SG extended their lead to 22:16 thanks to fast counterattack goals. Now Markus Gaugisch’s team has succeeded in who, in addition to his commitment in Bietigheim, has also recently become the women’s national coachto put your own stamp on the opponents’ game. Especially right winger Jenny Behrend showed an impressive performance against her former club. After almost 50 minutes she scored to make it 28:19 for Bietigheim – it was her sixth goal of the game with a 100 percent throw rate. After the 34:20 success in the first leg, the Bietigheimers finally offered their fans a convincing performance in the second leg and celebrated a well-deserved 33:21 victory. “We are super happy that we were able to make it official today,” said Kim Naidzinavicius, who won the championships with Bietigheim in 2017 and 2019.

With the 24th success in the 24th Bundesliga game, the women from Bietigheim get the first title of the season with the German championship. The SG is also still in the running in the European League and in the DHB Cup at the end of May (live on SWR television).

Source: SWR