Defending champions SC Magdeburg also won their second group game at the Club World Cup in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and thus reached the semi-finals. Against Khaleej Club Saihat from the host country, the German handball champion prevailed with some effort 35:29 (17:14). The best Magdeburg shooters were Daniel Pettersson (9).
Against the club from a suburb of the venue Dammam, Magdeburg had to deal with a heated atmosphere: all SCM attacks were accompanied by a constant whistle; the favorite was behind (2:4/6.). After a foul on SCM left wing Lukas Mertens, Hassan Al Turaiki saw the red card (14th) and the SCM converted the seven-meter penalty to the first lead (8:7). Magdeburg was able to expand that minimally until half-time, it remained a game at eye level. After the break, Khaleej equalized (19:19/37.), but the SCM didn’t allow a turnaround in the game and even opened up to six goals in the middle of the half. Khaleej tried hard, but could not come close.
Semi-final opponent Al-Ahly
In the semi-finals of the IHF Super Globe on Saturday (from 5:00 p.m. in the live ticker) Magdeburg meets the Egyptian record champion Al-Ahly from Cairo. In the second semi-final, also on Saturday (7:30 p.m.), KS Kielce from Poland with national goalkeeper Andreas Wolff and the Spanish Champions League winners FC Barcelona, who also easily finished first in their groups of three, face each other. The final kicks off at 19:30 CEST on Sunday.
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