Niclas Ekberg provided the first lead (3:2) for the Schleswig-Holstein team in the eighth minute with a converted seven-metre throw.
The strong start in Kiel had an effect on the Bundesliga leaders, who were convincing on defense but not on offense. Magdeburg had to work hard for every goal, there was a lack of dynamism and ideas to overcome the THW defense bulwark and Landin. After a quarter of an hour, the German record champions were 6:4 ahead, after 20 minutes 9:6.
Magdeburg after a break with a 5-0 run
SCM trainer Bennet Wiegert had seen enough and took a break, praised the defensive work, urged calm and made the attack – otherwise the showpiece in the game of the championship contender – legs. With success. Suddenly, the top of the class showed convincing speed handball and a 5:0 run followed by the Saxony-Anhalt team, who turned a 6:9 (20th) to an 11:9 (26th).
A turning point, but not a decisive one. Because it remained exciting – and the THW tuned. Despite being outnumbered twice, backcourt ace Sander Sagosen equalized to 12:12 (28 th ) for the record champion, who received more penalties than his opponents. One of the reasons why Magdeburg was just ahead by a nose at 13:12 in the heated cup fight.
THW Kiel – SC Magdeburg 28:21 (12:13)
Goals Kiel: Sagosen (8), Pekeler (6), Ekberg (4/2), Dahmke (2), Weinhold (2), Zarabec (2), Duvnjak (1), Jacobsen (1), Reinkind (1), Wiencek (1 )
Goals Magdeburg: Magnusson (7/2), Pettersson (4), Weber (4), Jensen (2), Chrapkowski (1), Gullerud (1), Kristjansson (1), Mertens (1)
Viewers: 13,200
The final phase belongs to THW
The defensive battle continued in the second half. Both teams picked up speed and looked for a gap: 17:17 after 40 minutes. Shortly thereafter, Steffen Weinhold made it 18:17 – the first Kiel lead since 9:8 (20th) – and then Sagosen even made it 19:17 (43rd). At 22:19 (50 th ) through a remarkable spin by circle player Hendrik Pekeler, the triumph of the “Zebras”, who now hardly made any mistakes, was already in the air.
Seven minutes before the end, the lead was already four goals (24:20). Not least thanks to Landin, who performed a number of brilliant deeds in the Kieler Tor and recorded 18 saves in the final alone. He was then honored as the tournament’s most valuable player. In general, the defensive performance: Kiel only conceded eight goals in the second half.
“The defense was amazing. The guys were so hot.”
— THW trainer Filip Jicha
In the end it even became really clear because the Schleswig-Holsteiners were on fire and the disappointed Magdeburgers only managed a little. The 1,200 Kiel fans in the hall celebrated frenetically – as did the team on the floor below. “We wanted to give it our all. I’m very proud,” said THW trainer Filip Jicha. “We say ‘bye Hamburg’ and say goodbye with a great feeling.”
Gislason: It was great fun in Hamburg
The Final Four for the cup was held in Hamburg for the last time in 28 years, and the finals will be played in Cologne from next year. “It was always a great event, it was great fun here,” said national coach Alfred Gislason, who himself has triumphed six times as a coach with THW in the Hanseatic city.
“The two days were a perfect end to great decades in Hamburg,” said league manager Frank Bohmann: “Once again, we experienced three great games and a breathtaking atmosphere. Of course, saying goodbye like this also has tears in our eyes, but we We’re looking forward to Cologne.” There, the hall holds 18,000 spectators. “That offers completely different possibilities,” said HBL President Uwe Schwenker of the “Handball Week”. The prospect and expectation of significantly higher income is “certainly understandable”.
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sports show | 04/24/2022 | 1:15 p.m
Source: NDR