Germany wants to show off at the Handball World Cup. But before that there is still the last test. In Hamburg it’s against Brazil. The game here in the live ticker.
Before the handball world championship starting on Tuesday, the German team is in good early form. On Thursday there was a clear 32:25 (13:13) against Brazil.
The last test before the world tournament is against the South Americans again in Hamburg today. The route is clear: only a win counts. Follow the game here:
Halftime – Shortly before the break, the South Americans score again. From a German perspective, the team goes into the changing rooms at 13:17.
29th minute – Goalkeeper Andreas Wolff is visibly annoyed after Langaro beats him to make it 16:13.
27th minute – This looks like a lot of hard work for the DHB team. Brazil is – like in the first duel two days ago – with full commitment and an unpleasant opponent. After all, Grgić made it 13:14 from a German perspective with a seven-meter penalty.
22nd minute – The strong Dupoux in particular always poses problems for the Germans as a strong individualist. He just moves into the circle from outside and throws in to make it 13:10 for Brazil.
21st minute – The German team now defends more intensively. Fischer is currently blocking a throw at the circle. Brazil is struggling to find solutions on the offensive.
20th minute – Goalkeeper Wolff pays close attention and quickly initiates a counterattack. Steinert took off and finished free-standing near the goal. Nevertheless, from a German perspective it is still 10:11.
19th minute – Golla worked on the circle like a man possessed. Now he prevailed against several opponents and scored safely to make it 8:9 from a German perspective.
15th minute – The Brazilians now step up their game and take the lead 8:6 thanks to a seven meter penalty. National coach Gislason is taking a break.
12th minute – Double strike from Lukas Mertens: The SC Magdeburg left winger strikes twice within just under a minute. The German team extends the lead to 6:4.
7th minute – Rare scene in the Brazilian game: Defense chief Petrus, who usually only shines on defense, grabs the ball near the circle and throws it powerfully past DHB keeper Wolff into the goal. The 3:4 from a Brazilian perspective.
5th minute – Good attention from Johannes Golla: The German captain intercepts the ball in the circle and throws it into the empty goal from close range for a 4-2 lead.
1st minute – 1-0 for Germany: The DHB selection is off to a good start. Köster scored the first goal of the game.
throw – It’s starting. Germany has the ball first.