That was the result of the draw on Tuesday. Losfee was the former international goalkeeper Johannes Bitter (HSV Hamburg). The final round will take place on April 23rd and 24th – then for the last time in Hamburg. From 1994 to 2002, the cup winner was determined in the sports hall in Hamburg, then in the arena in the Volkspark, which offers space for more than 12,000 visitors. Starting next year, the final round will be held in the 20,000-seat arena in Cologne.
The quarter-final game between Lemgo and Melsungen, which was canceled due to Corona, is to be made up for at the beginning of March.
Kiel hope for compensation against Lemgo Lippe
THW Managing Director Viktor Szilagyi is looking forward to “possibly playing a kind of revenge against TBV Lemgo Lippe”. In the semi-finals of the 2019/2020 cup season last June, the “Zebras” lost sensationally to the outsider despite a seven-goal lead at the break. “This defeat has haunted us for a long time. We definitely want to do better,” said Szilagyi.
At THW, the anticipation for the Final Four is “incredibly great”, said the Austrian. “It’s a huge highlight and we really wanted to be there for the last edition in Hamburg.”
Hopes of farewell in front of full ranks
His SCM colleague Marc-Henrik Schmedt also has big goals. “We don’t want to do a harbor tour, we want to reach the final. The whole of Magdeburg is happy that we’re there again. It’s an amazing event in Hamburg.”
Before moving to Cologne, league manager Frank Bohmann is hoping for a farewell in front of a full ranks: “We’re confident that we can fill the hall. It’s about time we got a real handball highlight again.”