SG Flensburg-Handewitt presented on the 10th match day of the Handball Bundesliga with a clear home win against Hamm-Westphalia.
The North Germans won on Thursday (November 3rd, 2022) at the start of the day with a clear 37:23 against the penultimate table. Flensburg, third in the table, won their third game in just five days and at least temporarily reduced the gap to the top duo from Berlin and Mannheim with the win. The foxes play in Minden on Sunday, the Rhein-Neckar Löwen in Hamburg.
Golla towers near Flensburg
In front of 5,323 spectators, the German national team captain Johannes Golla scored nine goals and was the best scorer for the North Germans, who at least temporarily improved to third place with 15:5 points.
The hardships of the past few days were clearly noticeable to the hosts in the initial phase. Especially on the defensive, there was a lack of last touch on the opponents, who came up with easy goals. The situation improved with the substitution of Lasse Möller. First the Dane served Golla, who scored to make it 10:7 (17th minute of the game). Then he made it 11:7 himself (18th). A total of six goals in a row even made it 13:7 (21st). The preliminary decision was made with a Kempa trick to 24:17 (40 th ).
Melsungen with third win in a row
There was a home win for TSV Hannover-Burgdorf, which won 29:28 (14:11) against HC Erlangen. Shortly before the change of sides, the Lower Saxony had already led by eight goals (13:5/23rd).
After being 10:14 behind at the break, MT Melsungen defeated league newcomers VfL Gummersbach by 28:22. It was the third win in a row for the North Hessians.