Table leader Füchse Berlin also takes the away hurdle in Erlangen in the Handball Bundesliga. The Rhein-Neckar Löwen also got an away win.
Even after the 15th match day of the Handball Bundesliga, Füchse Berlin will lead the table. The Berliners won 30:28 (16:12) at HC Erlangen on Saturday and now have 27:3 points.
The guests from the capital were never behind throughout the entire game and were in the lead by four or five goals for long stretches in the second half. In tricky phases, the Berliners could also rely on goalkeeper Dejan Milosavljev (twelve saves). The best foxes thrower was Hans Lindberg with nine hits.
Knorr unerringly for Rhein-Neckar Löwen
The Rhein-Neckar Löwen successfully defended their third place on Thursday. Coach Sebastian Hinze’s team beat newly promoted VfL Gummersbach by 32:29 (18:16). Juri Knorr was in excellent form. The national player scored 15 goals for the guests.
Goalkeeper Tibor Ivanisevic was very strong at VfL, making 20 saves. The Mannheimers went into the game with major personnel problems. Injured Uwe Gensheimer and Halil Jaganjac were joined by right winger Patrick Groetzki and goalkeeper Mikael Appelgren, who had called off sick.
Partial success for Markus Baur when he made his debut as a coach in Göppingen
Meanwhile, Markus Baur celebrated a partial success when he made his debut as coach of Frisch Auf Göppingen. Despite a 9:16 at the break, the Swabians still managed to beat HSV Hamburg by 26:26. Baur, who was world champion as a player in 2007, only took over the team from his predecessor Hartmut Mayerhoffer on Wednesday.
The goalkeeper change at the beginning of the second half from Daniel Rebmann to Marin Sego was decisive for winning the point. Circle player Kresimir Kozina equalized to 20:20 (45th), Tobias Ellebaek scored two goals to 26:24 (57th) for the Swabians. The Hamburgers woke up late and saved a draw.
TVB Stuttgart celebrated an important 27:23 (11:11) home win over TSV GWD Minden.