Frontrunners and Champions League winners SC Magdeburg celebrated an extremely clear away win in the Handball Bundesliga on Tuesday evening (December 19, 2023). The pursuer Berlin also won and is still tied on points with the leader from Magdeburg.
HSV Hamburg was only able to stand up to the Magdeburgers for ten minutes before all the dams broke. The SCM played itself into a frenzy until halftime and was already leading 27:9. After the break, Magdeburg took things a little easier. So Hamburg was able to make the result (43:28) a little friendlier. The guests’ best thrower was Omar Ingi Magnusson with eleven goals.
Foxes Berlin are having trouble with Stuttgart
Meanwhile, the Berlin Füchse won against TVB Stuttgart 32:27 (16:15) in front of 7,811 spectators in the Max-Schmeling-Halle. The home game against SC DHfK Leipzig follows on Friday (8 p.m.). The best Berlin throwers were the outstanding Lasse Andersson with 14 and Jerry Tollbring with five goals.
The hosts quickly took a 2-1 lead, but still had some problems defensively. Viktor Kireev started in goal, but he could hardly get hold of a ball. When the mistakes in the attack began to pile up, the very aggressive guests were able to take advantage of this. They were able to pull away with only three goals (7:4). Hans Lindberg even missed two seven meters.
Foxes improve in the second round
The hosts didn’t get going until the middle of the first half. Meanwhile, regular goalkeeper Dejan Milosavljev was back in goal and helped the Foxes take the lead again in the 28th minute (15:14). They were able to rely primarily on Andersson, who converted all nine of his throws in the first half.
The Berliners then came out of the locker room improved and were able to extend their lead with a 4-1 run (20:16). The Stuttgart team fought until the end, but the Foxes routinely took the lead.
Flensburg stays close to the top duo
Behind the top duo, SG-Flensburg-Handewitt keeps the pressure high, the North Germans defeated TBV Lemgo 34:29 (17:13) and are still in third place, four points behind the top.
In the basement duel, HC Erlangen and the bottom of the table, HBW Balingen-Weilstetten, split 22:22 (10:11).