MT Melsungen is still unstoppable in the handball Bundesliga and has also won the fifth game of the season. The promoted duel between Eisenach and Balingen-Weilstetten ended in a draw.
MT Melsungen is still unstoppable in the handball Bundesliga. The team around captain Timo Kastening celebrated its fifth win in the fifth game of the season on Friday (September 15th, 2023) after the 35:27 (23:13) against TVB Stuttgart and thus remains at the top of the table for the time being. Ivan Martinovic shone for North Hesse with seven goals.
Melsungen cannot be stopped
After victories over FA Göppingen, SC DHfK Leipzig and HSV Hamburg last Sunday, Melsungen also surprisingly defeated champions THW Kiel (35:30) in a foreign hall. The hosts got off to a brilliant start against Stuttgart and decided the game before the break. After the break, the league leaders slowed down the game in a controlled manner.
Promotion duel without a winner
In the promoted duel, ThSV Eisenach and HBW Balingen-Weilstetten separated 28:28 (14:14). Both teams got off to a good start to the season with two wins, one draw and two defeats.
Apart from Melsungen, only the Füchse Berlin are still without a loss point. The capital city team can draw level with MT on points again on Sunday in the home game against TSV Hannover-Burgdorf, which started with two wins and a draw (3 p.m./Dyn).
The Bergische HC had already scored its first points of the season on Thursday. The BHC won the derby at VfL Gummersbach 33:27 (16:12). Yannick Fraatz was the BHC’s top scorer with seven goals.
Johannesson holds and the BHC celebrates
In addition to Fraatz, goalkeeper Peter Johannesson played a decisive role in Bergischer HC’s first win of the season. The Swede held strong, especially in the second half, and his saves also prevented a different outcome.