The handball players from SC DHfK Leipzig continue to tread water in the relegation battle. The Saxons suffered their 21st defeat in Hanover on Friday evening and remain bottom of the table.
For SC DHfK Leipzig the air in the Bundesliga relegation battle is getting thinner and thinner. Coach Frank Carstens’ team lost at TSV Hannover-Burgdorf with 33:36 (15:15) and remains bottom of the table with 13:49 points. In front of 9,226 spectators, Matej Klima became the guests’ best thrower with nine goals.
Even Leipzig’s Dean Bombac couldn’t prevent the defeat
Leipzig starts strong
The Leipzig team started confidently and developed a lot of penetration, especially through Matej Klima in the backcourt. After six minutes they were leading 5-2, but were unable to maintain this level. Hannover equalized for the first time in the middle of the first half (9:9). The substitution of goalkeeper Domenico Ebner for Tomas Mrkva, who was unlucky in the first half, gave the guests a brief boost. Once again Leipzig pulled ahead by three goals (15:12), but again they lost the lead because they didn’t score another goal in the following seven minutes.
Hanover pulls away
After the change, the hosts increased the pace significantly and moved ahead to 22:18 (37th minute). The Leipzig team showed fighting spirit and reduced the lead to 24:25 by the middle of the second half, but they repeatedly suffered dry spells in terms of play. In addition, they had no access defensively, especially against TSV center Justus Fischer. In the end, the Hanoverians even won safely.
dpa
