A six-goal advantage was not enough for the SG BBM Bietigheim handball team to win against Brest Bretagne Handball.
After Trine Jensen Østergaard’s goal in the 47th minute, the game seemed already decided. The SG BBG Bietigheim led in the Handball-Champions-League at that time by six goals against the outsiders of Brest Bretagne Handball. But Bietigheim’s coach Markus Gaugisch had rightly warned of the French womenwho despite being second to last in Group A of the Champions League, are always able to win a game.
Bietigheim lost the championship lead
And if there are simple ball losses and several missed chances, that helps the opponent even more. So the Bietigheimers had to accept that Brest gradually fought their way back up and ten seconds before the end Alicia Toublanc even equalized to make it 25:25.
Now with ten points, Bietigheim slipped to third place behind leaders Vipers Kristiansand from Norway and Romanian club CSM Bucuresti, who both have eleven points. The two best teams in the two preliminary round groups qualify directly for the quarter-finals. Best thrower of the Bietigheimers was Kelly Dulfer with seven goals. Next Saturday (6:00 p.m.) SG BBM will play in the next Champions League game in Brest.
