SC Magdeburg looked like the safe winner against Wisla Plock. Then the guests turned up – but they failed due to the outstanding goalkeeper Sergey Hernandez.
Defending champion SC Magdeburg remains the leader of Group B of the Champions League. The Elbe residents won against the Polish champion Wisla Plock on Thursday evening in front of 5,932 spectators with 27:26 (14:10). The best SCM shooter was Omar Ingi Magnusson with nine goals. SCM-coach Bennet faithfully analyzed the game: “I think that we made a very good handball game for over 45 minutes. We only had problems getting in. We succeeded very well at the end of the first half. We had everything under control by 22:16. We will not be able to access the last twelve minutes. In the end it is a bit happy for us. that we saved it over time. “
Bennet Wiegert cheers on the edge of the field on the narrow home win of SC Magdeburg.
Magdeburg run shortly before the break
Both teams acted at eye level right from the start: Magdeburg met over Magnusson, Plock about Sergei Kosorotov (2: 2/3.), But also awarded some attacks. In the balanced game, the focus was on the defensive rows and goalkeepers, until the middle of the half there was only ten goals (5: 5/15.). The SCM took off for the first time and Plock reached for break (10: 7/24.). It broke the Magdeburg run, but the SCM led to the break with four goals.
Torbjorn Sittrup Bergerud and Omar Ingi Magnusson
Big tremors at the end – Hernandez shines
After the change of sides, the guests switched to a 5-1 defense formation and wanted to keep the SCM away from the goal. However, this did not work as hoped; Magdeburg even expanded the lead slightly (18: 13/38.). The green-reds did not act error-free, but had a strong backing in the goal in Sergey Hernandez (15 parades, 1 gate). Just shortly before the end, Plock shortened again (25: 23/55.) And ensured an exciting final phase. Here the SCM hit too rarely, but Plock awarded the equalization chance seconds before the end, twice failed due to Hernandez.
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