Just two days after their first defeat in the handball Bundesliga at THW Kiel, the Füchse Berlin showed a strong reaction in the European League.
The handball players Foxes Berlin have in the European League clinched their fourth win in their fourth game and moved into the main round early. Two days after the first Bundesliga defeat in Kiel On Tuesday evening, the Berlin team narrowly prevailed with 33:32 (16:17) against the Romanian champions and title contenders Dinamo Bucharest. This means that the Foxes remain confidently leaders in Group G and can no longer be pushed out of one of the first two places. The best Berlin throwers were Mathias Gidsel with nine goals and Lasse Andersson with seven goals.
Foxes suffered their first defeat of the season in Kiel
After a long streak of success, the Füchse Berlin suffered their first defeat of the Bundesliga season. In the top game they had to admit defeat to the strong performance of record champions THW Kiel.more
Keeper Milosavljev shines
The guests got into the game right away. The defense stood and keeper Dejan Milosavljev immediately shone with sensational actions: the Serb made 14 saves in the first half alone, and he even made 23 in total.
The Foxes quickly moved ahead to 7:3. They also initially acted quickly and purposefully in attack. But from the middle of the first half onwards, the guests’ missed throws and, above all, technical errors increased – there were simply too many. The Foxes found it increasingly difficult against the very physical defense of the Romanians. The Berliners even lost their lead thanks to a 5-0 run by the home side before the break.
Even after the break, the Berliners initially had defensive problems. Too many rebounds went to the hosts. In the 42nd minute, Marko Kopljar was also shown a red card after three time penalties. But the Foxes recovered defensively, regained the lead and brought the narrow lead to the finish.
Broadcast: rbb24, November 21, 2023, 9:45 p.m
