Magdeburg dominates the game
The fact that the Magdeburgers are the favorites in the final tournament was shown over long stretches on Saturday. They were never put in serious danger by the Croats. After the game started evenly in the first three minutes with three goals on each side, Magdeburg then went ahead with a 3-0 run for the first time. As a result, Nasice was unable to reduce the gap to less than two goals throughout the game,
Next highlight beckons
By winning the cup again, the defending champion would reach the next highlight of an outstanding season. The season of the club world champion could finally be crowned next Thursday: Then the SCM could make the second German championship after 2001 clear.
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