Cup victory against Göppingen gives hope
A little over ten months later, the meeting between these two teams – this time on the 28th match day – will again be important for the fate of Minden. On Thursday (April 28, 2022, 7:05 p.m.) GWD travels to Göppingen as the penultimate table and is in acute relegation trouble. There are seven games left and Minden is under pressure in each one – the club absolutely needs wins, preferably now.
East Westphalia only showed in December that they can hold their own against Göppingen. There was a 31:28 victory in the cup, which also had an impact on the coming weeks. “This sense of achievement in the cup has done something to the team. We’ve been on the right track since the three wins in a row in December, we’re competitive in every game and we’ve worked out a very stable performance corridor, which we obviously also need on Thursday in Göppingen“said coach Frank Carstens.
Göppingen made a mistake at exactly the wrong moment
However, the opponent has one run and won four of the last five games. “We want to at least put in a good performance. Göppingen is in very good shape and has scored well with the exception of the game against Balingen“Carstens said.
But of all things, this slip-up by Göppingen hurt Minden extremely. the HBW Balingen-Weilstetten currently occupies the first non-relegation spot in the table ahead of the GWD, has exactly the two more points in the account that the away win at Frisch Auf brought in and Minden now has to catch up at least until the end of the season.
Bergischer HC is supposed to help Minden
In order to have the opportunity to do so on Thursday, the GWD not only needs its own victory, but also support from North Rhine-Westphalia. In the second game of the evening, the Bergische receives HC the balingers. And for him it’s also about something, because mathematically the relegation is not yet done – which a win would not change, but the danger in the event of success would be negligible.
“Balingen attacks very patiently. We have to adapt to this and not act too hastily on our part“BHC trainer Sebastian Hinze demanded of his team. “If we get a good feeling defensively, I see us at an advantage.“