Handball Bundesliga club Füchse Berlin maintained third place in the table with a 42:35 (20:15) in the home game against GWD Minden and kept their chances of participating in the Champions League in the coming season.
It was obvious from the start that the hosts were trying to make amends after the surprising bankruptcy at Bergisches HC – especially since the first leg in Minden was lost unnecessarily.
The foxes immediately took the lead, acted very attentively in defence, and played very efficiently in attack. After almost nine minutes they were already 6:2 ahead.
Lndberg overtakes Kyung Shin Yoon
But after the 13:7 lead, a little bit of sloppiness moved into the Berlin game. In the center of the cover there was a gap or two. And Minden used that for a few simple goals. The foxes also made some ball losses. The lead before the break melted down to three goals (17:14).
That didn’t change at first, even after the break. Because Minden fought. The game was interrupted after 46 minutes and 31 seconds. The hall roared, the Berlin players celebrated as if they had just won a title. Because Lindberg had just thrown his 2906th goal in the Bundesliga. The 41-year-old Dane overtook South Korean Kyung-Shin Yoon and is now the sole record holder. With this momentum, the Berliners then brought the game home without any problems.