Handball club SC Magdeburg clearly won the opening game at the Club World Cup against the Saudi club Al Khaleej. The downside was the more serious injury to backcourt player Philip Weber.
The two-time title holder from the Elbe beat Al Khaleej 29:20 (15:10) in Dammam and can plan for the next round with another win.
Weber-Aus overshadowed the first half
The Saudis made things difficult for the SCM at the start of the game. With your own fans At the back, who created a great atmosphere, Al Khaleej initially took the lead. But supported by the strong Matthias Musche (ten goals in total) and a better Nikola Portner in the box, the favorite from the Elbe found its way into the game. Albin Lagergreen made it 11:7 in the 21st minute.
Then the shock: backcourt player and top performer Philipp Weber fell to the ground after a throw, grabbed his knee and shook his head. The 31-year-old had to be carried off the field. Be team didn’t let that throw him off his game, Felix Claar brought his team In the 28th minute they were ahead by five goals for the first time. With this comfortable lead we went into the cabin.
After playing with the national team, SCM player Philipp Weber was injured at the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Musche sets the course for victory
And it grew quickly after the break. Magnus Saugstrup put the SCM ahead 22:13 in the 41st minute. Then the Wiegert left itteam Going a little slower, he didn’t score for almost six revolutions of the pointer. Al Khaleej reduced the score to six goals.
But when Matthias Musche restored the old nine-goal lead in the 51st minute and extended it to ten goals seconds later, the game was decided. Already on Thursday (November 9th, 2:45 p.m live in the ticker in the SpiOapp and on sport-im-osten.de) the group phase continues. The SCM’s opponent is the Oceania champion University of Queensland.
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