The handball players from SC Magdeburg are going into the long European Championship break as Bundesliga leaders. Coach Bennet Wiegert’s team defended its razor-thin lead in the table ahead of Füchse Berlin with a 31:27 (17:10) win against Frisch Auf Göppingen.
The best Magdeburg thrower was once again Omar Ingi Magnusson with twelve goals.
“With the ten-goal lead, we actually had every opportunity to win even higher. But that’s the fly in the ointment,” said Wiegert on the streaming service “Dyn” and, with a view to the scheduling stress of the past few weeks, added: “The boys have been doing a fantastic job for months. I can only take my hats off to them.”
Foxes win against Leipzig
The first pursuers remain the Berliners, who are only behind Magdeburg due to the worse goal difference. After a perfect first half, the capital team easily prevailed against SC DHfK Leipzig 37:28 (18:9). Lasse Andersson scored his 500th goal in the Bundesliga.
Further in the top trio are the handball players from SG Flensburg-Handewitt, who were just able to avoid an embarrassment at the bottom of the table, HBW Balingen-Weilstetten. After 60 minutes of fighting, the North Germans shook their way to a 34:32 (18:16) and with 28 points they are still four points behind the top duo.
The Bundesliga clubs now have the Christmas break and then the European Championship break. In February most of the teams will continue with the 20th matchday.