The Füchse Berlin kept their minimal title chance in the Handball Bundesliga.
With the comeback of the Croatian Athens Olympic champion Igor Vori, the Berliners defeated TBV Lemgo Lippe 29:24 (14:11) and reduced the gap to leaders SC Magdeburg to seven points. The Magdeburgers are expecting record champions THW Kiel for the top game on Saturday.
The Foxes announced the signing of 41-year-old Vori Tuesday due to their injury woes. The line runner ended his career in 2018. Bob Hanning sent him onto the field for the first time against Lemgo in the 22nd minute. The managing director represented coach Jaron Siewert, who will be a father. With the victory, the Berliners also took revenge for the cup loss after extra time in the round of 16 against TBV.
In the table basement, HBW Balingen-Weilstetten and TVB Stuttgart suffered defeats. Tail light Balingen lost to the Rhein-Neckar Löwen 22:31 (12:16), Stuttgart had no chance at 23:33 (9:18) at TSV Hannover-Burgdorf. In the fourth game of the evening, old champions FA Göppingen won 25:23 (14:15) at HC Erlangen.
HC Erlangen – FA Göppingen 23:25 (15:14). – Goals: Jeppsson (6/3), Sellin (4), Zechel (4/1), Fäth (3), Metzner (3), Bissel (1), Firnhaber (1), Link (1) for Erlangen – Schiller (5/2), Ellebaek (4), Gulliksen (4), Kneule (4), Hermann (3), Kozina (2), Bagersted (1), Sarac (1), Zelenovic (1) for Göppingen. – Viewers: 3345 (SID)
HBW Balingen-Weilstetten – Rhein-Neckar Löwen 22:31 (12:16). – Goals: Lipovina (5/4), Heinzelmann (3), Nothdurft (3), Schoch (3), Strosack (3), Saueressig (2), Todorovic (2), Wiederstein (1) for Balingen – Kirkelokke (8 ), Groetzki (7), Kohlbacher (4), Knorr (3/2), Zacharias (3), Helander (2/1), Schmid (2/1), Gislason (1), Patrail (1) for Rhine Neckar. – Viewers: 1991 (SID)
Foxes Berlin – TBV Lemgo Lippe 29:24 (14:11). – Goals: Wiede (7), Holm (5), Marsenic (5), Lindberg (4/1), Matthes (4), Drux (3), Andersson (1) for Berlin – Schlagen (7), Elisson (5 /1), Suton (5), Simak (3), Carlsbogard (2), I. Guardiola Villaplana (1), Zerbe (1) for Lemgo. – Viewers: 4026 (SID)
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf – TVB Stuttgart 33:23 (18:9). – Goals: Kuzmanovski (9), Martinovic (5), Mävers (5), Hansen (4), Pewnow (4), Büchner (3), Cehte (2), Edvardsson (1) for Hannover – Lönn (4), Zieker (4/3), Häfner (3), Nicolaus (3), Weiß (3), Müller (2), Runarsson (2), Kristjansson (1), Peshevski (1) for Stuttgart. – Viewers: 2347