What a thrilling basement duel in the handball Bundesliga: newly promoted Halle-Neustadt defeated BSV Sachsen Zwickau after a real handball drama. The decision was made in the final second. It was preceded by a controversial referee decision based on a new rule.
Union Halle-Neustadt won a dramatic basement duel in the women’s handball Bundesliga against BSV Sachsen Zwickau 33:32. Fabienne Büch scored the last goal from a seven-meter penalty in the final second.
Red and seven meters in the last seconds
The goal was preceded by a controversial referee decision. After a foul by Silje Petersen, which hit an opponent’s face, the Dane received a red card and a seven-meter penalty. Petersen, of all people, was the outstanding player with 15 goals.
Zwickasu striker Silje Brons Petersen was almost unstoppable in the basement duel.
She wanted to prevent a counterattack when she was outnumbered three seconds before the end. According to the new interpretation of the rules, preventing a passing game should ultimately be punished with a seven-meter penalty, Halle’s coach Ines Seidler explained to SPORT IM EAST.
Zwickau led almost the entire game
Bitter: Zwickau led the entire game, sometimes by up to four goals. The guests seemed to be striving for a confident away win for a long time. Until the seven-meter penalty with the final whistle. BSV coach Norman Rentsch struggled with the decision. Such a rule would ruin the game.
His team was overtaken by Halle and is now bottom of the table. After the main round there is a playdown round. The bottom team goes into this with one point, the second to last gets two.
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