Handball Bundesliga: draw in the top game between Magdeburg and Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Handball Bundesliga
Draw in the top game between Magdeburg and Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Löwen coach Sebastian Hinze was satisfied with the point. photo
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There are no winners in the top game of the Handball Bundesliga. The guest trainer draws a mixed conclusion.
Master SC Magdeburg has in the dramatic top game Handball Bundesliga averted the second defeat of the season at the last second and blocked the Rhein-Neckar Löwen’s leap to the top of the table.
At 32:32 (18:16) the Dane Magnus Saugstrop scored in front of 6449 spectators, including national coach Alfred Gislason, with the last throw to equalize. With 17:5 points, the Mannheimers are now second in the table behind Füchsen Berlin (17:3), Magdeburg advanced to fourth place with 15:3 points.
“It’s bitter to get an equalizer at the last second. But we played a great game. The lads were outstanding so I’m happy with the point. We can be proud of that. And to be honest, it’s a fair result “, said lions-Trainer Sebastian Hinze at the pay TV channel Sky.
Lots of leadership changes
From the start, a battle-focused duel developed at eye level, in which no team was able to break away with more than two goals and the lead kept changing. In the final phase the pendulum seemed to swing in favor of the guests at 32:30 (59 th ), but the hosts struck back again.
The best pitchers for SCM, where left winger Lukas Mertens and right winger Tim Hornke extended their long-term contracts before the game, were Gisli Kristjansson and Kay Smits with six goals each. Albin Lagergren scored eight goals for the guests.
