Handball, HBL: preliminary determination? Foxes Berlin with a thick exclamation mark | EUROtoday

The Foxes Berlin are getting nearer to their first championship within the handball Bundesliga. On Thursday night, the capitals received in entrance of 9,000 spectators within the sold-out Max-Schmeling-Halle towards the direct pursuer MT Melsungen with 37:29 (18:12).

Three video games earlier than the top, the foxes now have one level forward of the second SC Magdeburg and two earlier than Melsungen to a few. The finest Berlin thrower was the excellent Mathias Gidsel with 15 objectives, at Melsungen Timo Kastening scored six objectives.

At first each defensive collection dominated. The foxes initially struggled towards the compact Melsung cowl. On the opposite hand, the visitors failed a number of instances to Füchse keeper Dejan Milosavljev-including a seven-meter. The recreation was balanced till 7: 7.

Foxes with 6-0 run

But then Melsungen made some errors that the Berliners instantly punished with a 3-0 run. Guest coach Roberto Garrondo reacted with a break, which he needed to take once more 137 seconds later, as a result of the foxes put one other 3-0 run and have been rushed 13: 7. Now the Berlin offensive machine was working and so they held the lead till the break.

Nothing modified after the change of sides. Melsungen now got here to objectives extra, however the foxes continued to fulfill. The visitors may hardly cease these variable offensive. Almost eleven minutes earlier than the top, the lead was for the primary time in double digits (32:22). After that, the hosts additionally left so much, however they introduced the clear victory to the end.

Flensburg picks up a excessive deficit

The SG Flensburg-Handewitt beforehand prevented an away defeat because of a robust second half. At the relegation-threatened SG BBM Bietigheim, the fifth within the desk caught up with a 9 objective behind 29:29 (12:21) and thus at the very least one level. The finest throwers have been every with eight objectives from Flensburger Mads Mensah Larsen and the Bietigheimer Jonathan Fischer.

Four days after successful the European League, the Flensburgers needed to do with out some injured gamers. Lasse Möller and Aksel Horgen, in addition to Andreas Holst Jensen and August Pedersen.

The German champion from Magdeburg prevailed yesterday on the relegation -threatened HC Erlangen with 34:23 (16:12). The foxes now have 52 factors, Magdeburg 51 and Melsungen 50 factors.