The owls turned the game around after the break, celebrating their fifth win in a row with a 36:30 (14:16) win over VfL Lübeck-Schwartau on Sunday. The use of the seventh field player is decisive for the game. “Almost a 100 percent quota, respect for Michel’s move,” congratulated VfL coach David Röhrig, who saw his seven 46 minutes on the right track. “It’s phenomenal what the boys are doing,” enthused Eulen trainer Michel Abt: “A great team!” After the 1:5 point start, they now have 15:7 points on their account. 2045 spectators mean season record. The handball festival against the German champions SC Magdeburg follows on Tuesday (7 p.m.).
“Jule” has to help out in Leipzig
The Eulen Ludwigshafen had to do without Julius Meyer-Siebert in the home game against VfL Lübeck-Schwartau. The loan from SC DHfK Leipzig was requested by its parent club and was on the ball on Sunday evening when the Saxons played at TVB Stuttgart. Due to the absence of Maciej Gebala (calf injury) and Marko Mamic (torn cruciate ligament), the Leipzig team lacked the scheduled inner block. “Jule” Meyer-Siebert, who is 2.06 meters tall, should help there in particular. “Julius is a power in defence,” said Eulen coach Michel Abt recently.
The regular owl mascot and his substitute are also unusual. In search of an emergency helper, Julia Ost, who is responsible for organizing the home game, among other things, quickly found what she was looking for: Patrick Matos, an employee of Christian Simon (Physical Therapy Christian Simon), and often asked as the “medicine man” of the Eulen professionals, jumped in . Matos – a man for many cases. Especially on Sunday at family day. The replacement owl was also great fun for the kids. The injured pivot Christian Klimek was also in the hall with his family.
The owls started strong. It was 7:3 after nine minutes after a Zacharias counterattack. Then the break in the game – a 0:4 run – 7:7 after a quarter of an hour. Curious: After a strong save by Matej Ašanin, the goalkeeper and Sebastian Trost disagreed as to who would grab the ball, VfL throw-in, Max Horner scored the 5-7 goal for the Northern Lights, who took the lead for the first time after 20 minutes. Jan-Eric Speckmann, a power from the seven-meter line, scored to 10:9. The owls got out of step, Lion Zacharias failed after a foul on Max Haider with a seven-meter throw. Matej Ašanin probably scored twice into the orphaned VfL goal, but only had four saves before the break. Old master Dennis Klockmann came up with the same number on the other side.
After the break, Žiga Urbič replaced colleague Ašanin in the owl’s goal. “The main thing is to win,” said Urbič, who made six saves. Always in key situations. So in the 45th minute when the keeper initiated a counter-attack, which Alexander Falk used to make it 21:20. A turning point in the exciting game. Falk scored nine goals from ten throws and now has 38 hits on his account. Wide awake, the right winger had intercepted and used two balls. “We’re behind again at half-time, minus 2,” Falk complained about the weak first half. The correction in defense and the almost perfect 7:6 game decided the game.
A class of its own – the captain: Max Haider made four out of four, worked three seven meters. “Anyone who knows me knows that I’m never completely satisfied,” said Haider. Strong as Jan Remmlinger found his way into the game after a bad pass and a technical blunder, scored five out of five, and managed cleverly. A phenomenon: Pascal Bührer. He sat on the waiting bench for a long time, then fired three shots into the net. And then the “Iceman” of the owls: Tim Schaller. He only came on the plate for three seven meters. They were all in!
Nico Weinhold and his buddy Timothy Fuller arrived on Sunday from near Augsburg. “When I was young I played with Max Neuhaus and Max Horner, who is now in Lübeck, at TV Haunstetten. I said if they play against each other, I’ll go there,” said Weinhold, who plays left winger. You saw a crime thriller with a good horner. Neuhaus had no time, but conducted the winning Humba. His training club, SC Magdeburg, is coming on Tuesday.
Source: Eulen Ludwigshafen / Photo: Eulen Ludwigshafen
