Could this game and result in the end possibly even mean the preliminary decision in the championship fight in the handball Bundesliga? (NEWS: Everything about the handball Bundesliga)
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In the long-distance duel with SG Flensburg-Handewitt, the THW Kiel suffered a severe setback in the HBL. In the top duel with third place in the table SC Magdeburg, the defending champion suffered a bitter 33:34 (16:17) bankruptcy and is one point behind leaders SG Flensburg-Handewitt five game days before the end of the season with 59: 7 points. (SERVICE: the table of the HBL)
In the case of European League winners Magdeburg around the outstanding goalkeeper Tobias Thulin, the record champions of coach Filip Jicha, whose team recently only ran Final Four surprisingly failed at the later DHB Cup winner TBV Lemgo Lippe was, from the beginning behind a deficit and thus finally lost the championship lead to rival Flensburg. (the game for reading in the LIVETICKER)
The runner-up from coach Maik Machulla had taken over the HBL leadership at the weekend with a win against TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (28:24), Kiel could not counter after 13 Bundesliga victories in a row.
THW bankruptcy! Pekeler sees red – Weinhold with laceration
Particularly bitter: Immediately before half-time, Hendrik Pekeler lost his nerve. Lying on the ground, the German international kicked Piotr Chrapkowski slightly and received the red card (30th). This was preceded by a defensive action by the Pole, who fell on Pekeler and injured him.
But that wasn’t enough trouble for Kiel in front of 1,500 spectators: Steffen Weinhold fell violently to the ground in a brilliant throwing attempt in the second part of the game and suffered a severely bleeding laceration. (SERVICE: Results and schedule of the HBL)
Also noteworthy: Domagoj Duvnjak played in a Pekeler jersey in the closing stages because his jersey and pants were also smeared with blood.
There was also a late injury shock on the THW side from Niclas Ekberg, who apparently tearfully suffered an injury to his right knee after Harald Reinkind fell unhappily on his leg.
Ekberg best Kieler – and injured
Previously, Ekberg had scored eight goals as the best Kiel thrower like Rune Dahmke, but they were just as bad for a happy ending as a good performance by keeper Dario Quenstedt. In the Magdeburg team, who consolidated third place in the table, Zeljko Musa and Omar Ingi Magnusson stood out next to Thulin with eight goals each.
“We fought to the end, unfortunately it wasn’t enough. We deserved a point,” said Duvnjak after the final whistle Sky. With a view to the championship, the playmaker added: “We have to play five more games and win. It will be very difficult. That hurts.”
The game in shorthand:
SC Magdeburg – THW Kiel 34:33 (17:16)
Tore: Musa (8), Magnusson (8/2), Mertens (6), Hornke (4), Damgaard Nielsen (4), Bezjak (2), O’Sullivan (1), Gullerud (1) für Magdeburg – Dahmke (8 ), Ekberg (8/3), Sagosen (4/1), Duvnjak (3), Reinkind (3), Pekeler (2), Weinhold (2), Wiencek (2), Horak (1) für Kiel
Spectator: 1500
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