Farewell to a handball legend!

Magdeburg champion heroes additionally praised Uwe Gensheimer tears, when the person with the magic wrist left the large handball stage perpetually. The SAP Area in Mannheim was clapping for the star of the Rhein-Neckar Löwen for nearly a minute earlier than the ultimate siren sounded. The Magdeburgers had been German champions – and but there was solely about one man.

“It was a great recreation for us. I miss the farewell body. When such an awesome participant leaves the stage, you additionally want him a great recreation. However we symbolize the pursuits of SC Magdeburg, and for us it was additionally about one thing,” mentioned coach Bennet Wiegert after his staff received 34:21 (19:11) on the Lions.

Sweden’s Daniel Pettersson was the highest scorer for Magdeburg with six objectives, who’ve the very best probability of profitable the historic treble this 12 months. The SCM have already received the DHB Cup – and within the Champions League the defending champions once more certified for the Remaining 4 on June 8 and 9 in Cologne.

In the meantime, an period got here to an finish for the Lions: Captain Uwe Gensheimer performed one final time after 20 years as an expert and ended his distinguished profession. The 37-year-old, who has all the time been loyal to the membership other than a brief spell in Paris (2016 to 2019), will now be Mannheim’s sporting director.

Inspired by the chants of the house followers, Gensheimer was on the scoresheet 4 instances towards SCM. The long-time DHB captain scored his final purpose within the final minute of the sport as Magdeburg let him stroll by unchallenged.

The remaining seconds then ran off the clock as Gensheimer personally mentioned goodbye to every participant. Together with the viewers’s thunderous applause, the left-handed skipper couldn’t maintain again his tears.

“It is a bit an excessive amount of for me. “It is a massive praise,” Gensheimer defined after the sport Dyn– Microphone. “Sadly I could not go into that a lot, there wasn’t sufficient for a lot of. “

The 37-year-old wished to get every part transferring once more. “The entire day gave me pure bums. The thought occurred greater than as soon as that I’d by no means expertise it on this kind once more,” mentioned Gensheimer.

SCM coach Wiegert noticed farewell to the handball star differently. “I will not miss him as an opponent,” the coach mentioned with a smile.

However he mentioned: “Regardless of the competitors, it was a feast for the eyes to see. The place others would have damaged their wrists, he made it hell.” Wiegert described Gensheimer as “one of many best handball gamers Germany and the world had.”