Handball Bundesliga: Hanover continues to be successful, even Hamburg wins

Bundesliga handball team TSV Hannover-Burgdorf achieved their ninth win of the season, just like HSV Hamburg.

Former national team coach Christian Prokop’s team prevailed on Thursday (December 15, 2022) with 34:27 (21:16) at the home of promoted VfL Gummersbach. With 19:11 points, Lower Saxony remains sixth in the table.

After a good start of the guests, Gummersbach went from 2:5 (8th minute) to 9:7 (16th). But Hannover responded. Shortly after the change of sides, the Swiss right fielder Maximilian Gerbl laid the foundation for the boxers’ victory with 25:16 (33rd minute).

Ninth success also for HSV Hamburg

There was also the ninth success for HSV Hamburg, who won with 28:22 (11:10) at TVB Stuttgart. With two games ahead of Hanover, the Hanseatic League is at 19:15 points. An intermediate sprint from 14:12 (33rd) to 20:14 (41st) was decisive.

HSVH coach Torsten Jansen had to do without league top scorer Casper Mortensen. The Dane did not travel to Baden-Württemberg after the birth of his son Carl Wednesday. Instead, 19-year-old Alexander Hartwig from the Hanseatic Oberliga team made his professional debut.

When the circle player Rogerio Moraes returned after the thumb injury, MT Melsungen defeated TSV GWD Minden, which was threatened with relegation, 31:28 (19:16). League newcomer and bottom of the table ASV Hamm-Westfalen lost against TBV Lemgo Lippe 25:30 (13:17).