Frankfurt / Main (dpa) – concerns about top star Sander Sagosen at THW Kiel, relief about the false start averted at SG Flensburg-Handewitt:
At the victorious start to the season, not everything went according to plan for the two top favorites in the handball Bundesliga. “We have to see what about Sander. He has pain in his groin and is undergoing medical treatment, ”said THW trainer Filip Jicha after the befitting 36:30 (20:15) home win against HC Erlangen. “If he were to fail, it would be painful.”
Sagosen, who came from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer, had to go to the cabin early in the second half with suspected adductor strain. The Norwegian, who scored five times before he was eliminated, should not be available to THW at least in the next game on Tuesday against TSV Hannover-Burgdorf.
In the first half, Kiel lost its captain Domagoj Duvnjak in front of 1480 fans. The Croat saw the red card in the 23rd minute, but is allowed to play again against Hannover. The best thrower for the defending champion was Niclas Ekberg with 13 goals.
Flensburg had a long hard time in Wetzlar in front of 800 spectators and only with difficulty averted a threatened false start. Especially Stefan Cavor (11 goals) did not get the north Germans under control for long phases of the game. The favorite only acted better in the second half and turned the game around thanks to the accuracy of Lasse Möller (9). «It was the difficult game expected. Wetzlar demanded everything from us, ”said SG coach Maik Machulla. “It was really strong how the boys fought back.”
In the only ghost game, the Rhein-Neckar Löwen celebrated a (17: 9) victory against the TVB Stuttgart. Newcomer Lukas Nilsson with six goals and director Andy Schmid (5) were the best throwers among the clearly superior Mannheimers.
MT Melsungen had to tremble a lot before the 25:23 (12:11) victory at HBW Balingen-Weilstetten was certain. National player Tobias Reichmann scored nine times for North Hesse, who could not convince over long phases of the game. “We always had technical mistakes,” summed up backcourt ace Julius Kühn, who scored six goals. The Füchse Berlin had already solved their opening task on Saturday with a 25:20 at HSG Nordhorn-Lingen.
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