DKB Bundesliga leaders Rhein Neckar Lowen are back on the winning track after first season’s defeat against Melsungen! Nikolaj Jakobsen guys won tight home match against “world champions” Fuchse Berlin 28:26 (14:11) to keep first place and very good chances in Championship’s race, where Lions looking for the first title ever.
Uwe Gensheimer netted nine goals, while Petar Nenadić couldn’t help his team even with 10 goals for 60 minutes…
Rhein-Neckar Löwen – Füchse Berlin 28:26 (14:11)
Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Appelgren, Ristovski () – Schmid (2), Gensheimer (9/4), Kneer, Sigurmannsson (n.e.), Baena (5/3), Mensah (2), Guardiola (1), Steinhauser (n.e.), Groetzki (1), Ekdahl du Rietz (3), Pekeler, Petersson (5)
Füchse Berlin: Heinevetter (ab 17.), Petr Stochl () – Wiede (6), Elisson (3/3), Fritz, Vukovic (1), Struck, Gojun (1), Vrazalic, Weyhrauch, Nenadic (10), Tönnesen (1), Plaza Jimenez, Nielsen (3), Petersen (1)
STANDINGS:
| 1. | Rhein-Neckar | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 426:327 | 28 | |
| 2. | MT Melsungen | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 411:344 | 24 | |
| 3. | Flensburg-H. | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 424:342 | 23 | |
| 4. | Kiel | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 383:332 | 20 | |
| 5. | Fuchse Berlin | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 434:395 | 19 | |
| 6. | HSG Wetzlar | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 375:361 | 19 | |
| 7. | Hamburg | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 408:377 | 17 | |
| 8. | Goppingen | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 368:339 | 16 | |
| 9. | SC Magdeburg | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 388:392 | 14 | |
| 10. | Gummersbach | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 376:384 | 14 | |
| 11. | Leipzig | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 373:388 | 14 | |
| 12. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 374:391 | 14 | |
| 13. | Lemgo | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 380:429 | 10 | |
| 14. | TVB Stuttgart | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 366:427 | 5 | |
| 15. | Eisenach | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 370:460 | 5 | |
| 16. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 354:402 | 4 | |
| 17. | Bergischer | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 352:410 | 4 | |
| 18. | N-Lübbecke | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 365:427 | 2 |
