DKB Bundesliga title race is again – open! THW Kiel beat Rhein Neckar Lowen 31:20 (12:9) in the biggest derby of the strongest League in handbal world led by fantastic Ex-Lowen goalie, Niklas Landin, who had almost 50% of saves.
THW Kiel-Rhein-Neckar Löwen 31:20 (12:9)
Kiel: Landin (18 saves), Katsigiannis (n.e.); Duvnjak, Toft Hansen (1), Mamelund, Sprenger, Weinhold, Dissinger (8), Ekberg (4), Anic, Canellas (9), Dahmke (1), Vujin (6/2), Oprea (2).
Löwen: Appelgren (14 saves), Ristovski (ab 48., 1 save); Schmid (4/3), Kneer, Sigurmannsson (5), Baena Gonzales (4), Steinhauser (1), Larsen (3), Pekeler, Groetzki (1), Reinkind (1), Guardiola, Petersson, Ekdahl du Rietz (1).
RESULTS:
| HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 30 – 27 | Lemgo | |||||
| N-Lubbecke | 27 – 30 | Hamburg | |||||
| Goppingen | 29 – 21 | Leipzig | |||||
| Flensburg-H. | 28 – 25 | Gummersbach | |||||
| Eisenach | 28 – 26 | Bergischer | |||||
| MT Melsungen | 25 – 28 | Hannover-Burgdorf | |||||
| SC Magdeburg | 26 – 26 | HSG Wetzlar | |||||
| Kiel | 31 – 20 | Rhein-Neckar |
STANDINGS:
| 1. | Rhein-Neckar | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 538:429 | 34 | |
| 2. | Kiel | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 591:492 | 32 | |
| 3. | Flensburg-H. | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 557:467 | 31 | |
| 4. | Hamburg | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 561:502 | 27 | |
| 5. | MT Melsungen | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 539:490 | 26 | |
| 6. | Goppingen | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 516:458 | 24 | |
| 7. | Fuchse Berlin | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 552:508 | 23 | |
| 8. | HSG Wetzlar | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 499:491 | 23 | |
| 9. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 523:522 | 22 | |
| 10. | SC Magdeburg | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 517:529 | 19 | |
| 11. | Gummersbach | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 515:519 | 18 | |
| 12. | Leipzig | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 500:528 | 17 | |
| 13. | Lemgo | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 517:581 | 12 | |
| 14. | TVB Stuttgart | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 492:569 | 9 | |
| 15. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 513:577 | 8 | |
| 16. | Eisenach | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 504:611 | 8 | |
| 17. | Bergischer | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 473:552 | 7 | |
| 18. | N-Lubbecke | 19 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 485:567 | 2 |
