“Zebras” Stop Magdeburg: Kiel Win 31:29 in Bundesliga Blockbuster
SC Magdeburg have finally been stopped in the Bundesliga! THW Kiel had their hero in Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas, who in a huge showdown reminded everyone of the days when he was untouchable in a Barcelona shirt. This was Magdeburg’s first Bundesliga defeat in 11 months, and their first loss in any competition since September last year, when they were beaten at the IHF Club World Championship in Cairo.
THW Kiel – SC Magdeburg 31:29 (10:12)
THW Kiel: Pérez de Vargas (14 saves), Wolff (2); Duvnjak 1, Landin 5, Laube 6, Johansson 5, Zerbe 9 (6 pens), Bilyk 1, á Skipagötu 4, Imre, Nacinovic, Reinkind, Överby, Dahmke, Abdelhak, Pekeler.
SC Magdeburg: Hernández (8 saves), Mandic (3); Musche 1, Claar 3, Kristjansson 5, Pettersson 4, Magnusson 5 (3 pens), Hornke 7 (4 pens), Lagergren 1, Mertens 1, Saugstrup 2, plus Zehnder, Zechel, Weber, O’Sullivan, Bergendahl.
