First season defeat for RNL in Kiel
THW Kiel beat Rhein Neckar Lowen 32:29 (18:18) in derby match of German Bundesliga.
THW Kiel – Rhein-Neckar Löwen 32:29 (18:18)
THW Kiel: N. Landin (1.-60., 19 saves), Mrkva (n.e.); Duvnjak (1), Reinkind (1), Øverby (1), Weinhold (4), Wiencek (5), Ekberg (6/3), Pabst (n.e.), Fraatz (n.e.), Johansson (9), Zarabec (1), Voigt (1), Schwormstede (n.e.), Wallinius (1), Bilyk (2); Trainer: Jicha
Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Appelgren (37.-60., 8 saves), Birlehm (1.-37., 8/1 saves); Gensheimer (7/2), Kirkelökke, Knorr (2), Helander (1), Ahouansou, Lagergren (3), Groetzki (5), Forsell Schefvert (4), Michalski, Horzen, Gislason, Jaganjac (4), Kohlbacher (3); Trainer: Hinze
Score: 1:0, 1:2 (3.), 3:2, 5:4 (7.), 5:7 (9.), 7:7, 7:9 (13.), 10:11 (16.), 10:13, 12:14, 12:16 (22.), 15:16 (25.), 16:18 (26.), 18:18;
19:18, 23:22 (37.), 24:24 (41.), 26:24 (43.), 27:26 (46.), 30:26 (52.), 31:28 (57.), 32:29.
RESULTS – ROUND 8:
Hamburg – Gummersbach 34:31
Kiel – Rhein-Neckar 32:29
Leipzig – Fuchse Berlin 26:31
MT Melsungen – HSG Wetzlar 21:19
Stuttgart – Hamm-Westfalen 29:20
Bergischer – SC Magdeburg POSTP.
Flensburg-H. – Goppingen 27:24
Hannover-Burgdorf – Lemgo 29:25
Minden – Erlangen 25:32
STANDING:
| 1. | Fuchse Berlin | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 267:211 | 15 | |
| 2. | Kiel | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 264:210 | 14 | |
| 3. | Rhein-Neckar | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 265:219 | 14 | |
| 4. | Erlangen | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 251:229 | 13 | |
| 5. | SC Magdeburg | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 224:188 | 12 | |
| 6. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 223:222 | 12 | |
| 7. | Flensburg-H. | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 243:221 | 11 | |
| 8. | Gummersbach | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 241:236 | 9 | |
| 9. | Hamburg | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 229:226 | 8 | |
| 10. | MT Melsungen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 218:234 | 6 | |
| 11. | Stuttgart | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 237:274 | 6 | |
| 12. | HSG Wetzlar | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 214:223 | 5 | |
| 13. | Goppingen | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 221:242 | 5 | |
| 14. | Lemgo | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 221:235 | 4 | |
| 15. | Bergischer | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 213:228 | 4 | |
| 16. | Leipzig | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 213:235 | 4 | |
| 17. | Hamm-Westfalen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 211:250 | 2 | |
| 18. | Minden | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 196:268 | 0 |
