THW Kiel showed strentgh and the size of handball institution in away derby match in Berlin, when over 8.700 fans at Max Schmeling hall couldn’t help their Fuchse to avoid routine defeat – 18:26 (7:13). From the start, home team couldn’t cope with focused “Zebras”, who also used the fatigue of Nenadic and Co, after exausting away match just two days before in Hannover.
This was first season defeat for the “Foxes”.
Füchse Berlin
Heinevetter (1.-60., 13 saves), Stochl (n.e.); Elisson (2), Vukovic, Struck, Gojun, Nenadic (3), Plaza Jimenez (1), Lindberg (1/1), Zachrisson (4), Fäth (4), Reißky (1), Kozina (1), Drux (1); Trainer: Richardsson
THW Kiel
Landin (8/2 saves), Wolff (6/1 saves); Duvnjak (3), Toft Hansen (1), Lackovic (1), Weinhold (4), Wiencek (1), Ekberg (2), Zeitz, Brozovic (n.e.), Vujin (2/2), Bilyk (5), Nilsson (2), Santos (5); Trainer: Gislason
Rhein Neckar Lowen won in Gummersbach 27:20, while HSG Wetzlar beat Cobburg 31:24.
Standings:
| 1. | Kiel | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 201:157 | 12 |
| 2. | Fuchse Berlin | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 201:168 | 12 |
| 3. | Flensburg-H. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 146:110 | 10 |
| 4. | Rhein-Neckar | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 159:130 | 10 |
| 5. | Gummersbach | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 198:187 | 8 |
| 6. | Erlangen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 163:165 | 8 |
| 7. | TVB Stuttgart | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 155:152 | 6 |
| 8. | HSG Wetzlar | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 175:175 | 6 |
| 9. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 154:164 | 6 |
| 10. | Leipzig | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 131:123 | 5 |
| 11. | SC Magdeburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 155:153 | 5 |
| 12. | MT Melsungen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 159:168 | 4 |
| 13. | Lemgo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 130:142 | 4 |
| 14. | Goppingen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 154:170 | 4 |
| 15. | Bergischer | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 139:166 | 4 |
| 16. | Minden | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 149:178 | 3 |
| 17. | Coburg 2000 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 171:204 | 2 |
| 18. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 133:161 | 1 |
