Kiel Keep Flensburg at Bay, Stay in Champions League Race
In the biggest German handball derby, THW Kiel once again came out on top against SG Flensburg Handewitt, winning 37:33 and thus keeping at least some hope alive in the race for third place and qualification for next season’s EHF Champions League. Even 14 goals from Lasse Møller for Flensburg were not enough to help Aleš Pajović’s side avoid defeat.
THW Kiel – SG Flensburg-Handewitt 37:33 (23:17)
THW Kiel: Perez de Vargas (saved 1 penalty), Wolff (1st–60th minute, 14 saves); Duvnjak, Reinkind 4, Landin 1, Överby, Laube 1, Johansson 6, Ankermann 1, Dahmke, Zerbe 6, Bilyk 5, Pekeler 2, á Skipagøtu (did not play), Imre 5/5, Nacinovic 6.
SG Flensburg-Handewitt: Burić (1st–18th, 31st–40th minute, 5 saves), K. Møller (18th–30th, 41st–60th minute, 8 saves); Pytlick 1, Golla 2, Kirkeløkke 1, Faljić, Tönnesen, Horgen 1, Volz, Jakobsen 9/3, Knudsen, Blagotinšek, Novak 4, L. Møller 14.
Wetzlar claimed a hugely important 33:31 win in Minden in the battle for survival, while Gummersbach continued their excellent run with a 31:24 victory over Melsungen in Kassel.
Hannover suffered their third straight defeat, this time losing 35:37 to Hamburg.
