Two biggest rivals in the last season of DKB Bundesliga, THW Kiel and Rhein Neckar Lowen meet at the final of 25th Harz Energie Cup. German champions celebrated convincing victory 29:23 (14:8). That was the second “win” for Zebras over “Lions” this week after Niklas Landin decided to join Kiel in 2015…
THW Kiel:Sjöstrand (1.-40., 11 saves), Palicka (40.-60., 6/1 saves, Sonne (n.e.); Duvnjak (2), Ranke, Toft Hansen, Sprenger, Weinhold (4), Ekberg (4), Canellas (2/2), Dahmke, Palmarsson (4), Klein (4), Jicha(4), Vujin (5); Trainer: Gislason
Rhein-Neckar Löwen:Landin (1.-52., 10/1 saves), Rutschmann (52.-60.); Schmid (3/1), Gensheimer (3/1), Kneer, Sigurmannsson (2), Myrhol (3), Mensah (5), Groetzki (4), Reinkind, Guardiola, Petersson (1), Ekdahl du Rietz (2), Schmidt (n.e.); Trainer: Jacobsen
Kiel beat Bergischer HC 32:30 and Danish Skjern 34:29 on the way to the final, while the “Lions”by beating Orlen Wisla Plock 41:31 and SC Magdeburg 28:27.
The third place won Skjern over Magdeburg 31:29, while fifth were Wisla Plock ahead of Bergischer HC 36:29.