German champion THW Kiel suffered the first season defeat in Magdeburg against domestic “Gladiators” 34:31 in front of 7000 fantastic home fans. One of the toughest “home courts” in DKB Bundesliga were too serious hurdle for “Zebras”, who are still at the TOP, but not alone as before clash on the East of Germany. The Top scorer of home team was Kneer with 9 goals, while Filip Jicha was the most efficient for defeated “black-white” with 10 goals…
Eijlers (), Quenstedt (12/2 saves); Wiegert (2), Kneer (9), Janke (2), Musche (4), Hartfiel (2), van Olphen (1), Hornke (2), Natek (2), Ackermann (n.e.), Weber (6/1), Jurecki (4); Trainer: Carstens
Sjöstrand ( 8 saves), Palicka (4 saves); Toft Hansen (6), Sigurdsson (3), Sprenger (1), Wiencek (1), Ekberg (1/1), Lauge, Zeitz (2), Jallouz, Palmarsson (1), Klein (n.e.), Jicha (10/6), Vujin (6); Trainer: Gislason
Other favorite teams won the matches on Wednesday:
Rhein Neckar Lowen – TBV Lemgo 35:27
ThSV Eisenach – HSV Handball 32:39
SG Flensburg – Esmdetten 33:26
STANDING:
| 1. | THW Kiel | 16:2 | +48 |
| 2. | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 15:3 | +56 |
| 3. | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 13:5 | +17 |
| 4. | Füchse Berlin | 12:4 | +31 |
| 5. | HSV Handball | 12:4 | +17 |
| 6. | SC Magdeburg | 11:7 | +20 |
| 7. | Bergischer HC | 10:6 | +10 |
| 8. | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 10:6 | -7 |
| 9. | MT Melsungen | 10:8 | +6 |
| 10. | TBV Lemgo | 8:10 | -15 |
| 11. | TuS N-Lübbecke | 7:7 | +2 |
| 12. | VfL Gummersbach | 7:11 | -7 |
| 13. | FRISCH AUF! Göppingen | 5:11 | -2 |
| 14. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 5:11 | -16 |
| 15. | HSG Wetzlar | 3:13 | -19 |
| 16. | TSV GWD Minden | 3:13 | -32 |
| 17. | ThSV Eisenach | 3:15 | -44 |
| 18. | TV Emsdetten | 2:16 | -65 |
