TOP FORM BEFORE TRIP TO COLOGNE: THW Kiel put RNL 9 goals behind
At the end of Bundesliga 2020, but five days before the Men’s EHF Final4 2020 in Cologne, THW Kiel showed great performance against one of the biggest rivals in domestic stage Rhein Neckar Lowen 32:23 (15:11).
THW Kiel captain Domagoj Duvnjak has played his first match after COVID-19 isolation.
THW KIEL – RHEIN-NECKAR LÖWEN: 32:23 (15:11)
THW Kiel: N. Landin (5 saves), Quenstedt (6 saves); Ehrig (n.e.), Duvnjak, Sagosen (5), Reinkind (7), Sunnefeldt, Weinhold, Wiencek (1), Ekberg (9/3), Ciudad, Wäger, Zarabec (1), Schmidt (n.e.), Voigt (7), Pekeler (2);
Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Palicka (1.-60., 10 saves), Katsigiannis (); Schmid (3), Gensheimer (7/4), Kirkelökke (2), Lagarde, Patrail (1), Tollbring, Ahouansou (1), Abutovic, Groetzki (4), Petersson (2), Gislason, Nielsen, Nilsson (3), Kohlbacher;
STANDING:
| 1. | Flensburg-H. | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 398:333 | 23 | |
| 2. | Kiel | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 396:318 | 22 | |
| 3. | Rhein-Neckar | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 407:365 | 21 | |
| 4. | Fuchse Berlin | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 351:313 | 19 | |
| 5. | SC Magdeburg | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 389:343 | 17 | |
| 6. | Leipzig | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 370:355 | 17 | |
| 7. | Goppingen | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 378:375 | 15 | |
| 8. | Stuttgart | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 396:399 | 15 | |
| 9. | HSG Wetzlar | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 421:401 | 15 | |
| 10. | Lemgo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 401:410 | 15 | |
| 11. | Bergischer | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 393:377 | 14 | |
| 12. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 390:384 | 14 | |
| 13. | MT Melsungen | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 282:270 | 13 | |
| 14. | Erlangen | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 399:401 | 13 | |
| 15. | Minden | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 306:328 | 10 | |
| 16. | Nordhorn-Lingen | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 388:446 | 8 | |
| 17. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 392:446 | 7 | |
| 18. | Ludwigshafen | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 336:411 | 6 | |
| 19. | Essen | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 321:366 | 5 | |
| 20. | Coburg 2000 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 345:418 | 3 |
