In Berlin: Kiel’s handball players concede their first league defeat
Berlin/Kiel (dpa/lno) – Record champions THW Kiel have suffered their first defeat in the handball Bundesliga. Coach Filip Jicha’s team lost 26:34 (10:16) to Füchsen Berlin on Sunday. With 12:2 points, the Kiel team shot back behind the Rhein-Neckar Löwen (14:0) and the capital city (13:1). Best thrower of the North German War in front of 9000 spectators was Patrick Wiencek, who scored six times. Mijajlo Marsenic scored nine goals for Berlin.
Three days after the 37:40 defeat in the Champions League in Kielce, THW had a catastrophic start in the first half. After ten minutes, the “Zebras” were 1:5 behind and weakened themselves from then on. Patrick Wiencek and Domagoj Duvnjak received their second time penalties for complaining. Another minority deals with the North German because of a change error.
In attack, Kiel remained harmless despite the early seventh field player. In addition, the Berlin goalkeeper Dejan Milosavljev caught a day and defused numerous throws by the guests.
Even after the change of sides, the situation for THW did not improve. The Berliners stayed on the trigger and kept the lead constant. The extremely strong Füchse backcourt player Mathias Gidsel scored in the 44th minute to make it 25:17. Meanwhile, the Kiel offensive remained far behind its potential.
After the expected international break, the Kiel team will continue on October 20th with the second round match in the cup at second division promoted 1. VfL Potsdam. In the Bundesliga, on October 23, the North Germans will welcome leaders Rhein-Neckar Löwen.
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