Turbulent draw in the top game
Foxes Berlin save themselves with the last throw
February 25, 2024, 5:42 p.m
At Füchse Berlin they are convinced that they have taken an “important step” towards the championship: In a dramatic final phase, the table leaders scored another point in the top game of the handball Bundesliga in Flensburg. For the opponent it is a “hard blow”.
The Füchse Berlin averted their second defeat of the season at the last second in the top game of the handball Bundesliga against SG Flensburg-Handewitt and maintained their pole position in the title race. The capital club scored 31:31 (17:17) in third place and now has 39:5 points.
Second is the Champions League winner SC Magdeburg (36:6), who did not play at the weekend. Behind them are Flensburg (35:11), who have little chance of winning the championship title. The best thrower at Berlin was Denmark’s backcourt star Mathias Gidsel with eight goals. Emil Jacobsen was also successful eight times for the SG.
“Important step” vs. “hard blow”
“We knew what was at stake here. That was an important step, but we still have to take more. We can certainly live better with the point than Flensburg,” said Füchse backcourt player Paul Drux after the handball thriller , in which Lasse Andersson scored the final point with his equalizer and caused great celebration among the Berliners. “It’s a hard blow for us,” admitted Flensburg’s backcourt player Simon Pytlick at the microphone of the broadcaster Dyn. “We’re not playing optimally, we’re not playing perfectly, we’re not playing to the limit, and yet we still have the opportunity to decide the game. But we don’t do that, it catches up with us in the end, that’s bitter, of course “, said Captain Johannes Golla to NDR.
The home team went into the last 30 seconds with a 31:30 lead and possession of the ball, but strong defending from Berlin forced Flensburg to miss a throw – and nine seconds before the end they regained possession of the ball themselves and scored with the final siren. “After the break we are down to two and have the chance to go away to three. Then it gets hectic and the hall comes. I am all the happier about the point at the end,” breathed Füchse coach Jaron Siewert after a dramatic one at the end game through.
The guests initially had the game firmly under control and were ahead with four goals at 13:9 after 20 minutes. But then there was a small break in the game, which was primarily due to the goalkeepers. While Berlin’s Dejan Milosavljev barely held a ball and had to give up his place between the posts for Lasse Ludwig in the middle of the second half, his counterpart Benjamin Buric gave Flensburg new courage with numerous saves. Nevertheless, in the end it wasn’t enough for the home team to win.