Handball: Flensburg Champions League Coup against PSG

The German runners-up SG Flensburg-Handewitt has set an exclamation point in the Champions League.The North Germans celebrated their third matchday of Group B against last year’s finalist Paris St.Germain and captain of the national team Uwe Gensheimer scored a surprising 33-29 (13-14) win and equalled the Frenchman in their second qualifying round win.

Led by their outstanding goalscorers Rasmus Lauge Schmidt (eleven goals) and Holger Glandorf (nine), Flensburg was even 9:12 behind the favourites in the first round, after the home team had already led 9:6.

The SG, who had won against Danish champions Aalborg Handball in their first two matches and lost to the Hungarian top club MKB Vezprem in their first two matches, fought their way back to the top goal.

After the change of sides, Flensburg turned the match up to the first five-goal lead at 20:15 (39th) decisive.Afterwards, the hosts took their lead over time despite increased efforts by PSG, for which Gensheimer was the most successful player with nine goals, largely unlikely.

Up to the second half of the preliminary round, Flensburg will play in his next match at Poland’s top club KS Kielce (8th place in the Polish league).October).A week later (15.October) the SG will be a guest of record champion THW Kiel for the Bundesliga duel in the royal class.

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