Handball: Foxes defeat:”We have to get our own nose.”

Managing Director Bob Hanning has reacted angrily to the 26:30 home defeat of leaders Füchse Berlin against SG Flensburg-Handewitt, who were pursuing them at home,”We have lost ground in many situations, especially in the second half. So we have to take our own nose,”said the vice-president of the DHB.

Coach Velimir Petkovic was also annoyed with the result:”We had too much of a fight with the referees. “That was unnecessary and deadly against a team as good as Flensburg.”

Due to the away win, the North Germans were able to catch up to the leader after a loss of points. SG coach Maik Machulla:”This was an important step forward. We’re not going to celebrate big, but keep working.”

Northern rivals THW Kiel also scored two points with a safe 36:24 victory at the TVB Stuttgart. After a weak start to the season, it was the fourth victory of the last five league matches (9-1 points) for the German record champion,”The road is still very long, but we have a clear goal: We want to continue pursuing this and then see what comes out of it,”said Nikola Bilyk, with eight goals from the most assured THW shooter.