The SG Flensburg-Handewitt has rehabilitated itself in the Handball Bundesliga for the derby defeat against THW Kiel. One week after the bankruptcy against the record-breaking champion, the North Germans won 24:19 (9:11) at the HSG Wetzlar and moved to second place behind champion Rhein-Neckar Löwen after 17 matchdays.
Behind the third-placed Füchsen Berlin, TSV Hannover-Burgdorf secured fourth place ahead of Kiel with a clear 32:25 (15:12) victory over Aufsteiger TV Hüttenberg. Frisch Auf Göppingen also won 23:21 (13:15) at MT Melsungen.
The SC DHfK Leipzig beat VfL Gummersbach 27:24 (11:11) and is eighth after the fourth victory in a row with 21 points. Gummersbach, on the other hand, remains in 13th place with ten points.
The Flensburgs, who will be playing in the top match at the Rhein-Neckar Löwen on Thursday, had a hard time in Wetzlar for a long time. Only in the last ten minutes did the 2004 champion escape. Casper Ulrich Mortensen showed an outstanding performance with 13 goals at Hanover.
On Sunday, the Executive Committee of the European Handball Federation (EHF) decided not to give a wildcard to a German club for the Champions League next season. In 2018/19, only the German champion and the runners-up will take part in the royal class.