The German handball record champion THW Kiel suffered a setback in the Bundesliga.
The team of coach Alfred Gislason lost against HSG Wetzlar 25:26 (9:12) and won the first defeat in the league since the 23rd minute. November. With 29:13 points the THW is fifth.
Kiel’s big North rival, the SG Flensburg-Handewitt, only had problems in the first half against MT Melsungen in the 33:29 (17:16). Led by former international Holger Glandorf (11 goals), the Flensburg team turned up the heat in the second round and consolidated their fourth place in the standings with 32:10 points.
The TSV Hannover-Burgdorf also did not leave anything to be desired at the 33:26 (15:13) at TVB Stuttgart and remains second (33:9) after the leader of the standings, Rhein-Neckar Löwen (34:6). The TBV Lemgo and HC Erlangen separated after two completely different halves 24:24 (12:8). Frisch Auf Göppingen defeated the TuS N-Lübbecke 24:19 (8:6).
Kiel was trailing Wetzlar from the beginning and had big problems with the aggressive guests. In front of 10,285 spectators, Anton Lindskog from Wetzlar and Kristian Björnsen, with seven goals each, were the most successful throwers.