Eisenach still lets victory slip from its grasp

The game, in which the lead changed hands constantly, was on a knife-edge until the very end. Neither team was able to pull away from their opponents by more than two goals. Eisenach were 13:11 ahead after 21 minutes, but squandered this lead before the break.

The home side got off to the better start in the second half and led 22:20 after 38 minutes. The club from Thuringia turned that deficit into a 27:25 lead with ten minutes remaining. The visitors conceded two missed shots and a technical foul in the following three attacks. Stuttgart turned the game around with three goals in a row and defended its narrow 28:27 lead (54') until the final whistle.