The handball players of BSV Sachsen Zwickau have taken a big step closer to staying in the Bundesliga. The team of coach Normen Rentsch decided the Central German derby against SV Union Halle-Neustadt 26:19 (16:8) in its favor on Saturday. After their ninth defeat in a row and a tough remaining program, the team from Halle is now deep in the relegation mire. Ema Hrvatin (8/2), Emma Montag (5) and Rita Lakatos (4/1) played the biggest part in the hosts' success. Cara Reuthal (7/3) and Emma Hertha (4) scored the most goals for SV Union Halle-Neustadt.
The players from Zwickau were always in the lead in this groundbreaking encounter. After going 4:3 ahead in the 9th minute, the home side opened up a 7:3 lead (15th minute) to eight goals by the break. BSV fed off this cushion until the final whistle. Halle fought its way back to 22:18 by the 56th minute, but was not able to put Zwickau under serious pressure. The visitors simply conceded too many turnovers and missed shots.
