The SC DHfK Leipzig handball team started the second half of the Bundesliga season with a defeat. The team coached by Runar Sigtryggsson lost narrowly 23:24 (9:12) at fourth-placed TSV Hannover-Burgdorf. The best scorer for SC DHfK, who now have 14:22 points, was Andri Runarsson with eight goals. New winter signing Stephan Seitz scored two goals on his competitive debut for Leipzig.
The long break was clearly noticeable for both teams in the first half. Technical errors and hasty finishes were the order of the day. Although Leipzig managed to turn a 2:4 deficit (9th minute) into a 6:4 lead (16th minute) with a 4:0 run, it was repeatedly thwarted by goalkeeper Joel Birlehm, who still played for SC DHfK between 2019 and 2022. At the other end, ex-Hanoverian Domenico Ebner also put in a strong performance in the Leipzig goal. However, the Italian was not able to prevent his team from trailing by three goals at the break.
