The Bundesliga handball players of SC DHfK Leipzig have continued their winning streak on the road. On Friday evening, the team of coach Runar Sigtryggsson achieved its fourth away win in a row with a 30:27 (18:10) victory at Frisch Auf Göppingen. Leipzig's best scorer was the Icelander Viggo Kristjansson with ten goals. With 29:31 points, SC DHfK remains in eighth place in the table.
In front of 4,700 spectators, the visitors opened up a 9:2 run to lead 14:7 (26th minute) after an evenly poised opening spell. They paralyzed Göppingen's flow of play with their 5:1 defense and goalkeeper Kristian Saeveras shone with eight saves up to the break. The visitors switched quickly after winning possession and exploited their chances with great efficiency. The eight-goal lead at half-time was also well deserved.
Nothing remained of the dominance in the second half. Leipzig were sloppy in defense and lacked pace in attack. Even an early timeout by Sigtryggsson had no effect. Göppingen fought its way back to 21:22 by the 44th minute. The visitors then at least stabilized in attack and extended their lead slightly to 26:23 by the 50th minute. However, Göppingen did not give up and equalized through Till Hermann to make it 27:27 in the 57th minute.
In the final spell, international Luca Witzke took on responsibility and put Leipzig back in front. Göppingen was no longer able to reply, not least because substitute goalkeeper Domenico Ebner made two strong saves.
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