After a strong comeback, the Bundesliga handball players of SC DHfK Leipzig just missed a victory in the East derby against SC Magdeburg. The team of coach Runar Sigtryggsson wrestled a 27:27 (10:15) from the Champions League winner on Sunday afternoon in front of 5763 spectators. For SC DHfK, Icelander Viggo Kristjansson stood out with seven goals. Coach Bennet Wiegert's team had its best scorer in Albin Lagergren (eight goals). While the SCM with now 9:3 points is unchanged third, the Leipziger (3:7) improved on rank 13.
"That is no normal handball game, that is the salt in the soup," had DHfK managing director Karsten Günther the meaning of this game in the apron again emphasized. However, this message did not seem to get through to the players at first. The Leipzigers completely overslept the opening phase, made too many technical errors and developed no penetrating power at the back against SCM's mobile defense. The SCM, who had lost 20:32 against FC Barcelona in the top flight on Thursday night, found playful solutions in attack and led 10:3 after 17 minutes. With the introduction of Maciej Gebala, Sigtryggsson managed to stabilize the inner block. In the last five minutes before the break, the SCM scored no more goals, so that the Leipzigers could reduce to five goals.
