The SC DHfK Leipzig handball team suffered a setback in the Bundesliga. The team of coach Runar Sigtryggsson, which had previously celebrated two home wins in a row, lost 28:33 (10:14) at TBV Lemgo Lippe. The best scorer for SC DHfK, which now has 6:4 points, was Franz Semper with nine goals.
Both teams produced a fast-paced first half, but missed a number of chances in attack, which was also due to excellent goalkeeping. Both Lemgo's Constantin Möstl and his Leipzig counterpart Kristian Saeveras had made nine saves by the break. The game was completely evenly poised up to 7:7 (17th minute) before the visitors, who had to make do without international Luca Witzke and Viggo Kristjansson at the back, made an increasing number of technical mistakes. Lemgo produced a 5:1 run to pull 12:8 ahead in the 22nd minute and maintained a four-goal lead up to the break.
Lemgo got off to a furious start in the second half and quickly opened up a 20:13 gap in the 36th minute. Sigtryggsson reacted with a change of goalkeeper and brought on Domenico Ebner for Saeveras. The Italian international got into the game well, but Leipzig initially failed to gain the momentum. It was not until Franz Semper scored three goals in a row that the visitors closed the gap to 24:27 in the 52nd minute. Lemgo wobbled briefly, but was then able to rely on the leadership qualities of Tim Suton (ten goals) and regained control of the game. SC DHfK ultimately deserved to lose.
