The handball players of BSV Sachsen Zwickau still have to fear for their survival in the 1st Bundesliga. The team of coach Norman Rentsch lost the third decisive game in the play-downs at Buxtehuder SV by the narrow margin of 23:24 (16:14).
Jolina Huhnstock scored the decisive goal for the team from Lower Saxony with one minute remaining. Alongside Huhnstock, Levke Kretschmann (8) and Maj Rika Nielsen (4/3) played the biggest part in the hosts' success. Blanka Kajdon (5/3) scored the most goals for Zwickau. The team from Saxony will now face TSV Bayer Leverkusen in the "best of three" series in the battle to avoid relegation.
After an evenly poised opening spell, the visitors initially took control of the game and turned an 8:9 deficit into a 13:9 lead after a quarter of an hour (23'). Zwickau fed off this lead until the break. However, the hosts got off to the better start in the second half and were 20:18 in front after 46 minutes. BSV managed to equalize once more at 21:21 (53'), but was no longer able to pull ahead.
