SC Magdeburg has advanced to the quarterfinals of the German Handball Cup. In front of 5,833 spectators, the hosts defeated their Bundesliga rival HC Hamburg 43–32 (22–19). Magdeburg’s top scorer was Omar Ingi Magnusson with eleven goals, while Frederik Bo Andersen and Jan Christian Schmidt were the most successful for Hamburg, each scoring five goals. The quarterfinal matchups will be drawn on Sunday after the SCM’s league game against Flensburg-Handewitt. The SCM went into the match without Antonio Serradilla, who was injured while playing for the Spanish national team. Magdeburg started strong, thwarted Hamburg’s initial attacks, and quickly took a three-goal lead (3–0 at the 5-minute mark). Hamburg squandered too many opportunities, and the hosts continued to pull away. For the visitors, new signing Luca Witzke (three goals) saw plenty of playing time but was unable to single-handedly solve the problems plaguing Hamburg’s offense—which was missing the injured Nicolaj Jörgensen. After twenty minutes, Magdeburg’s rhythm faltered, and the visitors capitalized on this to cut the deficit back to three goals by halftime. After the break, the SCM extended their lead to eight goals (29–21, 37th minute) by picking up the pace and thanks to saves by Matej Mandic. Hamburg was only able to slow down Magdeburg’s attack at times and failed to significantly close the gap. Copyright 2026, dpa (www.dpa.de). All rights reserved
