The Bundesliga handball team SC DHfK Leipzig reached the quarter-finals of the DHB Cup with great difficulty. The team of coach Raul Alonso won 28:27 (14:11) at the second division team HSG Nordhorn-Lingen. In front of 1947 spectators, Adam Lönn was SC DHfK's best scorer with five goals.
Leipzig, who are still winless in the league, got off to a sluggish start and made many technical mistakes in the opening spell, which Nordhorn capitalized on. The home side led 6:4 after twelve minutes, but Alonso's players then clamped down better in defense and were far more patient in attack. As goalkeeper Tomas Mrkva also shone with ten saves in the first half, the visitors were three goals ahead at the break.
The favorites had the game safely under control up to 21:16 in the 40th minute, but then went ten minutes without scoring and conceded to tie the scores at 21:21. Leipzig regained control in the final spell and went 28:26 (59') in front. Yet the home side did not give up and had the chance to equalize on its final attack. However, SC DHfK did not concede another shot.
