Bundesliga handball club SC Magdeburg remain hot on the heels of league leaders Flensburg. The Magdeburg team won 28:24 (11:14) against the Rhein-Neckar Löwen after a hard-fought game in the Getec Arena, which was sold out with 6,600 spectators. Magdeburg's best scorer was Felix Claar with six goals. "The Lions are a very good team and a very difficult game, we didn't convert many chances. Things went better in the second half," said SCM player Elvar Örn Jonsson.
Magdeburg gained a slight advantage in the opening spell, was particularly alert in defense and opened up a small lead (5:2/9th minute). When Magdeburg missed a number of attacks, the Lions turned the game around (7:8/16th) - among other things, SCM missed three seven-meter penalties in a row and was at an overall disadvantage in the goalkeeper duel. The visitors also led at the break because Magdeburg did not score for almost eight minutes. "We played at eye level with the Champions League winners. The 6:0 run against us was bitter and really hurts," said former SCM player and Lions coach Maik Machulla.
