For the handball players of SC DHfK Leipzig, the chances of staying in the Bundesliga have dwindled further. The team of coach Frank Carstens lost 27:33 (12:13) to MT Melsungen in front of a home crowd at the start of the third-last matchday and remains bottom of the table with 13:51 points. Right winger Staffan Peter was SC DHfK's best scorer with seven goals in front of 4,495 spectators.
The club from Leipzig initially developed a lot of penetration from the backcourt and led 8:5 after 15 minutes. However, its attacking play then became much more static and the home side repeatedly failed to score against Melsungen's goalkeeper Nebojsa Simic. The visitors took advantage of Leipzig's eight minutes without scoring to take the lead for the first time at 11:10 in the 25th minute.
After the break, the club from North Hesse quickly opened up a 17:12 gap (34'). A 4:1 run to make it 16:18 in the 38th minute briefly gave Leipzig a glimmer of hope, but the physically and playfully superior visitors quickly regained control of the game and pulled 26:19 ahead by the 50th minute.
