For Eulen Ludwigshafen, the journey continues on the road to success! Michael Abt’s team did not let Rostock take the lead against HC Empor Rostock after the third minute. Owls always had an instant response and mercilessly punished the mistakes of their opponents. The guests from Ludwigshafen underlined the halftime score of 15:22 with an 11-goal lead in the 37th minute and finally celebrated the undisputed away win with 29:39.
Dessau-Roßlauer HV 06 started the game 3-0 in front of their home crowd against HSG Konstanz. Even if Constance fought back until 4: 4, she had to let the hosts get away from there. DRHV didn’t miss a beat in the second half either and stormed to a home win of 43:29, thanks in part to a strong performance by DRHV goalkeeper Philip Ambrosius, who nailed the goal with 16 saves.
SG BBM Bietigheim can definitely build on this second half! Against ThSV Eisenach, Bietigheim’s team turned the game around with a 7-0 run and took the lead for the first time in the 45th minute. The hosts stayed tuned and looked to build on the strong first half. However, the SG kept the upper hand at the critical moment and celebrated an away victory of 24:25.
After two defeats in a row, TV Großwallstadt can once again pick up two points. He survived a crucial stage against VfL Lübeck-Schwartau, in which the hosts fought their way until 20:22. Previously, Großwallstädter had a 5-goal lead and clearly had the upper hand. They finally showed nerves of steel and won 23:28 in front of a foreign audience.
Tonight HC Elbflorenz held their own against Ukrainian champions HC Motor Zaporizhzhia. Both teams played at eye level, especially in the second half. It all concluded with an exciting final stage. In the end, HC Elbflorenz achieved an away victory of 32:34 with them.
Winner of the NRW Derby at the 9th meeting! TuSEM Essen can keep the two points at home against VfL Eintracht Hagen and have never lost their lead. He soon slipped to 8th place in the standings.
All games at a glance:
HC Empor Rostock vs. Eulen Ludwigshafen: 29:39 (15:22)
Dessau-Roßlauer HV 06 vs HSG Konstanz: 43:29 (22:17)
ThSV Eisenach vs SG BBM Bietigheim: 24:25 (15:11)
VfL Lübeck-Schwartau vs TV Großwallstadt: 23:28 (12:15)
HC Motor Zaporizhzhia vs. HC Elbflorenz: 32:34 (19:17)
TuSEM Essen vs VfL Eintracht Hagen: 33:27 (15:11)
Photo: Heger
