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Hamburg secures victory over Rhein-Neckar Löwen in Handball Bundesliga match

Status: 03/23/2023 9:00 p.m

The Rhein-Neckar Löwen suffered their second defeat in a row in the Handball Bundesliga and are falling further behind in the title race.

The lions lost 32:35 (13:14) against HSV Hamburg on Wednesday evening (March 23, 2023) when Uwe Gensheimer made his comeback and already have eleven minus points on their account. That is more than the competition from Berlin (7), Kiel (8) and Magdeburg (9).

Nine goals from Casper Mortensen

Up until a week ago, Mannheim had only lost seven points, but then they lost to Leipzig and now also to Hamburg – sensitive setbacks in the fight for the championship. The Hamburgers, who had been in the lead for large parts, are continuing their very successful season so far and are happily climbing up to seventh place in the upper middle of the table.

The best thrower for Torsten Jansen’s team was left winger Casper Mortensen, who scored nine goals in nine attempts. For the hosts, right winger Patrick Groetzki was the most successful scorer with six goals, Gensheimer also scored six goals. Hamburg’s goalkeeper veteran Jogi Bitter also played a decisive role, who, among other things, defused three seven meters.

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Leipzig is subject to Erlangen in a heated game

The fright of favorites SC DHfK Leipzig lost in a hard-fought game at HC Erlangen with 32:36 (17:19) and lost for the first time after four wins in a row. Leipzig, who recently impressed with three wins against the Bundesliga top trio, struggled in a more than heated game in Erlangen. The Saxons bit their teeth at the HC, where Sebastian Firnhaber and Nikolai Link had to leave the field early after 13 minutes with red cards, and had to tear more and more.

Bergischer HC finished Hamm-Westphalia

Bergische HC celebrated a smashing victory against Hamm-Westfalen at the bottom of the table. In the NRW duel, the BHC won 34:23 (16:11) and remains in the secured midfield directly behind Hamburg. The outstanding man at the Bergische was goalkeeper Christopher Rudeck with 20 saves and a rate of almost 50 percent saved balls.

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