Bitter comeback for Schwalb: HC Erlangen flies out of the trophy

Bitter comeback for Schwalb: HC Erlangen flies out of the trophy

Handball was the focus at the weekend, and not only because of the exciting games, but also due to a remarkable comeback. Martin Schwalb, well-known former national handball player, returned as a coach of HC Erlangen after a short break, but his comeback ended quickly. In a gripping duel, the Erlangen left 27:28 against VfL Gummersbach in the DHB Cup. The decisive moment fell in the last second when Tim Gömmel missed a seven meter and thus awarded the chance of extension.

Schwalb only took over the coaching office at the beginning of the week and started with great hopes. "The boys did it great. The end is of course incredibly modest for us. We didn't deserve that," said Schwalb about the events in an analysis that was published through the streaming service Dyn.

exciting games in the cup round

The second round of the DHB Cup offered further surprises. TSV Hannover-Burgdorf was difficult in the game against the second division club VfL Lübeck-Schwartau, but ultimately prevailed with 36:33. Renars Uscins, an emerging star in German handball, scored nine goals and secured his team a place in the next round.

The Foxes Berlin, runner-up and European League winner, also had to fight hard to win over Frisch on Göppingen. Despite a comfortable tour in the second half, the game ended with a narrow 37: 36 victory for the foxes.

The performance of the Rhein-Neckar Löwen, who struggled against the Eintracht Hagen second division team with 29:26, was particularly impossible. Mikael Appelgren, the lion's goalkeeper, was the key player of the game with 15 parades.

Bundesliga clubs under pressure

The cup tournament proved to be anything but according to plan for some Bundesliga clubs. In addition to Erlangen, two other first division teams also had to delete their sails early. HSG Wetzlar lost 32:34 to the HBW Balingen-Weilstetten, while TVB Stuttgart lost at the HSC 2000 Coburg with 22:25.

On Thursday, the duel between HSV Hamburg and record champions THW Kiel is another very interesting game on the program. The tension remains high, since Cup winner SC Magdeburg, previous year's finalist MT Melsungen and the current Bundesliga top team SG Flensburg-Handewitt will also enter the events of the round of 16.

The developments in the DHB Cup show how unpredictable handball is and how quickly the favorites can say goodbye to the competition. For Schwalb and HC Erlangen, the only question remains what the future brings after the dream of the cup victory ended early. Details of this incident are still sparse, but www.shz.de that ... the situation remains exciting in the handball world.