Leipzig's handball players fight bravely: Flensburg wins late 35:29!

Leipzig's handball players fight bravely: Flensburg wins late 35:29!

An exciting handball game in Flensburg that captivated the audience! Despite a defeat, the SC DHfK Leipzig showed a combative performance that is not often seen in the Bundesliga. With a decimated team that had to do without important players, the Leipzig bravely went into the game and provided a real challenge for championship candidate SG Flensburg-Handewitt. The end result of 35:29 is wrong about the intensity of the game, because Leipzig was a serious opponent until the last minute.

The Saxons started with only 13 players, as several key players were missing. But that didn't prevent her from getting into the game immediately. Lukas Binder opened the scoring, followed by Luca Witzke and Viggó Kristjánsson, who quickly gave Leipzig in the lead. The first 20 minutes were a real exchange of blows, with an intermediate score of 9: 9 before Flensburg was able to briefly settled. But Leipzig did not let himself be discouraged and fought back, so it was only 19:17 for the hosts at halftime.

a gripping fight up to the last minute

After the half -time break, the Leipzigers continued their fighting spirit and equalized in the 36th minute. Viggó Kristjánsson even caused a lead that nourished the hope of a sensation. But in the last ten minutes of the game, the forces of the Leipziger were waned, and Flensburg took this opportunity to pull away with an impressive series of seven goals. Despite the final score, Leipzig's performance remains in the memory, because they have sold expensive and can go into the international break with a lot of positive. Andri Rúnarsson scored the last goal of the game, but the question remains: What would have been possible if Leipzig had been complete?