Magdeburg's fighting spirit: Nantes surprises despite lack of staff

Magdeburg's fighting spirit: Nantes surprises despite lack of staff

Magdeburg, Deutschland - The handball club SC Magdeburg had to defeat again, this time against the French club HBC Nantes. With an exciting match, which was shaped by high speed on both sides, the guests competed with only 14 players and nevertheless demonstrated an impressive performance. After only seven minutes, they led 5: 3 and did not seem willing to reduce the pace to save strength. On the side of SC Magdeburg there were technical problems; The offensive lost too many balls, and several attacks were not carried out to the goal throwing, which made the game difficult from the start.

only after coach Bennet Wiegert took an early timeout and expressed it with his team, the hosts found better into the game. Despite the difficulties of finding a remedy against the fast attackers from Nantes, SC Magdeburg managed not to increase the gap. With a well -timed attack, the team finally took the lead shortly before the half -time whistle, which brightened the mood in the hall.

impressive defensive performance of the guests

In the second phase of the game, Nantes remained true to his defensive line and forced the Magdeburgers to shoot from the outside again and again instead of penetrating the favorite zone for close -ups. This turned out to be a strategic clever, because the hosts had problems to achieve the desired number of goals. In the first half hour after the break, SC Magdeburg only scored four goals, which was the key to Nantes' chase. During this time, Nantes dominated the game and was finally able to turn the game.

The Magdeburgers had to put up with another defeat that did not exactly relax the already tense Situation in the team. These setbacks lead to intensive discussions within the association, in particular what needs to be improved in order to be more successful in future encounters. Nantes, on the other hand, impressively showed how important disciplined defense and fast switching campaigns are in modern handball. While the supporters hope for a turn, it remains to be seen how the team of SC Magdeburg will prepare for the upcoming challenges. Details on the game can be read here.