Hüttenberg has no chance: Lübeck victory with top goalkeeping performance!

Hüttenberg has no chance: Lübeck victory with top goalkeeping performance!

In handball, the time for TV 05/07 Hüttenberg doesn't seem to be particularly good at the moment. Even in the third away game of the current season of the 2nd Handball Bundesliga, the team led by coach Stefan Kneer was denied the hoped-for points. With a clear 19:27 defeat against VfL Lübeck-Schwartau, hopes for a positive turnaround were disappointed once again. Despite a committed arrival on Saturday, which did not take away the guests' anticipation of the game, the number of goal chances in particular is seen as the reason for the defeat.

The game started promisingly for Hüttenberger. A quick 3-0 lead thanks to goals from David Kuntscher as well as Moritz Zörb and Vit Reichl initially gave the guests a tailwind. But the euphoria didn't last long. VfL Lübeck-Schwartau, cheered on by numerous spectators in the hall, soon took advantage of the weaknesses in TVH's defensive and attacking performance to turn things around. Already in the tenth minute, the hosts took the lead with a converted seven-meter penalty, which they were able to confidently maintain until the end.

Of heroes and challenges

However, the turning point of the game not only affected the TV Hüttenberg team, but also their goalkeeper Simon Böhne, who had been celebrated as a hero in previous games. On this day, however, he played a minor role, which was reinforced by the impressive performance of Nils Conrad, the VfL Lübeck-Schwartau goalkeeper. With 16 saves and an incredible rate of 47 percent, Conrad became “Man of the Match” and left the Hüttenberger offensive frustrated.

After the game, coach Kneer expressed concerns about his team's use of opportunities. “The quality of the degrees was simply not good,” he emphasized. The team was unable to integrate into the tempo game as desired and often fell behind the tactical guidelines in the positional attack phase. Lübeck's aggressive defensive strategy constantly presented the guests with major challenges. In the first half, TVH only managed a hit rate of 26 percent, which resulted in Kneer calling a timeout to remind his players to act more offensively.

The disappointment was noticeable on the journey home, especially because after a long journey of 500 kilometers the team was not able to live up to the potential that they had shown at their start. The deficit at halftime was already five goals (9:14), and in the second half the competitive strategies became less and less possible.

However, a ray of hope was the comeback of Johannes Klein, who scored directly after coming on as a substitute and thus represented a glimmer of hope for the Central Hesse team. But the TVH was ultimately not spared the mistakes, especially from the seven-meter point. A high number of missed throws was accompanied by frustration over the lack of penetration in the attacks and caused dissatisfaction among the players and the coach.

Outlook for the next challenge

There is now a very important game for TV Hüttenberg against the league leaders Bergischer HC, which has no loss points, and will take place next Saturday in the local sports center. Coach Kneer and his players will certainly have to learn the lessons from this clear defeat in order not to let the next game go in the same disappointing direction. “We had to let ourselves be slaughtered in the end,” Kneer summed up bitterly, while his players had to be aware of the challenge ahead.

The overall statistics of the game impressively show the dominance of VfL Lübeck-Schwartau: the seven-meter statistics and the distribution of time penalties speak volumes. Further information on the exact numbers and the game situation can be found in the report from www.giessener- Allgemeine.de to find.

The team will try to focus on the positives and concentrate on stabilizing the defensive and attacking game in order to better exploit the next opportunity to win.