Handball hammer: Hard in the final despite the controversial seven-meter rule!

Handball hammer: Hard in the final despite the controversial seven-meter rule!

Hard, Österreich - On May 21, 2025, the Alpla HC Hard solved the final ticket in the handball league after a dramatic semi-final game against the Fivers Margareten. The game ended with 52:51 after it went into the decision of seven meter throwing. With this victory, Hard secured the overall victory in the best-of-three series 2-0 and is now in the final.

After the first five seven meters, it was initially undecided, which led to a further passage with five throwers each. However, the league later found that this last round was not carried out correctly due to a regulatory error. According to the [handball rules] (https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/handball rules), seven -meter throwing with five players who are entitled to play should have been continued. Instead, incorrectly ended burden on the game officials led to a non -ruling implementation of the seven -meter throwing.

decision of the fivers

The HC Fivers Wat Margareten initially announced a protest against the evaluation of the game, which should have been submitted to the ÖHB by May 21. However, such a protest would have had a significant impact on the further game operation of the league. The fivers ultimately decided not to protest out of respect for the sporting fairness and in order to maintain the feasibility of the final series. ÖHB President Markus Platzer thanked this decision and emphasized the importance of sporting integrity.

The club management of the Fivers was the responsibility of setting a sign and underlining the importance of fairness in sport. Markus Platzer regrets the human mistake of the game officials, which led to the wrong implementation of the seven -meter throwing, and praised the sporting decision of the Fivers.

The way to the final

In the final, the Alpla HC Hard will meet the UHK Krems, which prevailed against Linz on Wednesday with 31:26 and also won the best-of-three series 2-0. For Hard, this is an exciting opportunity to defend your title in handball and successfully complete the current season.

Although seven meter throwing was accompanied by irregularities, the result of the game will remain. The teams now have to prepare for the upcoming challenges in the hot final.

In terms of handball rules, it is important to know that they are based on a set of rules that was developed by the International Handball Federation (IHF) and national associations. A central aspect of the game is the correct playing of all rules, especially in tricky situations such as the seven -meter throw, which is given in the event of a shot on goal.

It is crucial for the players and officials to know the rules and to implement them correctly so that similar mistakes can be avoided in the future.

In this exciting phase of the HLA Master League, it remains to be seen how the teams will be on the challenges in the upcoming final.