HC Hard in the final after dramatic seven meter thriller protest!

HC Hard in the final after dramatic seven meter thriller protest!

The Alpla HC Hard qualified on May 21, 2025 for the final of the HLA master league. In a nerve -wracking semi -final game against the Fivers Wat Margareten, the decision was only made in the seven -meter throw after a dramatic 52:51 (44:44, 38:38, 35:35). For Hard, the semi-final series ended 2-0, which means that they will meet the winner's encounter between UHK Krems and HC Linz.

The game was intense right from the start. The Fivers, who had to compete without their injured player Thomas Seidl (broken ridge), led 10: 7 in the first half, before Hard equalized the game and at half -time brought 18:18 to the scoreboard. In the second half, Hard initially had the better end, led at 21:18. The fivers, on the other hand, were combative and equalized in the 36th minute to 22:22. With just two seconds on the clock, Hard managed to score the decisive goal for 35:35 and send the game into the extension.

regular uncertainties and protest

The decision finally fell in seven -meter throwing, with Fivers two of her five litters awarded, while Hard only gave up one. These ambiguities in the regulation led to a protest of the Fivers, which denounced a violation of the rules during the seven -meter throwing. According to the official guidelines of the ÖHB, each team should have nomed five players and the decisions could have been made after each litter couple. The preferred solution from the official ÖHB delegated caused lively discussions about the correct application of the rules.

The protest of the Fivers is now treated by the arbitral tribunal of the Austrian Handball Association (ÖHB), while the team said goodbye to their fans with a standing ovation. Despite the disappointment with the departure, the fivers remained unbeaten in the regular season against Hard.

A look into the future

The events in handball not only illustrate the passionate struggles for titles, but also the need for a better regulation and training. The German Handball Association (DHB) strives for this through the introduction of a research profile 2.0. The aim of the DHB is to integrate scientific knowledge more effectively into sports practice and thus improve both the quality and transparency in the implementation of rules. A targeted networking of sports practice and science should help to answer relevant questions of handball in a contemporary way.

The dramatic turns in the semi -finals and the associated protests could therefore not only influence the immediate future of the teams, but also the future development of handball as a whole.

For more comprehensive information about this exciting semi-finals, visit the articles on Vol.at and handballpapst.de . You can find out more about the future developments in handball at DHB .