Leoben handball team is fighting for a chance of promotion after defeat

Leoben handball team is fighting for a chance of promotion after defeat

In handball, the players of the Sportunion Leoben had to accept another defeat. In the home game against the UHC Hollabrunn, the game ended with 31:34, which means that the Leobenians now have to seriously fear for their chance of promotion play-off. The failure of two key players was particularly painful for the team. Top scorer Marek Kovacech had to undergo knee surgery and will be missing for several weeks, while Lubomir Jadron could not play for family reasons.

The Sportunion Leoben fell behind at the beginning. Despite a good phase in the first half, in which they were able to shorten the gap to two goals until the break, the pressure from Hollabrunn was constant. The team had difficulty stopping the guests' attacks and also missed numerous chances. During the game, the Leoben moments of the strength showed, but could not maintain the necessary consistency over the entire season.

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The second half started for Leoben anything but successful. The guests from Hollabrunn took advantage of the weaknesses in the defense of the Leobener, which led to a clear deficit. The team often acted too hesitantly on the offensive. Hectic degrees and inaccurate throws shaped the last minutes and did not leave enough scope for a turn. In the last minutes of the game, the Leobenians managed to reduce the gap to three goals, but the victory of the Hollabrunner was never seriously in danger.

Captain Lukas Moser, who takes place despite his stricken form, commented frustrated frustrated about the performance of his team after the game: "We had enough time to prepare for this game, but the lack of consistency over 60 minutes broke us." After the defeat, head coach René Kramer also emphasized the need to become more stable in coverage and to demand more support from the goalkeepers.

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This defeat slipped the Sportunion Leoben to fifth place in the table. Despite this situation, the Obersteirer remain in striking distance to the promotion places, since 13 rounds can still be played in the basic round. In the next round, Leoben will be against Wat Fünfhaus, a team that has recently lost to St. Pölten. Moser sees this game as crucial: "A victory next weekend against Wat Fünfhaus is mandatory to protect our ambitions on the upper play-off."

The handball scene in Leoben remains exciting. The upcoming games will be all the more important to create the turn and to conquer the place in the promotion play-off. The pressure is now on the sports union to improve your strategy and team dynamics in order to emerge from the current situation.

The best throws of the game for Leoben were P. pride and Mustafic with 6 goals each, while Jonathan Provin took the lead with 7 goals on the Hollabrunner side. This shows how crucial individual achievements can be in such narrow games.

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