SC Magdeburg will play MT Melsungen in the final of the DHB Cup on Sunday. The Elbe city team beat the Bundesliga leaders from Berlin 30:25 (14:10) in the semi-finals on Saturday.
MT shocked the favored Flensburg team with 33:28 (16:11) and can dream of their first ever cup title. The man of the match was once again a goalkeeper in Nebojsa Simic, who parried a total of ten shots from Flensberg.. The SCM professionals rated the victory in the explosive eastern derby against the capital club as a victory for Nikola Portner. “Sure, we did it for him too. We know that he is sitting at home and watched the game too,” said national player Lukas Mertens. ‘It was super, super intense for everyone involved,’ said coach Bennet Wiegert, praising his goalkeeper Sergey Hernandez, who made 15 saves.