SC Magdeburg has won its opening game in the European League.
The defending champion won the Slovenian champions RK Gorenje Velenje on Tuesday after a difficult first half with 31:27 (13:14).
Lukas Mertens was the best SCM thrower with six goals, Matic Verdinek was the most successful for Velenje with eight goals.
Velenje - Magdeburg was defensively safe and took a lead (4: 2/5.).
Then the SCM failed several times on the goalkeeper of the hosts and fell behind (5: 6/12.).
Magdeburg missed too many scoring chances, was in between with three goals behind, but shortened the break.
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Against the top favorites, the Saxons were able to keep the second round game open until the eleventh minute.
Then the THW pulled away and won the Saxons on Wednesday evening with 38:26 (17:12).
The best EHV throwers in front of 1,453 spectators in the Erzgebirgshalle Lößnitz were Bengt Bornhorn (6/3) and Petr Schlachta (5), Nikola Bilyk (8) scored the most successfully at Kiel.
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On Tuesday evening, the German champions won 6: 3 (2: 1, 3: 1, 1: 1) against the top Swiss club HC Lugano in the arena at Ostbahnhof.
Blaine Byron scored two goals, and Simon Després, Zach Boychuk, Leonhard Pföderl and Yannick Veilleux scored for the capital city.
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DHB-Pokal: BSV and handball lynx confidently continue
The Bundesliga handball players from Buxtehuder SV and the handball lynxes Buchholz 08-Rosengarten did not show any nakedness in the second round of the DHB Cup.
The BSV won on Saturday at the second division TuS Lintfort with 36:28 (20:15).
Although coach Dirk Leun's team still had some difficulties in the first round, they scored 4:
DHB-Pokal: BSV and handball lynx confidently continue
Shortly after the restart, the SCM were back with three goals (13: 16/33.), But turned the game quickly (19: 16/39.).
The hosts took their second time-out, lost Jernej Drobez after a third time penalty with red (48th) and came back shortly before the end (27: 25/55.).
But the SCM remained calm and again and finally settled down.
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