SC Magdeburg has won its opening game in the DHB Cup and thus also the 13th competitive game of the season.
At Bundesliga club TuS N-Lübbecke, Magdeburg won in front of 536 spectators with 30:23 (14:12).
The best thrower for the SCM was Lukas Mertens with six goals, for the hosts Tom Skroblien was the most successful with eight goals.
Lübbecke - The hosts kept up well with the highly favored guests, kept the game open, but missed the opportunity to take the lead several times.
The SCM had difficulties with the concentrated defense of the TuS and finally fell behind (6: 7/17.).
Magdeburg turned the game around before the break (11: 10/25.).
After the break, the SCM quickly defeated three goals (15: 12/31.).
Lübbecke lost his strength and finally had to let the favorite go.
dpa