SC Magdeburg Club World Champion: 41:39 against Barcelona

Created: 10/23/2022, 9:47 p.m

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The German handball champion SC Magdeburg has again won the final of the club world championship.

Against FC Barcelona, ​​the second coup in a row was achieved in Saudi Arabia after a dramatic extension.

Dammam - The German handball champions SC Magdeburg successfully defended their title at the Club World Cup in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Coach Bennet Wiegert's team won Sunday's final against FC Barcelona 41:39 (35:35/21:17) after extra time.

The best Magdeburg throwers were Omar Ingi Magnusson with twelve goals and Lukas Mertens, Gisli Kristjansson and Daniel Pettersson with six goals each.

The SCM started the game well, but also missed a few chances.

Nevertheless, the Elbe city-dwellers initially always presented two goals.

After goalkeeper Nikola Portner defused two seven-meters in a row, the first three-goal lead (12:9/19.) The Catalans fought back, but the SCM skillfully fought for the balls again and again in defense and was able to thanks Lukas Mertens pull away to 14:11 (22nd).

When Portner fended off two hundred percent again, circle player Magnus Saugstrup managed a four-goal lead for the first time (16:12/24.), which the SCM defended until half-time.

After the change, the SCM played out its speed advantages and its variability in the game structure and held the comfortable five-goal lead until the 38th minute.

When Tim Hornke increased to 26:20, Barcelona took a time out and switched to a more offensive 5:1 defence.

That had an effect, Barcelona shortened to two goals (25:27/44) and scored the 28:28 equalizer because Danish Barca keeper Emil Nielsen suddenly saved everything.

So the final phase was exciting again.

In the ten-minute overtime, too, it was initially balanced until Portner parried a seven-meter throw from Wanne and marked the final score of 41:39.

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