The defending champion from Kiel also overcome a phase of weakness and clearly wins his home game against Gummersbach. Cup winner Rhein-Neckar Löwen only gets one point in Göppingen.
Defending champion THW Kiel has also won its second game of the season in the Handball Bundesliga. The record champions defeated VfL Gummersbach 41:30 (22:16). In the 105th meeting between the two traditional clubs, Eric Johansson was THW’s best thrower with eight goals. Tilen Kodrin was also successful for the guests eight times.
The record champions from Kiel made things clear in front of 10,028 spectators in their home arena with a strong opening phase. With nine goals in a row, coach Filip Jicha’s team pulled away from 2:3 (3rd minute) to 11:3 (11th). “There were far too many technical mistakes on our part,” said VfL backcourt player Julian Köster during the half-time break at Dyn. Kiel’s managing director Viktor Szilagyi was in a much better mood: “That’s how we want to play at home,” said the Austrian.
Löwen only draw against Göppingen
After the break, the hosts initially lost their line a bit. Gummersbach closed the gap to 23:26 (42nd). In the last quarter of the game, Kiel, where the Spanish signing Eduardo Gurbindo celebrated his Bundesliga debut, pulled away again and celebrated a clear victory.
Cup winner Rhein-Neckar Löwen only managed a 27:27 (12:11) draw at Frisch Auf Göppingen in his first game of the season. Almost six minutes before the final whistle, Mannheim was still leading 26:23, but then conceded four goals in a row. At the last second, left winger David Moré secured the lion’s happy draw with his eighth goal.
Source: Stern
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