TSV Hannover-Burgdorf wins the northern duel against HC Hamburg 30:28

The handball players from TSV Hannover-Burgdorf won the Bundesliga northern duel against HC Hamburg. In the Lower Saxony state capital, the hosts scored 30:28 (15:14) in front of 6,402 spectators. The best throwers were Vilhelm Poulsen with six goals for Hannover and Nicolaj Jörgensen with eight goals for Hamburg.

The guests from the Hanseatic city got off to a better start. Oliver Norlyk and Moritz Sauter twice made it 3-0 for HCH, before Daniel Weber scored the first goal for Lower Saxony to make it 1-3 in the 6th minute of the game.

After that, both teams played on equal terms. Hannover managed to gain a small cushion at 22:19 (43rd). But the feeling of security was only brief. Hamburg's pivot Martin Hovde brought the score level again at 24:24 (43').

With a good 30 seconds left, Hannover led 29:28 and had possession of the ball. Coach Juan Carlos Pastor took his last break. National player Justus Fischer then took a penalty throw, which August Pedersen converted into a two-goal victory.