SC Magdeburg faces an exciting challenge and celebrates a narrow victory!
SC Magdeburg remains unbeaten in the handball Bundesliga and secured two points with a 24:22 win against Hanover.

SC Magdeburg faces an exciting challenge and celebrates a narrow victory!
There was an exciting handball game last weekend in Hanover, where SC Magdeburg played against TSV Hannover-Burgdorf. The game, which took place on matchday 10 of the DAIKIN Handball Bundesliga, ended with a narrow 24:22 victory for the guests from Magdeburg. SCM handball reports that SC Magdeburg is continuing its unbeaten streak and is going into the upcoming national team break with just one minus point.
Both teams struggled in the game, but were still able to offer exciting moments. The first goal came after 3 minutes and 56 seconds, when Hannover took the lead. Magnus Saugstrup almost shortened the score for Magdeburg. In the 11th minute, Felix Claar took the guests' first lead with 3-2. The first half was characterized by many missed throws and technical errors, so the score was 8:8 at halftime.
Crucial phases
After the break, Magdeburg went on an impressive 4-0 run and was already leading 12-9 in the 38th minute. The strong Sergey Hernandez in goal contributed significantly to the turnaround, even though coach Bennet Wiegert's team had to accept several time penalties.
As the second half progressed, Daniel Pettersson increased the score to 18:14 in the 46th minute, and Lukas Mertens gave the score a comfortable 20:15 lead in the 48th minute. But Hannover didn't give up and reduced the lead to 20:19 in the 51st minute. After a time-out, the hosts equalized to 20:20 in the 54th minute before Magdeburg initiated the final spurt and secured victory. The final whistle blew with a final score of 24:22.
At a glance
The number of spectators in the stadium was 9,900, and the game was officiated by referees Baumgart and Dinges. While the Magdeburg fans were cheering, around a dozen of their players can also look forward to being nominated for the national team, which will particularly motivate the team for the coming period.
After such an exciting match, expectations for the next game are high. For further information and statistics about this year's handball season, we recommend visiting Kicker.
The Magdeburg players have shown a good knack for the league and it will be interesting to see how they use the coming period to get to the top of the table.
It will be exciting to see how the situation in the Bundesliga develops - the fans are definitely ready for the next exciting games!