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Drama in Dresden: HSV Hamburg flies out of the competition after a cup thriller!
Dresden experienced an exciting DHB Cup game: HC Elbflorenz defeated HSV Hamburg 47:46 after two extra periods.
Drama in Dresden: HSV Hamburg flies out of the competition after a cup thriller!
That was a handball crime thriller that couldn't be more exciting! On October 1, 2025, HSV Hamburg met HC Elbflorenz in the DHB Cup and fought a thrilling duel in the BallsportArena in Dresden that was only decided in the last seconds. With a score of 46:47 after two exciting extra periods, Hamburg ultimately had to leave the field as losers and thus missed the round of 16 of the cup competition.
Things initially looked promising for HSV Hamburg in the first half. The club took its first two-goal lead in the 18th minute through Nicolaj Jörgensen with a converted seven-meter penalty and kept the game balanced until the break with the halftime score at 16:15 for Hamburg. But after the break, HC Elbflorenz came back strongly and temporarily took the lead, which kept the level of the game high. Coach Torsten Jansen was anything but satisfied with his team's defense, as the numerous leadership changes during the game made clear. At the end of regular time it was 40:40 - the teams had to go into overtime!
Fight until the last second
Neither team was able to break away in the first overtime, so the score went into the second extra time at 46:46. This is where the match got really exciting again. An enthusiastic 1,723 spectators watched the event as the tension increased immeasurably. In the last second it was Timo Löser who scored the decisive goal for HC Elbflorenz and led his club to victory. With an extra performance from goalkeeper Marino Mallwitz, who made a total of 7 saves, and a strong performance by the entire team, the Dresden team celebrated a memorable cup victory.
But the evening wasn't just cause for celebration for HC Elbflorenz. The other duel in the second round also made the fans sit up and take notice. The SHV Schleswig-Holstein defeated the Rhein-Neckar Löwen with 38:32 and also moved into the next round.
The future of handball in view
While the teams fight for success and titles, the German Handball Association (DHB) is intensively concerned with the future of handball. According to current information, scientific support is crucial for the further development of the sport. The aim is not only to meet current requirements, but also to achieve strategic goals efficiently. The exchange between sports practice and science should be promoted in order to develop targeted solutions to challenges in handball. This effective knowledge and technology transfer is considered crucial to remaining competitive in the future. More about it here.
Overall, it remains to be hoped that HSV Hamburg will learn from this thrilling defeat in the cup and find their way back to their old strength in the rest of the season, while HC Elbflorenz will move into the next round with new momentum. Handball remains exciting and the next matches will certainly contain even more such news!
NDR reports about the exciting duel and the background during Sports show the final seconds of the game come into focus.