The Bundesliga handball club Thüringer HC celebrated its fifth win in the seventh game of the season. The team of Head Coach Herbert Müller beat VfL Oldenburg 41:31 (19:14) in front of an impressive home crowd. With eleven goals, Johanna Reichert was the THC's best scorer as they moved past Oldenburg (8:4) in the table with 10:4 points.
Three days after the laborious 29:26 win in Buxtehude, the Thuringians showed a clear improvement in their performance. They played at a high tempo in attack and benefited from the wealth of ideas of their director Natsuki Aizawa, who recorded eight assists up to the break alone and in particular repeatedly set up pivot Josefine Hanfland. However, Oldenburg was able to keep up with the rapid pace and developed enormous penetration through its backcourt players. As a result, the game remained completely open until 12:12 (19th minute), before the THC's substitute goalkeeper Christina Lövgren Hallberg hit top form and sparked a 6:0 run by the home side to make it 18:12 (28').
The 24-year-old Swede also proved to be a reliable back-up in the second half. She made a total of 16 saves. The Thuringians continued to shine in terms of play and pulled 32:22 ahead by the 46th minute. The THC's Head Coach Müller was able to change players without any loss of quality. The THC kept up its concentration in attack until the end and deserved to win by a deserved margin.
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