The SC DHfK Leipzig handball team have celebrated their third successive home win in the Bundesliga. The team of coach Runar Sigtryggsson defeated TVB Stuttgart 36:30 (15:15) on Thursday evening. In front of 4202 spectators, Franz Semper and Viggo Kristjansson were the best scorers with eight goals each. However, Domenico Ebner was the outstanding player for SC DHfK, who are now in ninth place with 12:14 points. The Italian international goalkeeper shone with 20 saves.
The club from Leipzig immediately found its rhythm in offense and led 6:3 after just six minutes. It was the start of a furious exchange of blows in which both teams impressed with their high tempo and strong exploitation of chances. The scoring continued up to 13:12 (17th minute) before the game took a spectacular turn, for which the two goalkeepers who came on were primarily responsible.
Stuttgart's Miljan Vujovic had made seven saves by the break. Ebner was the difference-maker for Leipzig and saved eight of the visitors' eleven shots in the first half.
SC DHfK got off to the better start in the second half and were now more patient in their attacks. However, Stuttgart did not allow itself to be shaken off and remained in contention until 21:22 (41'), before the home side produced a 6:2 run to open up a 28:23 gap (50').
Ebner regularly drove TVB's scorers to despair in this spell, too. In the final spell, Stuttgart tried to throw Leipzig off its stride with offensive cover, but Sigtryggsson's charges did not let anything get in their way.
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