The SC DHfK Leipzig handball team secured its first away win of the Bundesliga season at the fifth attempt. The team of Head Coach Runar Sigtryggsson narrowly won 29:28 (14:17) in front of 2,376 spectators at newly promoted SG BBM Bietigheim after a significant improvement in performance in the second half. Viggo Kristjansson was the best scorer for SC DHfK, who are now tenth in the table with 12:10 points, with nine goals. Franz Semper scored the winning goal with 66 seconds left on the clock.
The visitors got off to a determined start and led 4:1 after six minutes, but then made a number of hasty mistakes and conceded the equalizer through ex-Leipzig player Moritz Strosack (12th minute). The pace then picked up considerably at both ends. The game remained evenly poised up to 14:14 (25'), before Bietigheim was able to open up a slight gap by the break. They repeatedly exploited the space in the center that Leipzig's defense allowed them to do so.
Thrilling battle to the end
There was no change to that at the start of the second half. While the home side consistently made the most of its chances, SC DHfK repeatedly failed to score against substitute Bietigheim goalkeeper Fredrik Genz. As a result, the newly promoted club stretched its lead to 22:17 in the 41st minute.
Sigtryggsson made a change in goal and brought on Kristian Saeveras for Domenico Ebner. And that had an effect. The Norwegian international immediately found his feet and Leipzig developed much more drive in attack. Andri Runarsson put the visitors ahead for the first time in the second half in the 51st minute (26:25). The final phase developed into a thriller. Bietigheim tied the scores at 28:28 in the 56th minute. After several missed shots on both sides, Semper made it 29:28 for Leipzig with a solo effort. The home side failed to score on its final attack.
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