Berlin – The Füchse Berlin have won the first game after their forced Corona break in the handball Bundesliga. Despite the heavily weakened team, the Berlin team won 34:30 (17:15) against HSV Hamburg on Sunday. The foxes’ best thrower was Hans Lindberg with eleven hits.
Without ten players, Füchse coach Jaron Siewert had to add players from the A youth team, the second team and from the cooperation partner from VfL Potsdam. Seven professionals alone, including Paul Drux, were absent due to positive corona tests. But they showed why goalkeeper Dejan Milosavljev had said before the game: “For me, the Füchse Berlin are a special club in Europe with the best youth department in the world.” .
In front of 2500 spectators in the Max-Schmeling-Halle they started with their remaining veterans and were able to gain a 4: 3 lead after five minutes in the fast-paced game. In the initial phase, the problem was the exploitation of chances, whereby the Berliners repeatedly failed to national goalkeeper Johannes Bitter. At the break, Berlin was ahead with two goals. But the foxes then pulled away again and won the race over time.