The 1895 fans in the Barclays Arena applauded the handball players from HSV Hamburg while standing. “I’m very, very proud of my team,” said coach Torsten Jansen after the crazy cup fight. But his newcomers trotted into the cabin with drooping heads …
In round 2, HSV conceded a bitter 28:29 (14:17) against the unbeaten Bundesliga third Füchse Berlin.
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One second before the end, goalkeeper Dejan Milosavljevic parried a throw from Finn Wullenweber. “It sucks that we didn’t get rewarded,” said the towering Azat Valiullin. For playmaker Leif Tissier, pride prevailed: “Berlin punished one or two technical errors at the end. But with a strongly decimated squad we had the foxes on the verge of defeat. “
Tobias Schimmelbauer (abdominal muscle strain), Dominik Axmann (foot) and Casper Ulrich Mortensen (skin surgery) were missing anyway. Captain Niklas Weller punched Milosavljevic seven meters in the face and got red (18th). Jan Forstbauer vomited during the game and stayed outside.
But thanks to the huge fight and goalkeeper Jogi Bitter (twelve parades) it remained a hot box. “I’m pissed off inside me, but pride already predominates.”
And luck! Because Bitter is going to be a father again. His partner Anna Loerper gave a TV interview on “Sky” – with an unmistakable baby bump!
HSV-Tore: Valiullin 9, Gertges 4, Tissier 3, Ossenkopp 3/3, Späth 2, Wullenweber 2, Bergemann 1, Bo Andersen 1, Forstbauer 1, Kleineidam 1, Weller 1/1.
► Flensburg surprisingly lost 26:29 in Erlangen, Kiel won in Aue 38:26.
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