World Handballer Landin decides: Kiel saves himself against Lemgo in the Cup final

from Hamburg report André Dersewski and Maximilian Schmidt

• Last year's hero Zech comes pure bear strong
• In the final minutes Landin is hot - sagoses to the player of the game
• THW Kiel - TBV Lemgo Lippe 28:26 (12:12)

After the surprising semi-final bankruptcy of the past June, when the later cup winner Lemgo still won against the THW despite seven-goal break residue, the Kieler had opened an invoice at the last Final Four in Hamburg.

At the usual atmospheric backdrop, however, the keels began nervous and found neither attack nor in defense as right into the game. Much remained part of the Thw, where superstar sagosen initially tried in vain to tear the game in itself. Rather, Lemgo (without his half-right Isaia's Guardiola, which injured in the warm-up) in an initial phase in which no team could settle, and posted by Cederholm the first two-goal guide (9: 7, 21. ). However, that was a little later, again, as a defense specialist Wiencek fueled a ball and successfully ran the counterstake to 9: 9.

Last year's hero Zech comes pure bear strong

Now, the hour of TBV goalkeeper brought Zech, who arrived from the bench in less minutes three balls, two of them against the freestanding pekeler. After Guardiolas Gate, the East Westphalia were for the first time with three goals in front (12: 9, 26.), in the following break, THW-Coach Filip Jicha gradually resumed his team together. What evidently showed effect: until the break, the keel focused, even world handballer landin increased. The first goal of rights Ekberg brought the THW again, Zarabec got the 12: 12 halftime level.

After the break, the game seemed to tilt in the direction of THW. Weinhold cared for the first two-goal lead of the Kiel (14:12, 33.). Ekberg could have done a little later even three of them, but failed at the post. Thus, the Lemgoer in the initial THW driving phase after the break did not depend (Zech sucked on a Duvnjak litter from the centerline) and released a little later (Suton to 15:15, 39.). Now it was the tight duel of the first half, Lemgo again in the game. In a gripping final phase in which the Magdeburg fans fired outsider TBV loudly, it went back and forth without a team could settle on more than one goal.

In the final minutes Landin is hot - sagoses to the player of the game

At the stand of 24:23 was Lemgo in the possession, the repetition of the surprise of 2021 was in the air. But the Kiel defense stopped and Wiencek hit the baller conquest to the 24:24 in the empty gate (55.). Jicha took a break, after the clean child in seven-against-six to 25:24 set. The decisive minutes broke - and once again landing came to the center.

Twice the Dane parished against Suton and Simak outstanding. Ekberg (somewhat happier after rebound) and sagoses that scored eight goals and was taught to the player of the game, made on the other side for the preliminary decision. The seventh goal of Lemgos Best Goal Scorer Elisson (7), which allowed himself unusual many tickets in the game, by seven meters (3/3) remained meaningless. At the end of a thrilling duel, the favorite THW Kiel sat through after a hard piece of work with 28:26 and stands for the 15th time in the final around the DHB trophy and reaches there on Sunday (13:25 clock) after his twelfth cup victory.

THW Kiel - TBV Lemgo Lippe 28:26 (12:12)

Tore THW Kiel: Sagosen 8, Reinkind 5, Wiencek 5, Duvnjak 2, Ekberg 2, Zarabec 2, Dahmke 1, M. Landin 1, Pekeler 1, Weinhold 1 TBV Lemgo Lippe: Elisson 7/3, Suton 4, Zerbe 4, G. Guardiola Villaplana 3, Cederholm 2, Simak 2, Carlsbogard 1, Hatecek 1, Johannesson 1, Schagen 1

Referee: Tobias Tönnies (Stendal) / Robert Schulze (Magdeburg) Criminal minutes: 4/2 Disqualification: \ - / -