Handball
Magdeburg and Berlin contest the finals of the Super Globe
The foxes meet Magdeburg in the Super Globe final. photo
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Defending champion SC Magdeburg made the German final at the IHF Super Globe in Saudi Arabia perfect.
Defending champion SC Magdeburg has the German final at the IHF Super Globe made perfect in Saudi Arabia.
In the new edition of the Champions League final in June, the Magdeburg handball players won the second semi-final against Barlinek Industria Kielce with 28:24 (15:14). The Füchse Berlin had previously won against the favorites FC Barcelona after extra time with 35:34 (16:16, 29:29) thanks to great morale. The final will take place on Sunday (6:15 p.m.).
The best SCM shooter was Omar Ingi Magnusson with six goals. Magdeburg got off to a better start against Andreas Wolff and Co., gained a two-goal lead, but failed to extend it. The SCM briefly led by four goals thanks to saves from Nikola Portner – but after Magdeburg’s lack of concentration, Kielce immediately reduced the lead to two goals. At the end of a balanced half, Magdeburg went into the break with a one-goal lead.
Both teams showed concentrated defensive work, the game remained comparatively low in goals – only five goals were scored in the first ten minutes after the break. At 18:19 (42nd), Kielce led for the first time and had made some defensive changes. Magdeburg needed time to adapt and regained the lead (21:20/46.). Only shortly before the end did the SCM increase their lead to two goals (25:23/57th) and ultimately win clearly.
Things were even tighter for the Berliners. Nils Lichtlein scored the winning goal 29 seconds before the end of extra time. The best Berlin throwers were Mathias Gidsel with ten goals and Hans Lindberg with eight goals.