Overview

• In the first game after the abrupt removals of sporting director Stefan Kretzschmar and coach Jaron Siewert, Füchse Berlin fell 32:39 to SC Magdeburg at the Max-Schmeling-Halle.
• Supporters booed and whistled at club boss Bob Hanning during the match, holding up signs honoring the ousted figures.
• New coach Nicolej Krickau took charge and promised a restart, though he also faced jeers on his early days in the job.
• World Player of the Year Mathias Gidsel was visibly emotional after the defeat, saying the week’s events made it hard to play and stressing players did not decide the coaching change.
• Kretzschmar appealed on Instagram for moderation and unity behind the team, and reporting notes he and Siewert remain under contract for about a year with details still to be settled.