Overview
- SG Flensburg-Handewitt claimed a 33:29 home win over HSV Hamburg in the kleines Nordderby.
- The result preserved first place in the Handball-Bundesliga and extended Flensburg's unbeaten run in competitive matches with a ninth victory.
- Hamburg cut the deficit to 23:24 in the 45th minute and 25:26 in the 47th after deploying a seventh field player.
- Goalkeeper Kevin Möller delivered key stops down the stretch after a timeout in which coach Ales Pajovic told his team, "Wir machen unser Ding."
- Marko Grgic led Flensburg with seven goals, while Nicolaj Jörgensen matched that tally for Hamburg as 6,300 watched in a sold-out Flensburg Arena.