Overview
- VfL Gummersbach overturned an early 0:3 hole to win 29:26 in Hannover, taking a 15:11 halftime lead and keeping control to the finish.
- New signing Kay Smits scored six for the visitors and goalkeeper Bertram Obling logged 11 first-half saves, while Hannover’s Renars Uscins led all scorers with eight.
- The matchup kicked off the Handball-Bundesliga’s 60th season before 7,543 fans at ZAG-Arena with national coach Alfred Gislason in attendance.
- Hannover-Burgdorf shifts focus to a European League qualifier against HC Alkaloid Skopje, starting Sunday at the Swiss Life Hall.
- Champions League holders SC Magdeburg begin at TBV Lemgo Lippe on Friday, coping with long-term injuries to Matthias Musche and Manuel Zehnder and a reworked goalie setup after Nikola Portner’s suspension through the early arrival of Matej Mandic plus additions Sebastian Barthold and Elvar Örn Jonsson.