Overview

• VfL Gladbeck overturned a 14:18 halftime deficit to edge LIT 1912 II 31:30, with Fynn Blissenbach scoring 14 and goalkeeper Patrick Spierau pivotal, closing the gap to the Westfalen leaders to one point.
• HSV Hamburg beat HSG Wetzlar 35:25 to stop a five-game winless run, pulling away after the break behind 14 saves from Mohamed El-Tayar and eight second-half goals by Nicolaj Jorgensen.
• Fuchse Berlin routed GWD Minden 42:27, extending their winning streak as 20-year-olds Jonas Kofler and Felix Bernkop-Schnurch debuted and each scored twice.
• SC Magdeburg handled Bergischer HC 39:30 after a tense first half, with coach Bennet Wiegert disputing a call at halftime and BHC going over ten minutes without a goal against keeper Nikola Mandic’s 14 saves.
• HSG Wesel crushed TSG Kirchhellen 44:23 on defense-fueled fast breaks, VeRuKa fell 26:34 to Lintorf with 21 missed throws cited, SV Westfalia Rhynern lost 0:2 to ASC 09 on a four-minute double strike, and Hertha BSC’s women drew 1:1 at Magdeburg to end their winning streak.