Overview
- MT Melsungen II extended its losing run to six games in the 3. Liga after a 31:33 home defeat to VfL Eintracht Hagen II.
- The MT first team lost 32:33 at HC Erlangen when Erlangen scored into an empty Melsungen net in the closing seconds, a defeat that cost MT a higher place in the standings and comes before a Champions League trip to HBC Nantes.
- The club has refused short-term loan offers for young Swiss back Luca Sigrist as it prepares for congested fixtures in domestic and European play.
- Weekend amateur results produced immediate table effects: SV Weichs dropped into a relegation spot after a 0:2 home loss to Gartenstadt Trudering while FC Tandern overturned 0:2 to win 4:2 and moved into the upper table positions.
- Off-field instability rose when Forstern coach Albert Deißenböck resigned after an internal conflict and interim co-player coach Julia Obermeier also stepped down following a 4:4 draw, leaving the club to name a new coach.