Overview
- MT Melsungen overturned an early 0:5 deficit for a 33:27 home win, their third victory in three Group E games.
- Coach Roberto Garcia Parrondo’s switch to goalkeeper Kristof Palasics sparked the turnaround, with immediate saves and a second‑half shot conversion rising to 82 percent from 65.
- The matchup featured Melsungen’s Hungarian trio — Laszlo Bartucz, Kristof Palasics and Adrian Sipos — facing compatriots before 2,151 fans in Kassel’s Rothenbach-Halle.
- Melsungen reported that Mohamed Darmoul’s injured knee showed no serious damage, easing short‑term squad concerns.
- Elsewhere, Flensburg won 33:26 at Turda after resting top scorer Emil Jakobsen for workload reasons, and Magdeburg hosts winless Zagreb on Wednesday after six straight Champions League wins as coach Bennet Wiegert urges focus.