Overview
- Minden led 13–12 at halftime, aided by Alexander Weck’s return from a foot injury with an equalizer and an assist.
- Timo Kastening scored three in a row early in the second half to put Melsungen up 17–14 by the 36th minute.
- Coach Aaron Ziercke called timeouts to blunt Melsungen’s runs and later urged “full risk with tempo” in the closing push.
- The hosts trimmed the gap to 27–28 in the final minute through Malte Donker and Ian Weber before the visitors closed it out 30–27.
- Melsungen leaned on a sturdy defense and key saves from Kristof Palasics and Laszlo Bartucz to secure a third straight competitive win.