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SC Magdeburg Beats Flensburg 35-31 To Take Handball-Bundesliga Lead

The comeback in Flensburg reinforced pre-match assessments that the Champions League holders are the domestic pace-setters.

Overview

  • Magdeburg overturned a halftime deficit in the sold-out Flensburg arena to win 35-31 and move top of the table.
  • The victory keeps Magdeburg as the league’s only unbeaten side after 12 matchdays.
  • Goalkeeper Sergey Hernandez delivered 15 saves and playmaker Gisli Kristjansson led Magdeburg with eight goals.
  • Matthias Musche marked his return from a long Achilles injury by scoring, including the 24-21 in the second half.
  • The game headlined a widely promoted Super-Saturday that also featured Berlin vs Kiel, with expert Dagur Sigurdsson having tipped a narrow Magdeburg win and warned of Berlin’s depth and injury concerns.