Handball Bundesliga: MT Melsungen loses reunion with Rhein-Neckar Löwen

Four days after the success in the cup, MT Melsungen must now admit defeat against the Rhein-Neckar Löwen in the handball Bundesliga. Once again, it was a real thriller. The course of the game was very similar, but the result was different: MT Melsungen narrowly lost to the Rhein-Neckar Löwen on the 6th day of the handball Bundesliga.

On Saturday evening, a 28:30defeat was on the scoreboard for the final siren. Four days earlier, the men in the red jerseys had narrowly won the duel in the second round of the cup with 35:33, but the decision was not even made until extra time. Similar to Tuesday, there was no way of knowing who would win this reunion until the closing seconds.

Melsungen in the cup against Bergische HC On Saturday, the draw for the round of 16 in the DHB Cup 2026/27 took place. National coach Alfred Gislason drew for the MT Melsungen as the next opponent the Bergischer HC. The round of 16 will be played on the 11th and 12th

November. The exact date is still pending. Crime with a happy ending for the home team The Rhein-Neckar Löwen scored 20 seconds before the end with only one goal, but played the open 1-on-1 cover of the northern Hesse and sank in the person of Dani Baijens, who was the best player of the evening with eight goals, to the 30:28 final score. Due to the defeat, the MT slips to 6th place in the handball Bundesliga table behind the TSV Hannover-Burgdorf.

This coming Saturday (8 pm), the Hanoverians will be making a guest appearance in northern Hesse for the direct duel for the first European Cup place. Rhein-Neckar Löwen - MT Melsungen 30:28 (12:11) Goals for the Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Baijens (8), Thrastarson (6), Steinhauser (5/4 seven metres), Kohlbacher (3), Mierzwa (3), Steenaerts (3), Timmermeister (2) Goals for Melsungen: Mensing (5), Balenciaga (4), Stefansson (4), Golla (3), Sipos (3), Drosten (2/1), Ignatow (2), Sigrist (2/2), Dujshebaev (1), Forsell Schefvert (1), Mandic (1) Spectators: 5,184