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Hanover (dpa / lni) - TSV Hanover-Burgdorf caused a big surprise in the handball Bundesliga and beat table leaders Rhein-Neckar Löwen with 36:30 (19:16).
The Mannheimers are still at the top with 19: 3 points, as defending champion THW Kiel (18: 2) is still in quarantine after several corona cases and runner-up SG Flensburg-Handewitt (17: 3) only on Wednesday the promoted TUSEM Receiving food.
Two days after the 31:31 in the top game against Flensburg, the lions in Hannover delivered a poor performance.
Already in the first half there was little convergence for coach Martin Schwalb's team, after the change nothing worked.
Almost five minutes before the end, the guests were behind with ten goals at 26:36, but were able to avert the impending debacle with a 4-0 run.
The best thrower of the "Recken" was Ivan Martinovic with eleven goals, for the Mannheimer Niclas Kirkelokke scored seven times.
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