In their third match in last 15 days, Rhein Neckar Lowen, finally, beat the greatest rival, THW Kiel 29:26 (15:14) in derby match of 14. Toyota Handball Bundesliga. In front of 11.744 spectators, “Lions” from Manheim didn’t let even a oportunity to Champions League and Bundesliga champions, to back to the match, as that was a few days ago in the match of Champions League Preliminary Group, who finished with a draw -30:30.
Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Szmal, Fritz (n.e.) – Stefánsson (3), Schmid (5), Bielecki (2) – Groetzki (7), Gensheimer (5/1) – Myrhol (2) – Lund, Roggisch, Šešum, Tkaczyk (4), Gunnarsson (1), Sigurðsson.
THW Kiel: Omeyer, Palicka (44.-50. und 52.-60.) – Fernandez (2/1), Palmarsson (4), Ilić (5/2) – Reichmann (4), Klein (1)– Dragićević (8) – Lundström, Sprenger (n.e.), Arrhenius (n.e.), Kubeš, Jícha (n.e.), Zeitz (2).
Trainer: Guðmundur Guðmundsson – Alfreð Gíslason.
Spectator: 11.744.
Referres: Bernd Methe / Reiner Methe (Vellmar)
Results in time: 3:3 (6.), 6:5 (10.), 7:8 (14.), 9:10 (18.), 13:11 (26.), 15:14 (Hz.), 15:16 (33.), 19:16 (37.), 20:19 (40.), 23:21 (46.), 27:21 (50.), 28:24 (56.), 29:26 (Endstand).
Standings:
| 1. | HSV Hamburg | 26:2 | +86 |
| 2. | Füchse Berlin | 23:3 | +37 |
| 3. | THW Kiel | 22:6 | +109 |
| 4. | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 21:7 | +47 |
| 5. | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 20:8 | +31 |
| 6. | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 18:8 | +37 |
| 7. | VfL Gummersbach | 17:11 | +19 |
| 8. | SC Magdeburg | 14:12 | +15 |
| 9. | TV Grosswallstadt | 13:13 | -13 |
| 10. | TBV Lemgo | 12:14 | +7 |
| 11. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 11:17 | -40 |
| 12. | TuS N-Lübbecke | 9:17 | -17 |
| 13. | HSG Wetzlar | 9:17 | -38 |
| 14. | TSG Lu.-Friesenheim | 7:19 | -41 |
| 15. | MT Melsungen | 6:24 | -66 |
| 16. | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 5:21 | -47 |
| 17. | HSG Ahlen-Hamm | 5:21 | -54 |
| 18. | DHC Rheinland | 4:22 | -72 |
