THW Kiel have opened the 2020 in the best possible way. The “Zebras” made fantastic job in Hannover against the biggest rival in Championship’s race, TSV Hannover Burgdorf 32:25 in front of 10.000 fans.
TUI Arena witnessed fantastic match of Niklas Landin (17 saves) nad his team-mates who once again beat team of Antonio Carlos Ortega, after victory in Kiel 32:23 eariler this season.
TSV HANNOVER-BURGDORF – THW KIEL: 25:32 (13:18)
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf: Ebner (), Lesjak (1.-25., 27.-60., 9/2 saves); Cehte (4), Mavers, Patrail (1), Thiele, Pevnov (1), Jonsson (1), Böhm (4), Ugalde (2), Krone (4), Olsen (3/1), Brozovic (3), Hanne, Feise, Kastening (1); Trainer: Ortega
THW Kiel: N. Landin (1.-60., 17/1 saves), Quenstedt (n.e.); Duvnjak (5), Reinkind (2), M. Landin (1), Weinhold (4), Wiencek (3), Ekberg (3/2), Rahmel, Dahmke, Zarabec (4), Horak (n.e.), Bilyk (5), Pekeler (5); Trainer: Jicha
STANDING:
| 1. | Kiel | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 630:545 | 34 | |
| 2. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 611:569 | 31 | |
| 3. | Flensburg-H. | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 531:465 | 30 | |
| 4. | SC Magdeburg | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 590:528 | 30 | |
| 5. | Fuchse Berlin | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 576:530 | 28 | |
| 6. | Rhein-Neckar | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 566:524 | 28 | |
| 7. | MT Melsungen | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 558:538 | 25 | |
| 8. | HSG Wetzlar | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 584:581 | 22 | |
| 9. | Leipzig | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 551:559 | 20 | |
| 10. | Bergischer | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 562:570 | 17 | |
| 11. | Erlangen | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 532:550 | 16 | |
| 12. | Goppingen | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 479:499 | 15 | |
| 13. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 554:598 | 15 | |
| 14. | Lemgo | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 548:580 | 14 | |
| 15. | Minden | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 527:552 | 13 | |
| 16. | Stuttgart | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 494:546 | 12 | |
| 17. | Ludwigshafen | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 489:534 | 12 | |
| 18. | Nordhorn-Lingen | 21 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 490:604 | 2 |
