Another busy weekend is behind German clubs. Eight matches were played on Saturday and Sunday.
Champions League clubs Spandau 04 and Waspo Hannover beat their respective opponents with ease.
OSC Potsdam collected valuable 4 points in their race towards the playoffs.
White Sharks Hannover also posted two wins. These victories might be crucial in their efforts to reach at least the 6th place, which will secure them an appearance in the playoffs and the avoiding the relegation round
German League 2019/20
Round 8
Spandau 04 – ASC Duisburg 17:10 (5:1, 6:3, 3:3, 3:3)
Wfr.Spandau 04: Restovic 3, Pjesivac 3, Kholod 3, Gielen 2, Negrean 2, Ostman 2, Arslan 1, Jungling 1.
ASC Duisburg: Eidner 3, Manolakis 2, Bakulo 2, Schimanski 1, Ilinger 1, Pavicic 1.
White Sharks Hannover – SV Ludwigsburg 13:12 (3:2, 4:3, 3:3, 3:4)
White Sharks: Schipper 4, Sekulic 3, Froreich 1, Struss 1, Kubicsh 1, Dolff 1, Rotermund 1, Winkler 1.
Waspo 98 Hannover – SSV Esslingen 27:5 (7:2, 3:3, 8:0, 9:0)
Hannover: Winkelhorst 8, Nagaev 6, Radovic 3, Corusic 2, Preuss 2, M. Brguljan 2, Zech 1, Real 1, Muslim 1, Schutze 1.
SSV Esslingen: Boyic 2, Zemun 1, Rothfus 1, Barothy 1.
Neukolln – OSC Potsdam 12:19 (4:5, 3:6, 1:4, 4:4)
SG Neukolln: Meissner 4, Molnar 3, Braatz 2, Kaack 1, Hubscher 1, Chiru 1.
OSC Potsdam: Kuppers 6, Gottfried 3, Tadin 3, Korbel 3, Huppe 2, Schulz 2.
Round 9
Waspo 98 Hannover – Ludwigsburg 20:7 (6:3, 3:1, 4:1, 7:2)
Waspo Hannover: Radovic 8, Nagaev 3, Winkelhorst 2, Corusic 1, Real 1, Da. Brguljan 1, Preuss 1, M. Brguljan 1.
Ludwigsburg 08: Nachev 2, Kraut 1, Vuckovic 1, Martinic 1, Katic 1, Melegh 1.
White Sharks Hannover –Esslingen 9:8 (4:1, 2:1, 1:3, 2:3)
White Sharks: Winkler 2, Sekulic 2, Kubisch 2, Diamantidis 1, Schipper 1, Dolff 1.
SSV Esslingen: Thran 3, Fabic 2, Finkes 1, Bozic 1, Sopiadis 1.
OSC Potsdam – ASC Duisburg 18:16 (5:4, 5:7, 4:2, 4:3)
OSC Potsdam: Kuppers 4, Dufour 4, Tadin 3, Gottfried 2, Gotz 2, Fer. Korbel 1, Flo. Korbel 1, Schulz 1.
ASC Duisburg: Eidner 5, Schimanski 3, Schemellenkamp 3, Bakulo 3, Schmidt 1, Pavicic 1.
Spandau 04 – SG Neukolln 21:9 (8:1, 5:4, 4:2, 4:2)
Spandau 04: Dedovic 4, Pjesivac 4, Negrean 3, Sekulic 3, Jungling 2, Restovic 2, Gielen 2, Klingenberg 1.
Neukolln: Kaack 3, Molnar 1, Choru 1, Kazakhishvili 1, Braatz 1, Struz 1, Meissner 1.
Spandau demolished Neukolln 21:9 on Sunday, while it easily beat ASC Duisburg a day earlier 17:10. Waspo Hannover also had no problems in both matches. Firstly, the Hannover-based team blew away Esslingen 27:5, and after that, they taught a lesson to Ludwigsburg 20:7.
OSC Potsdam keeps the 3rd place with two important wins. In the eight round, OSC Potsdam defeated Neukolln, as it was expected – 19:12. But, on Sunday OSC had a much harder task. The team from Potsdam hosted ASC Duisburg. There were a lot of twists and turns in this match. More than 20 goals were scored in the first half. Before the third period, Duisburg led 11:10. But, Potsdam took control in the second half and celebrated an 18:16 victory.
White Sharks Hannover faced Esslingen and Ludwigsburg. In both matches, White Sharks recorded wins with a 1-goal margin (13:12 over Ludwigsburg and 9:8 over Esslingen), which was enough for them to climb into the fourth place. White Sharks have collected 8 points, one more than ASC Duisburg, despite they have played two matches less than Duisburg.
1 Spandau 04 9 – 18
2 Waspo Hannover 7 – 12
3 OSC Potsdam 9 – 12
4 White Sharks 6 – 8
5 ASC Duisburg 8 – 7
6 Neukolln 6 – 2
7 Esslingen 9 – 2
8 Ludwigsburg 8 – 1
