Rhine River Rhinos fail in the final - Eurocup as the next destination!

Rhine River Rhinos fail in the final - Eurocup as the next destination!

The Rhine River Rhinos said goodbye to the championship round of the wheelchair basketball on Sunday, April 14, 2025, after they lost 58:68 in the semi-finals against RSV Lahn-Dill. This means the missed championship finals for the rhinos, which now have to focus on the Eurocup 2.

The game started promising for the Rhinos, who quickly took the lead 0: 7. The aggressive defense of the team from Wiesbaden put the RSV Lahn-Dill under pressure, which took more than three minutes to achieve the first field basket. Despite this difficult start, Lahn-Dill found the center of the game and promptly took the lead. At halftime it was 33:28 for the hosts.

The course of the game

In the second half, Lahn-Dill showed a very dominant performance. Rose Hollermann scored an important goal that expanded the lead to eleven points. However, the Rhinos, led by Nico Dreimüller and Kei Akita, tried to come back, but could not significantly shorten the two -digit leadership. Another decisive foul by Thomas Böhme finally made the final score of 68:58 for Lahn-Dill.

Already on April 6, 2025, the Rhinos won the first game of the semi-final series against RSV Lahn-Dill with 65:54, with Nico Dreimüller aware of 22 points as the best thrower. This previous encounter had determined the rhythm of the series, which was very emotional for the Rhinos, since they celebrated the Hessenderby victory in front of 400 spectators in Wiesbaden after they had previously lost in the league against Lahn-Dill.

the look into the future

With the departure from the championship round, the Rhinos' gaze is now aimed at the upcoming challenges in the Eurocup. In two weeks, the team will count on rewarding themselves with an international title. This European challenge comes after intensive preparation in the national competition, where the Rhinos are pushing for a title.

The Rhinos compete in Eurocup 1 and Eurocup 2 to continue to pursue their international ambitions. In the last group phase of the Eurocup, the best teams from the Champions Cup groups make it into the KO round. The goal of the Rhine River Rhinos is to do well in Le Puy-en-Velay and to emerge as successfully as possible from the European competition after they already managed some challenges in the regular season.

The team must now focus on these upcoming games in order to complete their season with a positive result. It remains exciting to see whether the Rhine River Rhinos can also show their fighting spirit at an international level.

wiesbaden-lebet.de reports on the departure of the rhinos from the championship. Sportschau.de devoted to the background of the last games and Kollstuhlbasketball.de offers a comprehensive overview of the international competitions in which the Rhinos will take part.