Reflection in danger: Gummersbach briefly loses Derby against Dragons!

Reflection in danger: Gummersbach briefly loses Derby against Dragons!

In the drama of the third handball league, the Gummersbach third division handball players lost a brief game today against the SGSH Dragons with 27:28. This defeat represents a significant setback in the relegation battle, since a victory would have brought the relegation within reach. Gummersbach competed with a greatly reduced squad because some players were spared for an upcoming Bundesliga cup game. The failure of district runner Patrick Kiesewalter, who rose a jaw injury in training and will now be missing for several weeks, is particularly painful

The game started balanced, but with many missed opportunities on both sides. The Dragons led 4: 3 after 11 minutes and expanded their lead to 7: 5 in the first half. However, Gummersbach then found the game with a 3-0 run and took the lead with 8: 7. However, this leadership only lasted briefly, because the dragons could quickly win the upper hand again.

the game

coach Jan Schwenz celebration commented critically about the lack of consistency in the attack of his team after the game. This was evident, especially after the half -time break, when the dragons led in the 39th minute with 16:11. After a break, however, Gummersbach found his way back and equalized in the 49th minute to 18:18. Despite this comeback, the dragons in the final phase, led by Oliver Perey, Philipp Jäger, Joe Schuster and Julian Athanassoglou from the Gummersbach Handball Academy, pulled away to 25:22 (55th) and managed the lead until the final whistle.

The statistics of the game shows that Gummersbach weakened especially when throwing seven meters. They only transformed one out of four attempted penalty throws. The goal scorers for Gummersbach were Tom Koschek (9/1), Lukas Pacek (5), Daan van Vliet (4), Carlo Bohnenkamp, ​​Vincent Kreiselmaier (3 each), Konstantin Kasch (2) and Julius Hein (1).

The table and the next challenges

coach Maciej Dmytruszynski from the SGSH was also dissatisfied with the performance of his team, especially in the offensive first half, in which his players only scored seven goals in the first 25 minutes. A red cards for Vladislav Yorgow in the 36th minute additionally tightened the location for the dragons, while Gummersbach finally showed the passionate performance despite a reduced squad that might have made a point win.

For both teams, it will be crucial in the coming weeks to analyze and correct your own mistakes in order to avert the relegation. The upcoming games will be of great importance for Gummersbach and the SGSH Dragons to collect the necessary points for relegation.