TVB Stuttgart saves himself with 29:28 win against Leipzig!

TVB Stuttgart saves himself with 29:28 win against Leipzig!

Leipzig, Deutschland - On the last matchday of the 2024/25 season, the TVB Stuttgart secured the relegation in the Daikin Handball Bundesliga. The team won an exciting duel against SC DHfK Leipzig with 29:28, which made the joy in Stuttgart great. This victory and a simultaneous defeat of Bietigheim against SC Magdeburg finally secured the whereabouts in the league. [TVB Stuttgart reports that] (https://www.tvbstuttgart.de/news/tvb-sichert-sich- against-leipzig-den-Klassen maintenance) The cheers after the final whistle could hardly be broken.

The game started for TVB Stuttgart with tension and difficulties on the offensive against the aggressive 5: 1 defense of the Leipziger. In the 9th minute of play, Stuttgart was already 2: 5 behind. But Max Häfner and Lenny Rubin soon determined the action and ensured a balance in the 19th minute to 9: 9. SWR reports that Lenny Rubin scored a total of five goals up to the 20th game minute, which the Stuttgart offensive swing.

exciting first half

The first half was characterized by a constant change of management. After Daniel Fernández failed a seven meter of Leipzig's goalkeeper Domenico Ebner, Max Häfner equalized to 6: 6 in the 12th minute. In the meantime, Leipzig led three goals, but due to the strong performance by Miljan Vujović and the gates of Kai Häfner and Torben Matzken, Stuttgart went into the half -time break with a 15:15.

In the second half, the game was characterized by great intensity. Leipzig scored the first goal, but Häfner and Rubin made sure that Stuttgart took the lead in the 35th minute with 18:17. [TVB Stuttgart emphasizes that] (https://www.tvbstuttgart.de/news/tvb-sichert-sich- towards-leipzig-den-Klassen maintenance) The defensive, supported by keeper Vujović, was increasingly stable, which was crucial for the leadership in the second half.

decision in the final phase

The last minutes of the game had dramatic moments for both teams. In the 50th minute, Stephan Seitz Leipzig brought up 24:23 and in the 53rd minute Andri Runarsson equalized to 24:24. Both teams fought until the last second. In an exciting final minute, Nico Bacani scored the decisive goal of the final score of 29:28.

The joy of staying in the class was huge after the final whistle, and TVB Stuttgart was finally able to drop the pressure of the entire season. The team around coach Jürgen Pahl successfully completed a nerve-wracking season and remains in the handball Bundesliga.