Rhein-Neckar Löwen - THW Kiel 31:30, with a goal received in the last second for a defeat who doesn’t pain at all. For the third time in a row, the Zebras reached the final of the competition, this time due to the win the first leg (37:23). Nikola was just fabulous in the first half!
The home squad, deeply injured in its pride after the humiliation in the first leg, gave everything to rehabilitate themselves. The beginning of the game belonged clearly to them: 6:2 after 8 minutes. But on Kiel’s side it was the best player in the world. Nikola scored 4 from the 5 consecutive goals of his team, who took thre lead, 7:6 after 13 minutes. From that moment, the match became a neck-and-neck race until in the last minute of the half, when the guests were in lead of two goals and went with it in the dressing room (16:18).
In the second half Nikola and his colleagues controlled the game within 4 minutes to go. The maximum advance was of three goals (20:23/40., 21:24/44.). The hosts managed to equalise and even took the lead and extended it to two goals, 30:28 (58.). Kiel equalised, but got a goal from the left wing in the last second of thre confrontation and lost it.
The German Champion will know the name of the opponent for the final on Saturday evening after the game Ciudad Real - Hamburg.
Statistics
Rhein-Neckar Löwen - THW Kiel 31:30 (16:18)
Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Szmal (1.-60., 20/1 saves), Fritz (didn’t play); Gensheimer (5), Roggisch, Bielecki (1), Schwarzer (1), Filip (2), Jurasik (9), Klimowets (4), Fäth, Sigurdsson (8/2), Groetzki (1), Richardson, Russ; Coach: Schwenke
THW Kiel: Omeyer (1.-60., 20 saves), Martini (for one 7 m shot, 0 save); Lund, Wessig (didn’t play), Lundström (3), Kavticnik (3/2), Anic (1), Lövgren (3), Ahlm (8), Zeitz (3), Karabatic (6), Klein (2), Jicha (1); Coach: Gislason
Statistics: www.thw-provinzial.de
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