In sports, it’s important paintings for the spirit and the inner life to find a team, either positively or negatively. On Tuesday this Exercise was a breeze. Under the cheers of the crowd in the Max-Schmeling-hall stood a group of visitors through special conformity: the men in blue suits and white shirts behind the bench for the foxes Berlin. The said suits are in this season to a downright tragic icon in the Handball-Bundesliga: the dress code of the players who can’t play. But still, with every fiber of. The commands give, cheering, swearing, yelling, cheering.
In the Cup quarter-final against Rhein-Neckar Löwen (37:35 after extra time) the injured professionals, as well carried away, such as the number of the end audience, which had one of the best foxes get to see the games of the past few years – and on top of that, a history: the first including the extension, since then, the club play their home games in the Schmeling-Halle is carrying. The Annex knew it to be trusted in the moment of the event and celebrated the Team of Velimir Petkovic with minutes-long standing ovation. Also, the men in blue were white rejoicing in the arms. “That was amazing, Handball at the highest level,” said Manager Bob Hanning. “Everyone who was in the hall, angry deal about it,” he added.
service trip to Hamburg
As a salary Manager, Hanning allowed to leave early for a business trip for nearly 30 people to Hamburg arrange (). There will be held the weekend 6./7. April, the final tournament of the DHB Cup. The semi-final opponent is still, on Wednesday evening, it was determined between the SC Magdeburg and Goppingen, the last semi-finalist. Regardless of the occupation planning security is guaranteed: Hanning knows from his time with the HSV-hand shooting well in Hamburg, for the case of a Pokalsiegs guaranteed to be a favorite of the Italians of a reservation of offers.
With the semi-finals of the people from Berlin have put an injury-plagued Hinserie to a successful end. Christmas is, in a sense, playing even before the final point at SC Magdeburg on Sunday against the HC Erlangen on the second holiday you will be saved – although coach Petkovic and Manager of Hanning of this Thesis would be decided disagree. In the Bundesliga, the so-ambitious-launched foxes will be able to play along with just the championship, the residue on the (loss of point-free) the leader of Flensburg is astronomical twelve points. In the DHB Cup, as well as in the EHF-Cup, you have still good chances of finding a great title – to be expected, especially since the new year fresh and healthy forces. In Marko Kopljar, Stipe Mandalinic, Simon Ernst, Wael Jallouz, and Kevin Struck five National and U-national team players were missing against the Rhein – Neckar Löwen.
Signal to the competition
in this respect, the success against the lions was also showed a Signal to the competition: The foxes, what great potential is in your squad, if he is halfway together. “Alternative does not mean now, that a A-Junior comes from the Bank, but a national player,” had coach Petkovic said before the Cup game. It sounded almost like a threat.
