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Leoben wins the handball thriller and stays in the promotion race!
WAT Atzgersdorf meets Sportunion Leoben on February 23rd. A crucial game for the promotion round.
Leoben wins the handball thriller and stays in the promotion race!
An exciting handball Sunday awaits the local fans, as there are some exciting games on the program in the HLA Challenge. The Handball Sportunion Leoben team recently achieved an important victory and thus underpinned their ambitions for a promotion place. With a narrow 29:27 win against SPORTUNION Die FALKEN St. Pölten, Leoben inflicted its second defeat of the season on its opponent and is now in fifth place in the table with 19 points, just one point behind fourth place, which WAT Atzgersdorf currently holds with 20 points. This performance creates a good starting position for the coming games, where Leoben could turn around the ranking with a win against Atzgersdorf, which coach René Kramer described as a “four-point game”. In the decisive phase of the game, Leoben showed strong nerves and secured victory in a hard-fought duel.
Overall, the HLA Challenge was a diverse mix, with several teams competing against each other in thrilling encounters. WAT Fünfhaus was initially able to take the lead in an appealing game against MADx WAT Atzgersdorf, but Atzgersdorf fought back and ultimately won the match 30:25. Handball WEST WIEN achieved another remarkable victory. After a balanced start, they defeated the UHC busta Eggenburg with 32:29 and are therefore confidently on the way to the promotion round.
The coming challenges
The decisions in the basic phase are now imminent. Leoben has an important date in the Hans-Lackner-Halle against WAT Atzgersdorf on February 23rd, and expectations are high. For Leoben it is the chance to overtake their direct competitor and continue to hope to reach the promotion round. Atzgersdorf's assistant coach, Nedzad Smajlagic, emphasized that the duel was of great importance for both teams. “The nerves will decide the game,” was a comment from those responsible for both teams, underlining the importance of the upcoming game.
The sporting development and the performance of the teams are currently the focus of scientific considerations. The German Handball Federation (DHB) is looking for ways to make the sport of handball future-proof and plans to improve the transfer of knowledge, technology and insight with various research projects. These efforts will benefit not only the athletes, but also the coaches and those responsible in order to efficiently achieve strategic goals and requirements in handball. Innovative approaches to networking sports practice and science are of central importance, as explained in detail in a current DHB project.
There is excitement in the air and the fans are looking forward to the upcoming games so that Leoben can confirm his good form with another win. The next few weeks are likely to be groundbreaking in the HLA Challenge.