HSV Hamburg celebrates its first home win - Lions lose 33:30!

HSV Hamburg celebrates its first home win - Lions lose 33:30!

An exciting duel in the handball Bundesliga took place on September 7th, 2025, when HSV Hamburg faced the Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Hamburg celebrated their first home win in this game and won 33:30 (16:15). While HSV Hamburg was able to improve to 4:2 points and is placed in the top third of the table, the defeat for the Rhein-Neckar Löwen was the first of the season.

From the start, the atmosphere in the arena was electric. Hamburg were in a good mood in the first phase of the game and led 5-2 after seven minutes. Despite a few technical errors on the part of both teams, the game remained exciting until the end, so that the scoreboard fluctuated back and forth between 8:5 and 8:7. Jacob Lassen and Casper Mortensen made valuable contributions to the early leadership of HSV Hamburg.

Intense back and forth

At halftime, Hamburg were only just ahead 16:15, with Dani Baijens from the Lions being the top scorer in the first half with five goals. What is interesting is that Baijens played for HSV Hamburg from 2022 to 2024 and after a season at Paris Saint-Germain is now back in the Bundesliga, where he continues to show brilliant performances.

In the second half of the game both goalkeepers showed their skills. Although the home team took a three-goal lead several times, they were unable to clearly break away. Nicolaj Jörgensen was the player who scored the decisive goal in the 58th minute to make it 31:27 and thus laid the foundation for the victory.

Statistics and outlook

The number of spectators was 2,579, and while HSV Hamburg only had to serve two penalty minutes, the Lions scored an impressive eight penalty minutes. The goalscorers for HSV Hamburg were: F. B. Andersen (7 goals, 4 converted seven-meter penalties), Jörgensen (7), Lassen (5), Magaard (5), Sauter (5), Mortensen (3) and Weller (1). On the Lions' side, Moré (9/6) and Baijens (6) contributed significantly to the total points.

A challenge continues for HSV Hamburg next Saturday when they host THW Kiel. This match day will show whether the team can carry the momentum from this important victory. As always, it will be exciting to see how the teams develop and who can position themselves favorably in the table.

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