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First defeat for TV Oyten: Dramatic handball game in Haren!
On November 1st, 2025, TV Oyten suffered its first defeat in the league against TuS Haren 24:28. Important players injured.
First defeat for TV Oyten: Dramatic handball game in Haren!
On November 1st, 2025 the time has finally come: the 2025/2026 Oberliga handball season is picking up speed in the municipality of Oyten. However, TV Oyten, who had an unbeaten start at the start of the season, suffered a bitter defeat last Saturday. The team lost to TuS Haren 24:28 after being behind for the entire game. This setback came suddenly, because the euphoria over the first five games seemed unbroken.
Already in the first half it became clear that TV Oyten could not produce the best performance against Haren. After a short phase of hope when Oyten was able to reduce the score to 4:5, TuS Haren steadily pulled away and ended up with a clear lead of 15:8 at halftime. Coach Lars Müller-Dormann described the game as significantly tougher than the previous encounter against TSG Hatten-Sandkrug. What was particularly painful was that Oyten's player Robin Hencken had to take a break for more than 20 minutes after being hit in the nose.
A lost game with new challenges
Despite the deficit, the team showed morale and fought their way back into the game after half-time, but could not achieve more than a four-goal defeat. In the 57th minute alone, Mattis Brüns reduced the score to 22:26, but time was against Oyten. In the final minutes, Müller-Dormann noticed that Haren was more present and fitter, and TV Oyten couldn't push himself to his limits. These observations could be crucial in the coming games.
The personnel situation at Oyten was particularly alarming. In addition to Hencken, Michel Schack was out due to a hip injury and Timo Blau was struggling with calf problems. Injuries like this are far from ideal at this early stage of the season. The team will be required all the more to tackle the next games with full commitment.
Oberliga – A competition with history
For those readers who may not know, the Oberliga represents the fifth tier in the German football league system. Before the introduction of the 3rd division in 2008, it was actually the fourth tier. A lot has changed since then, but the Bundesliga remains a benchmark for competition. There are a total of fourteen major leagues in Germany, which extend across different regions and federal states. Whoever leaves the Oberliga as champions has the opportunity to be promoted to the Regionalliga, which is directly below the 3rd division, and that creates additional excitement.
Interest in handball is particularly popular in this country. Once again it shows that the entertainment value in domestic sport remains high despite the defeat of TV Oyten. The fascination that surrounds such leagues is sometimes reminiscent of the exciting encounters in other sports such as the Premier League, which also features exciting games at the weekend.
The coming weeks will be crucial for TV Oyten. It remains to be seen whether the team will get the injuries under control and regain the morale that was so promising at the start of the season.