Lemgo loses dramatically: Hannover-Burgdorf wins at the last second!

Lemgo loses dramatically: Hannover-Burgdorf wins at the last second!

An exciting duel in the handball Bundesliga ended on November 9th, 2025 with an unexpected turn for TBV Lemgo Lippe. The hosts lost against the Hannover-Burgdorf team 29:30 and suffered their first home defeat in a long time.

The game started promisingly for Lemgo, who were already three goals ahead after just ten minutes. But Hannover didn't let themselves be disconcerted and equalized to 10:10 after 21 minutes. The halftime score of 14:14 reflected the competitive spirit of both teams and heralded an exciting second half. However, Florian Kehrmann, the TBV coach, was unable to maintain the positive performance until the end.

The turning point of the game

In the second half, Hannover-Burgdorf took the lead for the first time after 32 minutes. Although Lemgo quickly fought back, the team slowly lost control of the game from the 46th minute onwards. Hannover's Leif Tissier scored crucial goals while TBV struggled to operate effectively on offense. Renars Uscins gave the guests a 28:29 lead with 45 seconds left, followed by Niels Verstejnen, who equalized for Lemgo eight seconds before the end.

But the shock came at the last second: August Pedersen, who was Lower Saxony's most successful player with ten goals, secured the victory with a goal just as the siren sounded. “Pedersen showed a good touch,” said an observer after the game. “It was a duel of equals,” is how the exciting game accurately described the facts, as WDR also reported.

The challenge for Lemgo

Lemgo's dejection is palpable as they have had a number of successes before and this defeat could shake the team's morale. The next chance to lick the wounds will be on November 16th, when Lemgo plays at HC Erlangen.

The psychological aspects of handball are also discussed in the collaboration between Henning Thrien and André Haber, two experts who emphasize that sports psychology plays a major role in handball. “People often don’t talk enough about failure and the challenges in practice,” as was highlighted at a workshop. These points could help TBV Lemgo regain quick success and emerge stronger from this frustrating defeat.

Overall, it is to be hoped that the players from Lemgo will learn the lessons from the game so that they can play big again in the coming games and use the volatility in handball to their advantage. The fans keep their fingers crossed!

For more details about this game and other information about handball, read the reports on WDR and Sports show. The website offers a deeper insight into the challenges of sports psychology The sports psychologists.