Thanks to the win Flensburg moved back above northern rivals THW Kiel with 17 points, although Kiel have played one more match. Füchse (10 points) are already well adrift after suffering their third defeat of the season. Denmark’s Emil Jacobsen was the standout performer for Flensburg with nine goals, while Berlin’s top star Mathias Gidsel could not prevent defeat despite scoring 11 times. The match-winner for Flensburg was Pytlick, who fired the ball through Berlin’s wall in the final play and found the bottom-right corner.
Match Centre: Flensburg vs. Berlin
Flensburg made the better start and led 15-11 after 18 minutes. Berlin then turned the game around by scoring seven successive goals. Gidsel scored eight times in the first half alone. It developed into a thrilling contest that swung Flensburg’s way midway through the second half, helped by an outstanding performance from goalkeeper Simon Möller.