Holstebro win after a very close game

According to the beginning of the game, the Germans were definitely ready to fight for the win, as they took a quickly lead of four goals just after eight minutes.

Prost was back to its best level, piling up crucial saves, while Pavel Horak and Manuel Späth were giving Rasmus Lind a hard time in the offene.

But contrary to yesterday, the Danish team could count on Michael Damgaard, who had already scored five times in the first half time.

Counting on him and the wakening of their goalkeeper, Holstebro slowly came back into the game. They were down by only one goal at half-time, 15:16.

Göppingen had problems to score in the second half. Holstebro made the score even and took the lead at the 40th minute through a a fast break by Bramming.

As the end was closing in, the game became tougher and the shoots more complicated. The two goalkeepers became better and better and the game became very defensive.

Only Momir Rnic found a way through the Danish defence while Holstebro could count on their two wing players Larsen and Bramming. Five minutes from the term, it was those two players who gave Holstebro a four goal advantage.

Thanks to a late comeback, Zarko Markovic had the ball to send everyone into overtime but his last shoot was once agin blocked by Lund and Holstebro won the third place 28:27.

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