Dormagen overturn four-goal deficit to win in Hüttenberg

It was the defensive work that made the difference. As the match progressed, Dormagen tightened their grip on the game, forcing the hosts to shoot from long range and receiving support from Christian Ole Simonsen, who made 13 saves.

In attack, Dormagen thrived on efficiency on the wings and consistently sought to break through: 13 of the 14 shots from the wings found the net, with nine goals coming from breakaways. Felix Elias Böckenholt, who was playing his 100th match in the 2. HBL that evening, was the visitors’ standout attacker with nine goals.

Hüttenberg kept in the game for a long time because their fast-paced play was working and because David Kuntscher shone with eight goals, including five converted penalty throws. For TV 05/07 Hüttenberg, however, this marks their first home defeat of the season, whilst Dormagen celebrated their second away win following their success in Leipzig.

The match began as an open, back-and-forth affair, with neither defence managing to gain much of a foothold. After 15 minutes, the score was 9–9; shortly afterwards, Dormagen pulled ahead for the first time to make it 9:11. Hüttenberg responded, remained reliable from the seven-metre line and retook the lead. Just under 20 minutes in, Dormagen had to cope with Driek Manders’ sending-off, but still managed to score whilst a man down. Hüttenberg extended their lead to 18:15 before the visitors narrowed the gap to 19:18 by half-time.

After the break came the hosts’ best spell. Danil Dyatlov scored twice in succession to make it 21:18, and following a turnover by Schwarz, the score stood at 25:21 after just over 38 minutes. It was the biggest lead of the evening, but it did not last long.

Dormagen responded with five goals to the hosts’ single reply, levelling the score at 26:26 in the 45th minute. Hüttenberg took a time-out, but found it difficult to break down the visitors’ compact central defence in their positional attacks and committed too many technical errors. Right-winger Kaj Kriescher consistently made the most of his chances during this spell and scored seven goals without missing a single shot. After the match, Böckenholt identified the decisive factor: “To be honest, I thought our positional defence was our best aspect. Once we got into our rhythm there, we defended really well, with a good goalkeeper at the back. That was the reason we played well today.”

The final twelve minutes saw the lead change hands several times. Kuntscher scored from the line in the 55th minute to make it 32:31, Hüttenberg’s last lead of the match. Jakob-Jannis Leun and Boehnert turned the game round to 32:34, before Tizian Weimer narrowed the gap to 33:34 with 18 seconds remaining. After a time-out, the visitors launched the decisive attack, with Boehnert scoring five seconds before the final buzzer to make it 33–35.

Hüttenberg’s next match is on Sunday, 18 October, away at TuS N-Lübbecke, whilst Dormagen host HSC 2000 Coburg on Saturday, 17 October.

TV 05/07 Hüttenberg - TSV Bayer Dormagen 33:35 (19:18)

TV 05/07 Hüttenberg: Böhne (9 saves), Shamir (2 saves); Kuntscher 8/5, Rüdiger 5, Schwarz 4, Ohl 3, Dyatlov 3, Reichl 3, Anselm 2, Schreiber 2, Sehnke 1, Weimer 1, Haack 1, Spandau, Gümbel

TSV Bayer Dormagen: Simonsen (13 saves), Conzen; Böckenholt 9/3, Kriescher 7, Leun 6, Krist 5/2, Boehnert 3, Köster 3, Hein 2, Strosack, Scholl, Schmidt, Bahns, Manders

Top Player: Philipp Schwarz (HPI 90) / Kaj Kriescher (HPI 93)
Attendance: 1210 (Sportzentrum Hüttenberg)
Suspensions: 1 / 2

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