Drama in Lemgo: Göppingen misses victory at the last second!

Drama in Lemgo: Göppingen misses victory at the last second!

In the last game of the season in the Handball Bundesliga, Frisch Auf Göppingen played against TBV Lemgo Lippe on June 8, 2025. The match ended in a thrilling 29:29 draw, which took place in front of 4,300 spectators. Göppingen led 15:10 at halftime and was even able to pull away by up to seven goals in the second half. In the 36th minute the team was ahead 19:12 and recorded another lead of 27:23 in the 52nd minute. But the later ending was to be characterized by dramatic twists and turns.

The Frisch Auf Göppingen team was severely weakened. The squad included numerous failures, including Ludvig Hallbäck, David Schmidt and Andreas Flodman. Despite this challenge, Victor Klöve, who emerged as the game's top scorer with seven goals, managed to maintain the lead. In the final phase, however, Klöve made a bad throw that caused excitement. Goalkeeper Bart Ravensbergen had twelve saves during the game and kept his team in the game.

Final phase with an open exchange of blows

In the final phase an open exchange of blows developed. Marcel Schiller gave Göppingen a seven-meter lead with 29:28. But the joy was short-lived, as Lukas Hutecek scored the equalizer for Lemgo to make it 29:29 just one second before the final whistle. This result marked the end of a mixed season for Göppingen, in which they finished as the second-worst away team with an away record of 5:29 points. What should be highlighted positively is that the team remained undefeated in the last three games.

The top scorers for TBV Lemgo were Sebastian Zehnder with six goals and Lukas Carstensen with four goals. In addition to Klöve, Oskar Neudeck (5 goals), Marcel Schiller (6/2) and Henrik Persson (6 goals) also contributed to the points tally for Göppingen. The exciting course of the game will certainly keep both the players and the fans busy for a long time.

Outlook for upcoming games

For Frisch Auf Göppingen there is now a test match against Paris Saint-Germain, which will take place on August 5th in the Ratiopharm Arena in Neu-Ulm. Such encounters are important to maintain good form over the summer break and prepare for next season.

Overall, the draw against Lemgo remains a bitter loss of points, but it also shows the fighting heart of the team, which had to overcome many hurdles this season. Stuttgarter Nachrichten describes the events of the game, during [SWP]. The entire season has provided numerous lessons from which the team now wants to emerge with new goals for the coming season.