Buxtehude beat Oldenburg 31:27 in a women's club friendly on Thursday. The match took place at their home ground on 7 August 2026, and the result gave the hosts their first comfortable win in this run of friendlies. To be fair, they had been chasing one for a while.
Oldenburg came with a mixed record behind them. They had beaten Neckarsulmer 36:26 in May, but lost to Metzingen 34:36 and drew 28:28 with Buxtehude themselves at the end of May. By then, the old rivalry felt more like a warm-up for what was coming.
Buxtehude's recent form told a different story. They lost heavily to Horsens and Borussia Dortmund in late July, but turned things around with wins over Rosenborg-Buchholz and Goppingen. And here's the thing — they kept their heads after those defeats.
The scoreline didn't lie. Thirty-one goals against twenty-seven suggests the hosts controlled the tempo, even if the defence wasn't perfect. Oldenburg scored enough to stay in it, but not enough to make it interesting.
Both sides are still building for the season. This was a friendly, after all, and the points don't matter yet. What does matter is that Buxtehude showed they can finish games when they need to.