Köln and Pressano met in the Serie A on Wednesday evening, with the visitors claiming a 28:32 victory on home soil. The result shifted the table dynamics, as both sides arrived with identical records but left with different standings to show for it.
By then Köln sat top of the table with two wins from two, four points on the board. Pressano occupied fourth place with the same tally and the same number of games played. The away win meant the visitors moved up, while Köln dropped from the summit after their second consecutive victory had looked unshakeable.
The hosts had kept knocking on the door in their previous outings, winning 29:25 against Henna and 29:21 with Chiaravalle. Pressano found a way back into it more comfortably at times, beating Fazano 35:31 and Cassano-Maglia 25:21. Both teams were second to nothing in their opening fixtures, but this evening things came to a head differently.
And here's the thing — we had given Köln the edge at 54 per cent confidence. The prediction didn't materialise. Pressano dug in when it mattered, and the home side couldn't handle the shift in momentum that changed the complexion of the match.
The scoreline tells you about a game where both sides traded blows but one side held their nerve longer. Köln now sit in second place with two points behind the leaders, while Pressano move into the upper tier with that away win adding weight to their campaign.