Dessauer-Rosslauer secured a 32-28 victory over Hamm-Westfalen in the German Cup on Thursday evening. The away side took all three points in a contest that settled on goals rather than drama.
The result extends a difficult run for the hosts, who have now lost two of their last three fixtures before this cup tie. Their previous outing saw them fall 27-34 to TSV Dormagen Bayer on August 12, following a 30-39 defeat to Essen earlier that month.
Dessauer-Rosslauer came in with their own concerns, having dropped points in four of their last five matches. Their most recent outing was a narrow 35-34 loss to Wybrzeze Gdansk on August 7, while the summer campaign has seen them lose 34-37 to Elbflorenz and 24-32 to HBV Balingen-Weilstetten.
The 28:32 scoreline suggests a match where both sides traded blows without either pulling clear. Hamm-Westfalen had shown flashes of competitiveness earlier, including a 32-32 draw with Neuenburg-Lübbecke in May 2025 and a rare 27-25 win over Essen that same month.
For Dessauer-Rosslauer, the cup victory provides a momentary reprieve from a string of close defeats. Their April loss to Hagen 35-31 and the heavier results in May and June indicate a side still searching for consistency.