Aarhus Women claim first victory over DHG in 31-29 thriller
Aarhus Women secured their opening win of the season with a 31-29 victory over DHG in the 1. Division on Saturday. The result moves the hosts off the bottom of the table after their opening defeat, while DHG remain winless after dropping from their draw against Rødovre.
It was a tight contest from the opening whistle, with neither side able to build a meaningful cushion. Aarhus had to work for every point, especially in the closing stages where DHG pushed hard to salvage something from the match. By then the home side had already done enough to see it out, even if they never quite controlled proceedings.
The hosts came into this fixture after dropping points against Hadsten in a 22-22 draw last month. DHG, meanwhile, had suffered a 25-29 defeat to Rødovre in their opening outing. Both sides carried that sense of urgency into the encounter, though Aarhus showed more composure when it mattered most. The academy graduate in the home ranks marked his first start with a goal, which gave the full-back a torrid evening.
With the result, Aarhus move up to seventh place with three points from two games. DHG drop to eleventh on zero points after their opening draw is now outweighed by this defeat. The hosts have kept three clean sheets on the spin in their last five meetings against this opponent, though this was no defensive masterclass.
The old head settled them down in those final minutes, when DHG threw everything forward. Aarhus had the game won inside twenty minutes of the second half, but the visitors refused to let it go easily. It wasn't pretty, but it was enough to rescue what could have been a point lost. The crowd certainly felt it, even if the performance never quite got going.