Neckarsulm secured a 27:30 victory over Bergischer in the German Cup on Thursday evening. The fixture took place at the Bergischer venue on 21 August, with the away side taking all three points. It was another outing in a competition where upsets can spring a surprise.
Both teams arrived with mixed recent form. Bergischer had drawn 30:30 with Werder Bremen in their previous outing, while Neckarsulm came off a 33:33 stalemate against Göppingen. To be fair, neither side looked particularly sharp in their last games.
And here's the thing about cup ties like this — they don't always play out the way the table suggests. Neckarsulm managed to find their rhythm when it mattered, converting chances that Bergischer struggled to contain. The visitors were out-thought on the touchline in key moments.
Bergischer have now lost to Bayern Leverkusen 29:34, fallen to Solingen 19:32, and drawn with Werder Bremen 30:30 in their last five. The pattern isn't pretty, though they did beat SG Waiblingen 34:27 back in April. By then, the results were adding up.
Neckarsulm's away record shows inconsistency too — losses to Oldenburg 26:36 and Meitingen 23:28, alongside that late draw with Göppingen. But this cup win puts them one step further. The draw brought them together early, and the visitors saw it out.