Dessauer Roslauer saw off Ludwigshafen 31:29 on Friday evening in the Second Bundesliga. The match took place at the home ground on 2026-09-04 and closed out the opening two rounds for both sides. It marked the hosts' first victory of the campaign.
That result moved Dessauer Roslauer up to 10th place with two points from two games. They have one win and one draw so far. Ludwigshafen sit 13th on zero points after two draws and no wins yet.
The home side had been chasing that breakthrough. They lost 25:34 to Emsdetten last time out, but before that they beat Hamm-Westfalen 32:28 and drew with Wibrzeze Gdansk 34:35. By then they were showing flashes of the form they hope to build on.
Ludwigshafen's run has been harder to read. They dropped points 27:34 at Ferndorf, then held HSG Wetzlar to a 28:33 draw. Earlier fixtures included a 31:33 loss to TV Huttenberg and a 29:33 defeat to Oppenweiler/Bucknang. They have nothing to lose now, really.
The two-point gap between them is small, but the quality of results matters. Dessauer Roslauer have the win that shifts momentum. Ludwigshafen have to find a way through if they want to climb out of the bottom half.