HBV Balingen-Weilstetten claimed a 38-31 victory over hosts Grosswallstatt in the German Cup on Saturday afternoon. The away side moved through the opening round with a comfortable margin, closing out the contest after ninety minutes of play. To be fair, the visitors had already shown this level of form in their recent run.
Grosswallstatt's recent results paint a mixed picture. They shared points with Coburg 2000 in a 32-32 draw in June, but had lost 33-29 to Elbflorzen just days before that. The hosts had also fallen 30-29 to Potsdam on 24 May. And here's the thing — they'd lost 38-30 to Balingen-Weilstetten earlier in April, so this defeat followed a familiar pattern.
The visitors arrived in better shape. Their last outing was a 36-22 win against SG BBM Bietigheim on 6 June. Before that came a 32-24 victory over Dessauer-Rosslauer, and a 40-29 demolition of Potsdam. They'd also won 38-30 against Grosswallstatt at home in April. By then, the gap between the sides was already visible.
Three weeks before this cup tie, Balingen-Weilstetten had beaten the hosts 38-30 in a league encounter. Now they came back and pushed the scoreline further. The visitors scored seven more goals while the hosts managed the same total. It wasn't a dramatic shift in tactics — just a team that understood how to finish.
Grosswallstatt had beaten Hagen 30-28 on 12 April, which suggested they could compete. But facing a side that had won four of their last five matches proved too much. The visitors made the difference in the closing stages, where the hosts had nothing left to offer.