Hagen beat Krefeld 35:29 in the German Cup on Saturday evening. The away side completed a comfortable victory at the Krefeld arena. It was the fourth defeat in a row for the home team.
Krefeld have been struggling for results lately. They lost to Nordhorn-Lingen 36:28 in June, then fell to Neunburg-Lübbecke 34:33. The pattern continued against Coburg 2000 with a 36:34 loss. Only a 37:37 draw with Potsdam broke the streak in April.
Hagen arrived with better form. They beat Potsdam 34:30 in their last outing and won against Lübeck-Schwartau 37:33. Two defeats in their five most recent games showed they were not invincible either.
The scoreline 29:35 may look familiar to Krefeld supporters. They lost to SG BBM Bietigheim by the exact same margin back in April. The visitors let the game flow after taking control. Krefeld were left flat-footed trying to respond.
This result ends Krefeld's run of near-misses. They have lost four matches by a single goal difference this season. A narrow win would have been enough to keep them in contention, but they could not find the breakthrough.