BVB Women's Handball 1st team

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Over 8,000 tickets have already been sold for the game. Tickets are available in the <a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/handball/channel/shop/index?utm_source=bvbde&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=handball-tickets2425&amp;bvb_cid=handball-tickets2425\">online ticket shop.<\/a><\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund's handball players have been waiting weeks for this match: On Saturday (22 February, 15:00 CET), the Black & Yellows will face Norwegian club Sola HK in the EHF European League in front of a unique backdrop in Dortmund's Westfalenhalle. Over 8,000 tickets have already been sold for the game. 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The Dutchman and Lisa Antl, Dana Bleckmann, Lena Hausherr, Maraike Kusian, Emma Olsson and Haruno Sasaki from the current squad were in attendance at the record-breaking match in 2023, when over 11,000 fans turned out. Back then, the Black&amp; Yellows defeated Hungarian club Siofok KC 26-23 to advance to the quarter-finals of the EHF European League.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>&quot;That was the biggest game of my career. I scored the first goal and the atmosphere was unbelievable. I'm really looking forward to experiencing it again in the Westfalenhalle,\u2019&quot; explained Emma Olsson in an <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2025/2/20/Handballerin-Emma-Olsson-Wir-wollen-die-Westfalenhalle-begeistern.html\">interview<\/a> ahead of the highlight occasion. For Olsson, it doesn't matter that BVB's final group game will no longer decide who advances to the quarter-finals: 'We want to give people something to show for their attendance and inspire them.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/handball/2025/02/21/handball-vorbericht/Westfalenhalle.png\" data-assetref=\"Westfalenhalle-1740142881715\"><\/p>\n<p>In addition, the BVB handball players still have something to make up for - in the reverse fixture, the Black &amp; Yellows were narrowly beaten away from home by Norwegian club Sola HK: Henk Groener's team lost 33-20 after 60 minutes, having led by four goals at half-time (18-14). In the return leg on Saturday, the Borussia women want revenge for defeat in front of more than 10,000 members of the Black &amp; Yellow faithful.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>&quot;That was certainly our weakest performance,&quot; said Henk Groener looking back to the game, adding: &quot;We should have won that one.&quot; This is another reason why his players need &quot;no motivation whatsoever&quot; for Saturday's game: &quot;I expect my team to play with passion and enthusiasm for 60 minutes. We have to soak it all up, allow things to happen and loosen up. Then we can say goodbye to the European League with a great experience and concentrate on the Final4,&quot; said Henk Groener with a view to the final round of the DHB-Pokal on the first weekend in March, when Borussia will face HB Ludwigsburg in the semi-final (1 March, 19:00 CET).<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>But first up on the programme is the highlight game in the Westfalenhalle, for which over 8,000 tickets have already been sold: Admission is from 13:30 CET on Saturday, tickets for the game are available in the <a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/handball/channel/shop/index?utm_source=bvbde&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=handball-tickets2425&amp;bvb_cid=handball-tickets2425\">online ticket shop<\/a>. There will also be a ticket office open on the day of the game.<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>&quot;This is and will be a great experience for all of us. When there are thousands of fans singing BVB songs - you dream of being able to experience games like this,&quot; says Henk Groener. This will be the second time that the BVB coach and his handball team have competed in the Westfalenhalle. The Dutchman and Lisa Antl, Dana Bleckmann, Lena Hausherr, Maraike Kusian, Emma Olsson and Haruno Sasaki from the current squad were in attendance at the record-breaking match in 2023, when over 11,000 fans turned out. Back then, the Black&amp; Yellows defeated Hungarian club Siofok KC 26-23 to advance to the quarter-finals of the EHF European League.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>&quot;That was the biggest game of my career. I scored the first goal and the atmosphere was unbelievable. I'm really looking forward to experiencing it again in the Westfalenhalle,\u2019&quot; explained Emma Olsson in an <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2025/2/20/Handballerin-Emma-Olsson-Wir-wollen-die-Westfalenhalle-begeistern.html\">interview<\/a> ahead of the highlight occasion. For Olsson, it doesn't matter that BVB's final group game will no longer decide who advances to the quarter-finals: 'We want to give people something to show for their attendance and inspire them.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/handball/2025/02/21/handball-vorbericht/Westfalenhalle.png\" data-assetref=\"Westfalenhalle-1740142881715\"><\/p>\n<p>In addition, the BVB handball players still have something to make up for - in the reverse fixture, the Black &amp; Yellows were narrowly beaten away from home by Norwegian club Sola HK: Henk Groener's team lost 33-20 after 60 minutes, having led by four goals at half-time (18-14). In the return leg on Saturday, the Borussia women want revenge for defeat in front of more than 10,000 members of the Black &amp; Yellow faithful.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>&quot;That was certainly our weakest performance,&quot; said Henk Groener looking back to the game, adding: &quot;We should have won that one.&quot; This is another reason why his players need &quot;no motivation whatsoever&quot; for Saturday's game: &quot;I expect my team to play with passion and enthusiasm for 60 minutes. We have to soak it all up, allow things to happen and loosen up. Then we can say goodbye to the European League with a great experience and concentrate on the Final4,&quot; said Henk Groener with a view to the final round of the DHB-Pokal on the first weekend in March, when Borussia will face HB Ludwigsburg in the semi-final (1 March, 19:00 CET).<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>But first up on the programme is the highlight game in the Westfalenhalle, for which over 8,000 tickets have already been sold: Admission is from 13:30 CET on Saturday, tickets for the game are available in the <a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/handball/channel/shop/index?utm_source=bvbde&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=handball-tickets2425&amp;bvb_cid=handball-tickets2425\">online ticket shop<\/a>. 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The result was decided in the first half, as BVB fell further and further behind. Although the Black&amp;Yellows temporarily narrowed the gap to only four goals in the final phase of the second round, this couldn't do anything to prevent a victory for the hosts.<br>\n<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The BVB women's handball team lost their fifth group stage game in the EHF European League to SCM Ramnicu Valcea 27-32 (10-18). The result was decided in the first half, as BVB fell further and further behind. Although the Black&Yellows temporarily narrowed the gap to only four goals in the final phase of the second round, this couldn't do anything to prevent a victory for the hosts.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p><b>The scenario:<\/b>&nbsp;The Borussians had gained three points from their previous four games in the EHF European League. Valcea had banked seven points prior to the start of the game, and were at the top of the table ahead of Ikast (4), BVB (3) and Sola (2). BVB's first game against Valcea ended in a 31-31 draw, with the Romanians equalising at the final whistle.<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters:&nbsp;<\/b>In addition to Lena Hausherr, who has a long-term injury (torn cruciate ligament), coach Henk Groener also had to go without goalkeeper Tess Lieder and back player Carmen Campos Costa. Second goalkeeper Norah Kothen was also out of action, and was replaced by 19 year old Liv-Stine Eckardt from second league team HSV Solingen-Gräftrath, who was given a dual right to play. Newcomer Lois Abbingh was also on the BVB squad for the second time.<\/p>\n<p><b>The match:<\/b>&nbsp;The temperature reading in Valcea, Romania was minus nine degrees, but outside it felt much lower. But that made no difference in the &quot;Traian Sport Hall&quot;. 3000 fans transformed the venue into a cauldron. BVB seemed undeterred by this, defended well, and gained two early goals thanks to Alicia Langer and Dana Bleckmann. They had the right body language and the right concentration - but not for long. After six minutes without any BVB goals, Valcea was leading 5-2 after a seven-metre throw by Hagman, before Kelly Vollebregt narrowed the gap to make it 3-5 (10).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More and more mistakes started creeping in, and BVB were also repeatedly thwarted by goalkeeper Julie Foggea, who was decisive in the Valcea defence with 43% goals saved. After 20 minutes, Valcea were leading BVB 12-8. Fifteen minutes in, Lois Abbingh celebrated her European Cup debut for BVB. Shortly afterwards, key player Haruno Sasaki received a red card for a head hit after accidentally hitting Valcea goalkeeper Ioana Kelemen in the face while taking her second seven-metre throw.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>After this, the Dortmund women came under increasing pressure, gave away chances and defended sloppily, meaning that after 25 minutes they were already nine goals down. The Romanians had leapt ahead from 11-8 (19) to 17-8 (25).&nbsp;<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Quick goals after changing halves<\/b><\/p>\n<p>After the break,&nbsp;Lois Abbingh and Maraike Kusian quickly scored two seven-metre throws to narrow the gap, and&nbsp;Dana Bleckmann and Guro Husebø proceeded to reduce the goal difference to six goals (34). BVB seemed focussed, and with&nbsp;Deborah Lassource were defending more offensively. But Valcea recovered quickly, playing at a consistently high level, and in the 40th minute were ten goals up again after a goal by&nbsp;Elghaoui which brought the scoreline to 26-16.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>The last ten minutes began with two seven-metre goals by&nbsp;Deborah Lassource, and a goal difference of six goals (24-30).&nbsp;Maraike Kusian made it 25-30 after a 5-1 run. Valcea's coach Poulsen brought his starting seven back onto the pitch with&nbsp;Mia Zschocke, Julia Maidhof and Nathalie Hagman. But BVB's pursuit didn't end there. Goalkeeper Sarah Wachter scored an open goal and narrowed the gap to 27-31 after 57 minutes. In the end, the Romanians were able to maintain their lead, winning 32-27.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>In the Group B table, BVB are still in third place behind Valcea (9 points) and Ikast (6 points), who convincingly beat Sola HK 32-26, meaning they no longer have a chance at reaching the quarter-finals.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Reactions:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Henk Groener (Coach):&nbsp;<\/b>&quot;After a good start, we struggled to score goals in the first half, or we were stopped by the excellent Romanian goalkeeper. Then Valcea pulled away from us, they were carried by the atmosphere in the hall. Because of our mistakes, our opponents were able to score goals that were too easy. We really wanted to avoid going into the break eight goals down. After the break, we did put up a fight and narrowed the gap to four goals, but we also made some unfortunate mistakes, which we paid the price for.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b>Rupert Thiele (Head of department):<\/b>&nbsp;&quot;In the first half, we didn't capitalise on enough chances, and then the gap was too wide to close. Being ten goals down at one point is just too much.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook:<\/b>&nbsp;The Bundesliga continues on Wednesday, 19 February with the clash between the top two teams in the league. BVB, currently second in the league, will be playing away to HB Ludwigsburg, who are currently top of the table. The game will be starting at 19:00 CET in the MHP arena in Ludwigsburg. In the European League, the last group stage game will be taking place just three days later on Saturday, 22 February against Sola HK. From 15:00 CET, a record number of spectators is expected in the Westfalenhalle, with the slogan &quot;Everyone to the hall!&quot; (<a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/handball/channel/shop/areaplan/venue/event/593547?utm_source=bvbde&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=handball-westfalenhalle25&amp;bvb_cid=handball-westfalenhalle25\" target=\"_blank\">buy tickets here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>Players:<\/b> Wachter (1) Eckhardt; Abbingh (3/1), Kusian (2), Antl, Degenhardt, van Maurik (2), Langer (3), Lassource (3/2), Sasaki (1/1), Husebø (1), Olsson (4), Vollebregt (1), Egeling, Bleckmann (6)&nbsp;<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><b>The scenario:<\/b>&nbsp;The Borussians had gained three points from their previous four games in the EHF European League. Valcea had banked seven points prior to the start of the game, and were at the top of the table ahead of Ikast (4), BVB (3) and Sola (2). BVB's first game against Valcea ended in a 31-31 draw, with the Romanians equalising at the final whistle.<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters:&nbsp;<\/b>In addition to Lena Hausherr, who has a long-term injury (torn cruciate ligament), coach Henk Groener also had to go without goalkeeper Tess Lieder and back player Carmen Campos Costa. Second goalkeeper Norah Kothen was also out of action, and was replaced by 19 year old Liv-Stine Eckardt from second league team HSV Solingen-Gräftrath, who was given a dual right to play. Newcomer Lois Abbingh was also on the BVB squad for the second time.<\/p>\n<p><b>The match:<\/b>&nbsp;The temperature reading in Valcea, Romania was minus nine degrees, but outside it felt much lower. But that made no difference in the &quot;Traian Sport Hall&quot;. 3000 fans transformed the venue into a cauldron. BVB seemed undeterred by this, defended well, and gained two early goals thanks to Alicia Langer and Dana Bleckmann. They had the right body language and the right concentration - but not for long. After six minutes without any BVB goals, Valcea was leading 5-2 after a seven-metre throw by Hagman, before Kelly Vollebregt narrowed the gap to make it 3-5 (10).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More and more mistakes started creeping in, and BVB were also repeatedly thwarted by goalkeeper Julie Foggea, who was decisive in the Valcea defence with 43% goals saved. After 20 minutes, Valcea were leading BVB 12-8. Fifteen minutes in, Lois Abbingh celebrated her European Cup debut for BVB. Shortly afterwards, key player Haruno Sasaki received a red card for a head hit after accidentally hitting Valcea goalkeeper Ioana Kelemen in the face while taking her second seven-metre throw.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>After this, the Dortmund women came under increasing pressure, gave away chances and defended sloppily, meaning that after 25 minutes they were already nine goals down. The Romanians had leapt ahead from 11-8 (19) to 17-8 (25).&nbsp;<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Quick goals after changing halves<\/b><\/p>\n<p>After the break,&nbsp;Lois Abbingh and Maraike Kusian quickly scored two seven-metre throws to narrow the gap, and&nbsp;Dana Bleckmann and Guro Husebø proceeded to reduce the goal difference to six goals (34). BVB seemed focussed, and with&nbsp;Deborah Lassource were defending more offensively. But Valcea recovered quickly, playing at a consistently high level, and in the 40th minute were ten goals up again after a goal by&nbsp;Elghaoui which brought the scoreline to 26-16.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>The last ten minutes began with two seven-metre goals by&nbsp;Deborah Lassource, and a goal difference of six goals (24-30).&nbsp;Maraike Kusian made it 25-30 after a 5-1 run. Valcea's coach Poulsen brought his starting seven back onto the pitch with&nbsp;Mia Zschocke, Julia Maidhof and Nathalie Hagman. But BVB's pursuit didn't end there. Goalkeeper Sarah Wachter scored an open goal and narrowed the gap to 27-31 after 57 minutes. In the end, the Romanians were able to maintain their lead, winning 32-27.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>In the Group B table, BVB are still in third place behind Valcea (9 points) and Ikast (6 points), who convincingly beat Sola HK 32-26, meaning they no longer have a chance at reaching the quarter-finals.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Reactions:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Henk Groener (Coach):&nbsp;<\/b>&quot;After a good start, we struggled to score goals in the first half, or we were stopped by the excellent Romanian goalkeeper. Then Valcea pulled away from us, they were carried by the atmosphere in the hall. Because of our mistakes, our opponents were able to score goals that were too easy. We really wanted to avoid going into the break eight goals down. After the break, we did put up a fight and narrowed the gap to four goals, but we also made some unfortunate mistakes, which we paid the price for.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b>Rupert Thiele (Head of department):<\/b>&nbsp;&quot;In the first half, we didn't capitalise on enough chances, and then the gap was too wide to close. Being ten goals down at one point is just too much.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook:<\/b>&nbsp;The Bundesliga continues on Wednesday, 19 February with the clash between the top two teams in the league. BVB, currently second in the league, will be playing away to HB Ludwigsburg, who are currently top of the table. The game will be starting at 19:00 CET in the MHP arena in Ludwigsburg. In the European League, the last group stage game will be taking place just three days later on Saturday, 22 February against Sola HK. From 15:00 CET, a record number of spectators is expected in the Westfalenhalle, with the slogan &quot;Everyone to the hall!&quot; (<a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/handball/channel/shop/areaplan/venue/event/593547?utm_source=bvbde&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=handball-westfalenhalle25&amp;bvb_cid=handball-westfalenhalle25\" target=\"_blank\">buy tickets here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>Players:<\/b> Wachter (1) Eckhardt; Abbingh (3/1), Kusian (2), Antl, Degenhardt, van Maurik (2), Langer (3), Lassource (3/2), Sasaki (1/1), Husebø (1), Olsson (4), Vollebregt (1), Egeling, Bleckmann (6)&nbsp;<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-4ea4ac4471","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"Women's handball team lose to Valcea","exportedType":"text/plain"},"matchId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"matchId","title":"match id","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"data-layer":"{\"editable-4ea4ac4471\":{\"@type\":\"/apps/bvbweb/components/newssliderelements/editable\",\"linkUrl\":\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2025/2/16/Womens-handball-team-lose-to-Valcea.html\"}}","author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"alt":"Handball-Vollebregt.jpg","externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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{"subCategory":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"subCategory","title":"Department","multiValue":true,"value":"Match Report","exportedType":"text/plain"},"metadescription":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"metadescription","title":"Meta Description","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"linkTarget":"_self","link":"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2025/2/9/Womens-handballers-beat-Ikast-in-the-European-League.html","stageImages":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"stageImages","title":"Image (Stage Image)","multiValue":true,"value":["/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/handball/2025/02/09/spielbericht-ikast/Handball-Ikast.jpg"],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"experience":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"experience","title":"Experience Fragment","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"appExport":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"appExport","title":"App Export (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"showDate":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"calendar","name":"showDate","title":"Show Date and Time (CET)","multiValue":false,"value":"09.02.25 15:30 Z","exportedType":"calendar"},"teaserText":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"teaserText","html":"<p>The Borussia Dortmund women's handballers claimed their first victory of the European League campaign on Sunday afternoon. The Borussia ladies beat Danish representative&nbsp;Ikast Håndbold by a 30-27 (12-10) scoreline and kept their dreams of qualifying for the quarter-finals alive.<br>\n<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The Borussia Dortmund women's handballers claimed their first victory of the European League campaign on Sunday afternoon. The Borussia ladies beat Danish representative Ikast Håndbold by a 30-27 (12-10) scoreline and kept their dreams of qualifying for the quarter-finals alive.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p><b>The scenario:<\/b>&nbsp;Ikast claimed a very narrow 29-25 win over Borussia in the reverse fixture in Denmark. As Ramnicu Valcea had already beaten Sola HK on Saturday afternoon, the Borussia ladies knew they would definitely be eliminated if they lost to Ikast. A win, meanwhile, would put the Dortmund ladies back in the thick of the race for a place in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters:<\/b>&nbsp;New signing&nbsp;Lois Abbingh was not yet eligible to play.&nbsp;Carmen Campos and Tess Lieder were still working towards their comeback and were not yet available. Lena Hausherr was absent due to a cruciate ligament rupture.<\/p>\n<p><b>The match &amp; analysis:<\/b>&nbsp;The spectators at the Westpress-Arena witnessed an opening phase with many technical errors on both sides. Borussia settled into a strong momentum and took a 5-2 lead when Emma Olsson rounded off a high-tempo counter on the eight-minute mark.&nbsp;The visitors from Ikast subsequently handed out plenty of gifts, which the Black &amp; Yellows could only exploit a few of. Sarah Wachter was almost unbeatable between the sticks and saved an incredible 50% of the shots she faced in the first half. Defensively, it was the perfect start to this important clash&nbsp;\u2013 but the missed chances dampened the mood somewhat.<\/p>\n<p>With the score at 8-5, Henk Groener called a timeout to draw his team's attention to the gaps at the back in the Danish side's rearguard. But his team resumed after that break in the worst-possible manner. The visitors, who had been deemed to be the strongest opponent in the group beforehand, reduced the deficit to one goal. Sarah Wachter once again shone and repeatedly saved attempts from the Ikast backcourt area to ensure that the home team went in at the half-time break with a 12-10 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Ikast quickly restored parity after the break and it was an open exchange from that point onwards. Both clubs continued to make technical errors. In the 41st minute of the match, Haruno Sasaki won the ball back and threw it into the visiting team's empty net as she fell to the ground&nbsp;\u2013 the score was now 18-15. From this point onwards at the latest, it became apparent to every Black &amp; Yellow supporter at the Westpress-Arena that they could come away from this game with something tangible.<\/p>\n<p>Not every attack from the Black &amp; Yellows was successful but Henk Groener's team gave it everything and fought for every centimetre. With the score 24-23 and eight minutes left, the all-important home win came under threat as the team began to concede goals too quickly. But the visitors also established hardly any control defensively and were met with a response from the Borussia ladies every time. The crowd was already celebrating Borussia's win in the closing seconds. The 29-25 defeat in the reverse fixture means that they would have needed a win by five goals to come above Ikast if they finish level on points. BVB missed that chance but they still have every chance of progressing thanks to the victory.<\/p>\n<p><b>Reactions: Lena Degenhardt: <\/b>&quot;We had set our sights high. That was a good team performance. Our defence was very solid and Sarah was outstanding in goal. We unfortunately spurned too many chances but we didn't let our heads drop even in our poor spells. We were aware of the pressure and the win does us an unbelievable amount of good. That's how we need to perform in Valcea too.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b>Henk Groener: <\/b>&quot;I was very pleased that we were fully alert from the beginning. Sarah put in a top performance in goal. The team showed what they're capable of today and I'm very pleased with the way they fought with their hearts and souls.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook:<\/b>&nbsp;The league campaign will already be back under way on Wednesday (12/02) when they host TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen (19:30 CET). That will be followed by the next decisive match in the race for European League qualification in Valcea, Romania next Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>There will then be plenty of excitement in store when they face Sola HK on the last matchday of the group stage: the European League match will take place on February 22 (15:00 CET) at the Westfalenhalle, where Borussia previously played their final group game of the 22/23 season in front of 11,112 spectators.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2025/1/15/Alle-in-die-Halle-Handball-Damen-gegen-Sola-in-der-Westfalenhalle.html\">Tickets for the match are already on sale.<br>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Women's handball team:<\/b>&nbsp;Wachter, Kothen; Kusian, Antl (3), Degenhardt (2), van Maurik (1), Langer (5), Lassource, Sasaki (5/1), Husebø (1), Olsson (3), Vollebregt (4), Egeling, Bleckmann&nbsp;(6)<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><b>The scenario:<\/b>&nbsp;Ikast claimed a very narrow 29-25 win over Borussia in the reverse fixture in Denmark. As Ramnicu Valcea had already beaten Sola HK on Saturday afternoon, the Borussia ladies knew they would definitely be eliminated if they lost to Ikast. A win, meanwhile, would put the Dortmund ladies back in the thick of the race for a place in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters:<\/b>&nbsp;New signing&nbsp;Lois Abbingh was not yet eligible to play.&nbsp;Carmen Campos and Tess Lieder were still working towards their comeback and were not yet available. Lena Hausherr was absent due to a cruciate ligament rupture.<\/p>\n<p><b>The match &amp; analysis:<\/b>&nbsp;The spectators at the Westpress-Arena witnessed an opening phase with many technical errors on both sides. Borussia settled into a strong momentum and took a 5-2 lead when Emma Olsson rounded off a high-tempo counter on the eight-minute mark.&nbsp;The visitors from Ikast subsequently handed out plenty of gifts, which the Black &amp; Yellows could only exploit a few of. Sarah Wachter was almost unbeatable between the sticks and saved an incredible 50% of the shots she faced in the first half. Defensively, it was the perfect start to this important clash&nbsp;\u2013 but the missed chances dampened the mood somewhat.<\/p>\n<p>With the score at 8-5, Henk Groener called a timeout to draw his team's attention to the gaps at the back in the Danish side's rearguard. But his team resumed after that break in the worst-possible manner. The visitors, who had been deemed to be the strongest opponent in the group beforehand, reduced the deficit to one goal. Sarah Wachter once again shone and repeatedly saved attempts from the Ikast backcourt area to ensure that the home team went in at the half-time break with a 12-10 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Ikast quickly restored parity after the break and it was an open exchange from that point onwards. Both clubs continued to make technical errors. In the 41st minute of the match, Haruno Sasaki won the ball back and threw it into the visiting team's empty net as she fell to the ground&nbsp;\u2013 the score was now 18-15. From this point onwards at the latest, it became apparent to every Black &amp; Yellow supporter at the Westpress-Arena that they could come away from this game with something tangible.<\/p>\n<p>Not every attack from the Black &amp; Yellows was successful but Henk Groener's team gave it everything and fought for every centimetre. With the score 24-23 and eight minutes left, the all-important home win came under threat as the team began to concede goals too quickly. But the visitors also established hardly any control defensively and were met with a response from the Borussia ladies every time. The crowd was already celebrating Borussia's win in the closing seconds. The 29-25 defeat in the reverse fixture means that they would have needed a win by five goals to come above Ikast if they finish level on points. BVB missed that chance but they still have every chance of progressing thanks to the victory.<\/p>\n<p><b>Reactions: Lena Degenhardt: <\/b>&quot;We had set our sights high. That was a good team performance. Our defence was very solid and Sarah was outstanding in goal. We unfortunately spurned too many chances but we didn't let our heads drop even in our poor spells. We were aware of the pressure and the win does us an unbelievable amount of good. That's how we need to perform in Valcea too.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b>Henk Groener: <\/b>&quot;I was very pleased that we were fully alert from the beginning. Sarah put in a top performance in goal. The team showed what they're capable of today and I'm very pleased with the way they fought with their hearts and souls.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook:<\/b>&nbsp;The league campaign will already be back under way on Wednesday (12/02) when they host TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen (19:30 CET). That will be followed by the next decisive match in the race for European League qualification in Valcea, Romania next Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>There will then be plenty of excitement in store when they face Sola HK on the last matchday of the group stage: the European League match will take place on February 22 (15:00 CET) at the Westfalenhalle, where Borussia previously played their final group game of the 22/23 season in front of 11,112 spectators.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2025/1/15/Alle-in-die-Halle-Handball-Damen-gegen-Sola-in-der-Westfalenhalle.html\">Tickets for the match are already on sale.<br>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Women's handball team:<\/b>&nbsp;Wachter, Kothen; Kusian, Antl (3), Degenhardt (2), van Maurik (1), Langer (5), Lassource, Sasaki (5/1), Husebø (1), Olsson (3), Vollebregt (4), Egeling, Bleckmann&nbsp;(6)<\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-c487b5c324","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"Women's handballers beat Ikast in the European League","exportedType":"text/plain"},"matchId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"matchId","title":"match id","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"data-layer":"{\"editable-c487b5c324\":{\"@type\":\"/apps/bvbweb/components/newssliderelements/editable\",\"linkUrl\":\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2025/2/9/Womens-handballers-beat-Ikast-in-the-European-League.html\"}}","author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"<p>/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/handball/first-women/2024_2025/european-league/06---borussia-dortmund---ikast-handbold<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/handball/first-women/2024_2025/european-league/06---borussia-dortmund---ikast-handbold","exportedType":"text/plain"},"alt":"Handball-Ikast.jpg","externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"204660886","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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{"subCategory":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"subCategory","title":"Department","multiValue":true,"value":"Pre-Match Report","exportedType":"text/plain"},"metadescription":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"metadescription","title":"Meta Description","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"linkTarget":"_self","link":"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2025/2/7/Womens-handballers-under-pressure-in-the-European-League.html","stageImages":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"stageImages","title":"Image (Stage Image)","multiValue":true,"value":["/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/handball/2025/02/07/vorschau/Handball.png"],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"experience":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"experience","title":"Experience Fragment","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"appExport":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"appExport","title":"App Export (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"showDate":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"calendar","name":"showDate","title":"Show Date and Time (CET)","multiValue":false,"value":"07.02.25 10:00 Z","exportedType":"calendar"},"teaserText":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"teaserText","html":"<p>The situation in Group B of the EHF European League is coming to a head: the home game on Sunday afternoon (9 February, 14:00 CET) at the Westpress Arena in Hamm is the first \u201cfinal\u201d for Borussia Dortmund's women's handballers as far as progression is concerned. Borussia urgently need a win over Danish outfit Ikast Håndbold. A newcomer will be involved on Sunday.<br>\n<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The situation in Group B of the EHF European League is coming to a head: the home game on Sunday afternoon (9 February, 14:00 CET) at the Westpress Arena in Hamm is the first \u201cfinal\u201d for Borussia Dortmund's women's handballers as far as progression is concerned. Borussia urgently need a win over Danish outfit Ikast Håndbold. A newcomer will be involved on Sunday.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p>With one point from their three games to date, BVB are bottom of Group B. Ikast currently occupy second place, which would secure their progression to the quarter-finals. The Black &amp; Yellows find themselves three points behind the Danes, which is why Sunday's match is so important. The other two teams, Ramnicu Valcea (five points) and Sola HK (two points), meet on Saturday afternoon. &quot;We've had two away games so far and are now under pressure to win at least two of our remaining three games. But two of them are also home games in front of a great crowd, which we want to make the most of,&quot; said BVB coach Henk Groener.<\/p>\n<p>BVB now have a new player in their ranks: the Black &amp; Yellows have signed Netherlands international Lois Abbingh, who is already eligible to play in the match on Sunday. The versatile backcourt player arrives in Dortmund with Champions League experience and will provide an additional goalscoring threat.<\/p>\n<p>The Borussia women, who are represented in three competitions&nbsp;\u2013 the Bundesliga, the DHB-Pokal and the EHF European League, have five games coming up over the next two weeks. &quot;We're trying to rotate a lot and give every player game time in order to spread the workload. We lost our way briefly against Zwickau, but then made adjustments in a timeout.&quot; The two most recent league wins against Zwickau (31-25) and Göppingen (32-30) have given his team confidence again following a difficult phase&nbsp;\u2013 something the Borussia ladies will need in order to take revenge for the 29-25 defeat that they suffered in the reverse fixture in Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were too harmless at the beginning of the reverse fixture. We will need a top performance for 60 minutes against the team regarded to be the strongest opponent in the group,&quot; said Groener. Borussia got off to a poor start in the last meeting and were 5-0 down after just seven minutes. Lena Degenhardt equalised to make it 10-10 on the 23-minute mark, but the Black &amp; Yellows were again caught napping at the start of the second period. With an 18-12 deficit after 37 minutes, they were simply too far behind to take anything tangible home from Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>With the crowd at the Westpress Arena in Hamm behind them, the team hope to get revenge against Ikast on Sunday. Tickets are available in the <a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/handball/channel/shop/index?utm_source=bvbde&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=handball-tickets2425&amp;bvb_cid=handball-tickets2425\">Online Ticket Shop<\/a>. The game will be broadcast live on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.dyn.sport/event/Borussia_Dortmund_Herning_Ikast_Haandbold_90511\">Dyn<\/a> from 13:45 CET.<br>\n<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>With one point from their three games to date, BVB are bottom of Group B. Ikast currently occupy second place, which would secure their progression to the quarter-finals. The Black &amp; Yellows find themselves three points behind the Danes, which is why Sunday's match is so important. The other two teams, Ramnicu Valcea (five points) and Sola HK (two points), meet on Saturday afternoon. &quot;We've had two away games so far and are now under pressure to win at least two of our remaining three games. But two of them are also home games in front of a great crowd, which we want to make the most of,&quot; said BVB coach Henk Groener.<\/p>\n<p>BVB now have a new player in their ranks: the Black &amp; Yellows have signed Netherlands international Lois Abbingh, who is already eligible to play in the match on Sunday. The versatile backcourt player arrives in Dortmund with Champions League experience and will provide an additional goalscoring threat.<\/p>\n<p>The Borussia women, who are represented in three competitions&nbsp;\u2013 the Bundesliga, the DHB-Pokal and the EHF European League, have five games coming up over the next two weeks. &quot;We're trying to rotate a lot and give every player game time in order to spread the workload. We lost our way briefly against Zwickau, but then made adjustments in a timeout.&quot; The two most recent league wins against Zwickau (31-25) and Göppingen (32-30) have given his team confidence again following a difficult phase&nbsp;\u2013 something the Borussia ladies will need in order to take revenge for the 29-25 defeat that they suffered in the reverse fixture in Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were too harmless at the beginning of the reverse fixture. We will need a top performance for 60 minutes against the team regarded to be the strongest opponent in the group,&quot; said Groener. Borussia got off to a poor start in the last meeting and were 5-0 down after just seven minutes. Lena Degenhardt equalised to make it 10-10 on the 23-minute mark, but the Black &amp; Yellows were again caught napping at the start of the second period. With an 18-12 deficit after 37 minutes, they were simply too far behind to take anything tangible home from Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>With the crowd at the Westpress Arena in Hamm behind them, the team hope to get revenge against Ikast on Sunday. Tickets are available in the <a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/handball/channel/shop/index?utm_source=bvbde&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=handball-tickets2425&amp;bvb_cid=handball-tickets2425\">Online Ticket Shop<\/a>. 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The 32-year-old backcourt player last played for the Norwegian club Vipers Kristiansand&nbsp;\u2013 but the three-time Champions League winners from Scandinavia ceased operations&nbsp;for financial reasons at the beginning of January. Abbingh has signed a contract until the summer of 2026 and is eligible to play immediately.<br>\n<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The Borussia Dortmund women's handball team have signed Netherlands international Lois Abbingh. The 32-year-old backcourt player last played for the Norwegian club Vipers Kristiansand \u2013 but the three-time Champions League winners from Scandinavia ceased operations for financial reasons at the beginning of January. Abbingh has signed a contract until the summer of 2026 and is eligible to play immediately.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p>The 1.77-metre-tall player, who can be deployed flexibly at the back of the court, moved to Kristiansand from Danish club Odense Håndbold in 2023. The Groningen-born Dutchwoman, who has won numerous championships and cup titles with her teams, has previously enjoyed successful spells in Russia, France, Romania and Germany. The Bundesliga was Abbingh's first port of call outside her home country: she won the DHB-Pokal with VfL Oldenburg, for whom she played from 2010 to 2014, in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the 32-year-old has made 216 international appearances for the Netherlands national team, scoring 902 goals. She has participated in three Olympic Games with the Netherlands and won a total of five medals at World Cups and European Championships&nbsp;\u2013 including gold at the 2019 World Cup, where Abbingh converted the decisive seven-meter throw in the final against Spain to win the title for her team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We're delighted to have been able to pull off this top transfer. It was a lot of work, but we've done our homework. We could sense during the talks that even players of Lois Abbingh's calibre have BVB on their radar. Lois is the perfect reinforcement for our team,&quot; said Andreas Kuno, the deputy head of the Borussia Dortmund handball department.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Lois boasts enormous experience. She worked with our coach Henk Groener for years in the national team set-up and knows many of the players here. She is also not new to the Bundesliga. It will therefore not be that difficult to integrate into the team. She is enormously ambitious to achieve our objectives for the season with us,&quot; said Yasmin Yusif-Hügle, the sporting director of the BVB women's handball team, adding: &quot;We have great confidence in our new signing. In view of the busy fixture calendar and the upcoming play-off round, the workload will be immense. This transfer has broadened our squad, particularly since Lois is extremely versatile.&quot;<br>\n<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>The 1.77-metre-tall player, who can be deployed flexibly at the back of the court, moved to Kristiansand from Danish club Odense Håndbold in 2023. The Groningen-born Dutchwoman, who has won numerous championships and cup titles with her teams, has previously enjoyed successful spells in Russia, France, Romania and Germany. The Bundesliga was Abbingh's first port of call outside her home country: she won the DHB-Pokal with VfL Oldenburg, for whom she played from 2010 to 2014, in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the 32-year-old has made 216 international appearances for the Netherlands national team, scoring 902 goals. She has participated in three Olympic Games with the Netherlands and won a total of five medals at World Cups and European Championships&nbsp;\u2013 including gold at the 2019 World Cup, where Abbingh converted the decisive seven-meter throw in the final against Spain to win the title for her team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We're delighted to have been able to pull off this top transfer. It was a lot of work, but we've done our homework. We could sense during the talks that even players of Lois Abbingh's calibre have BVB on their radar. Lois is the perfect reinforcement for our team,&quot; said Andreas Kuno, the deputy head of the Borussia Dortmund handball department.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Lois boasts enormous experience. She worked with our coach Henk Groener for years in the national team set-up and knows many of the players here. She is also not new to the Bundesliga. It will therefore not be that difficult to integrate into the team. 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Borussia thus won the second meeting of the season by the same scoreline as the first. Sarah Wachter once again excelled, with 13 saves made.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"There was relief for Borussia Dortmund's handball players on Saturday evening: after five games without a win in the league, coach Henk Groener's team triumphed 32-30 (19-16) over newly-promoted Frisch Auf Göppingen. Borussia thus won the second meeting of the season by the same scoreline as the first. Sarah Wachter once again excelled, with 13 saves made.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p><b>The scenario:<\/b> An exhausting January left Dortmund's handball players without a win in their last five competitive matches. A victory was therefore urgently needed to gain confidence for the seven games that await them in February. Göppingen had had a very strong season so far as a newly promoted team and is fighting for eighth place and a spot in the play-offs. Borussia won the reverse fixture in Göppingen 32-30.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters:<\/b> Alicia Langer got more playing time after her finger injury. Haruno Sasaki also returned to fitness. Lena Hausherr, Tess Lieder and Carmen Campos were absent through injury.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>The game:<\/b> BVB got off to a much better start to the game than they had done recently. While slow starts have been a problem in recent outings, Sarah Wachter drove the newly promoted team to despair early on, making six saves in the first 12 minutes. As a result, Borussia led 7-3 after 11 minutes.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Black &amp; Yellows looked more dangerous offensively than had been the case in January, but coach Henk Groener didn't wait long to call his first time-out. He demanded more width from his team in the positional attack. The visitors got into the game better and shed some of their nervousness. Luisa Scherer and Laura Däuble scored to cut the gap to two goals.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>The newly-promoted opposition were very strong on the wing and scored a total of 13 times from outside. Borussia were not able to open up a clear gap, but always kept the upper hand on the scoreboard. This was partly because Göppingen made a number of technical errors and Dortmund punished them with ease through their high-tempo playing style.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, the newly promoted club were unable to get to grips with a fired-up Haruno Sasaki. The Japanese player repeatedly went one-on-one with her pace and was the focal point in attack at this point. Nevertheless, the visitors equalised in the 39th minute after trailing a long time - 21-21. It was an open game that kept the spectators in the Wellinghofen arena entertained.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>One of BVB's strengths in recent weeks has been Deborah Lassource in the final quarter of an hour. That was also the case on Saturday evening. The score was 27-25 going into the final 15 minutes. In what remained until the final buzzer, only Alicia Langer and Deborah Lassource netted for the Black &amp; Yellows. But they did so several times.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>Henk Groener called his team together one last time five minutes before the end and reminded them to play in an organised manner in attack and not to take any unnecessary risks. Göppingen missed a penalty throw taken by the usually reliable Sarah Irmler, and were unable to capitalise on a one-player advantage, meaning Borussia maintained their lead. Luisa Scherer had a great chance to equalise from the right wing with 45 seconds remaining. However, the outstanding Sarah Wachter saved her shot and Lassource scored down the other end 25 seconds before the end to secure a jubilant 32-30 home victory.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Henk Groener commented:<\/b> &quot;It was very important for the team to win the game today. The mistakes quickly unsettled us again. We knew from the outset that it would be a fast-paced game. Göppingen are an unpleasant opponent. The results also show that it's very tight in the league. I think we're back on the right track and we want to keep it that way.&quot;<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Alicia Langer:<\/b> &quot;The win was hugely important. We knew how tough the game against Göppingen would be today, so I'm happy to get the two points. We looked better today than we have done recently. We've played individually too often in the last few games. Of course, playing so many games is exhausting, but we play handball for games like this and that's what you want as a player.&quot;<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook:<\/b> BVB will continue with English weeks throughout February. The next league home game is scheduled for Wednesday (19:30 CET) against BSV Sachsen Zwickau. The important home game in the European League in Hamm against Herning-Ikast is then on the agenda for the weekend.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Borussia Dortmund women's handball:<\/b> Wachter, Kothen; Kusian, Antl (2), Degenhardt (1), van Maurik (1) , Langer (4), Lassource (5), Sasaki (7/1), Husebo, Olsson (3), Vollebregt (2), Egeling (3), Bleckmann (4)<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/handball/2025/02/goeppingen-spielbericht/Handball-Goeppingen-4.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Handball-Goeppingen-4-1738446294202\"><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><b>The scenario:<\/b> An exhausting January left Dortmund's handball players without a win in their last five competitive matches. A victory was therefore urgently needed to gain confidence for the seven games that await them in February. Göppingen had had a very strong season so far as a newly promoted team and is fighting for eighth place and a spot in the play-offs. Borussia won the reverse fixture in Göppingen 32-30.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters:<\/b> Alicia Langer got more playing time after her finger injury. Haruno Sasaki also returned to fitness. Lena Hausherr, Tess Lieder and Carmen Campos were absent through injury.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>The game:<\/b> BVB got off to a much better start to the game than they had done recently. While slow starts have been a problem in recent outings, Sarah Wachter drove the newly promoted team to despair early on, making six saves in the first 12 minutes. As a result, Borussia led 7-3 after 11 minutes.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Black &amp; Yellows looked more dangerous offensively than had been the case in January, but coach Henk Groener didn't wait long to call his first time-out. He demanded more width from his team in the positional attack. The visitors got into the game better and shed some of their nervousness. 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It was a tough defeat for Dortmund, as they had managed to haul themselves back into contention after going 5-0 down early on and were holding their own up to the 50th minute, before ultimately falling away in the closing stages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The Borussia Dortmund women's handball team are halfway through the group phase of the EHF European League: after the draw against Valcea and the defeat in Sola, they lost 29-25 (12-11) away to Ikast Handbold on Saturday afternoon. It was a tough defeat for Dortmund, as they had managed to haul themselves back into contention after going 5-0 down early on and were holding their own up to the 50th minute, before ultimately falling away in the closing stages.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p><b>The scenario:<\/b> Things did not look ideal for BVB in Group B of the EHF European League before the third matchday, who were in fourth place in the group with just one point from the game against Valcea and were still hoping for their first win. Things have not gone according to plan for the hosts from Ikast either: The team of coach Søren Hansen started with a 35-34 win at home against Sola, but then lost 27-26 to Ramnicu Valcea. Ikast are in third place in the Danish league, just behind the teams from Odense and Esbjerg, who play in the EHF Champions League.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters:<\/b> BVB head coach Henk Groener had to do without another player: playmaker Carmen Campos Costa suffered a recurrence of an old foot injury. The Spaniard, who had been impressive recently, therefore had to sit out. Tess Lieder was still missing with a head injury and Lena Hausherr will also miss the rest of the season after tearing her cruciate ligament. The recently injured players Alicia Langer (capsule injury) and goalkeeper Sarah Wachter (muscle injury) were back in the squad.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>The game:<\/b> As coach Henk Groener expected, Ikast started the game with high tempo and physical handball. The Danes led 5-0 after seven minutes, before Kelly Vollebregt and Guro Husebø brought BVB a little closer with two goals. BVB appeared unsettled in their positional attack and started with a high error rate and a number of passing errors, which Ikast exploited with quick goals. BVB only got back into the game after a quarter of an hour, reducing the deficit to 7-5 through Lena Degenhardt, but quickly fell four goals behind again. Groener reacted with a change in defence and brought on Haruno Sasaki, who took on an attacking approach in defence.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>This change had an effect: After 22 minutes, BVB pulled back to 10-9 after two goals in quick succession by Kelly Vollebregt and some strong saves by goalkeeper Sarah Wachter. Seconds later, Lena Degenhardt equalised with her fourth goal to make it 10-10 (23). BVB were back in contention - and the fans who had travelled with them made their voices heard loudly from the stands. However, the flow of the game was lost after that. Borussia failed to hit the target against Ikast until four seconds before the half-time whistle, with Alieke van Maurik netting to reduce the deficit to 12-11.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ikast caught BVB on the wrong foot again in the second half, with either goalkeeper Filippa Idehn denying the Black &amp; Yellow forwards, or through sloppy technical errors which allowed the Danes quick scoring opportunities. The home side led 16-11 after just four minutes in the second half, but Lena Degenhardt put BVB back in contention after a long five minutes by pulling one back to make it 16-12. Shortly after the 40th minute, it looked as if Borussia would catch up again: the impressive Dana Bleckmann added her third goal to make it 20-17 and seconds later Guro Husebø reduced the deficit to 20-18.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>However, things turned out differently: Groener's side lost touch again after finding themselves short-handed. The final stages became increasingly fierce as the teams traded blows. After Stine Skogrand's sixth goal (55), however, the result was beyond doubt, as BVB trailed by four goals again at 27-23.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Antl's two goals to make it 27-24 and then 28-25 were as close as the Black &amp; Yellows got, with the game ending in a 29-25 defeat.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Reactions:<\/b> Henk Groener: &quot;We struggled too much at the start and were unable to put them under pressure in attack. But the team then reacted well and got back to within one goal. Overall, the four-goal defeat was a little too heavy. Now we have to start the Bundesliga with this energy and make the most of our two home games in the European League.&quot;<br>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook:<\/b> BVB's Bundesliga campaign continues on Saturday, 1 February (19:00 CET) in Wellinghofen against newly promoted Frisch Auf Göppingen. The next game, against Sachsen Zwickau, follows on Wednesday, 5 February (19:30 CET) - also in the Wellinghofen sports hall. 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