THW Kiel got off to a good start point-wise. The zebra team improved in the second half versus HC Erlangen to win 31–29 away.
Bundesliga has split the first round up for five consecutive days. Kiel join VfL Gummersbach on the winning side albeit with a small margin as the last year number four beat number 15.
Emil Wernsdorf Madsen played a huge part in Kiel’s success and Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu joined in with decisive action from another back position.
Still, the goalkeeper duo of Erlangen with Dario Quenstedt and Khalifa Ghedbane provided hope for the home team almost all the way in the game.
Towards the end, Erlangen failed to reduce the deficit below two goals and the penalty from Bence Imre to 28–31 on the board was Kiel’s ticket to full points.
HC Erlangen–THW Kiel 29–31 (13–12)