Overview
- Darmstadt 98 drew 3:3 with Elversberg, leaving the fifth-placed side six points off third with three games to play, and sporting director Paul Fernie said promotion is no longer in their hands.
- KSV Hessen Kassel’s 2:2 against already-relegated Balingen featured a freak finger injury to coach René Klingbeil, who needed stitches at halftime and was later sent off, ruling him out for the trip to Trier.
- HSV Hamburg beat Erlangen 31:23 in the Handball-Bundesliga as goalkeeper Robin Haug made 15 saves and four teenagers from the academy logged minutes, with Toma Gazda scoring his first top-flight goal.
- SpVgg Unterhaching won 3:2 at Bayreuth through Alexander Winkler’s 90+8' strike and stayed second in the Regionalliga Bayern, a spot that leads to 3. Liga playoffs because leaders Nürnberg II do not hold a license.
- Across regional leagues, survival and promotion battles hinged on key moments, with champion Gensungen/Felsberg easing to a 31:20 derby win, SV Dornach taking a 2:0 six-pointer yet remaining four points from safety, and SV Schermbeck conceding a late 2:0 lead to draw 2:2 after a denied penalty claim.