Handball Bundesliga: THW Kiel beats Gummersbach thanks to outstanding Andreas Wolff

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When the record handball champions from Kiel start to wobble, one name is usually in focus: Andreas Wolff. Against VfL Gummersbach too, the national goalkeeper saved THW from another stumble – keeping his team in a game that stayed open for a long time.

For fans of the record champions, this is a familiar picture: phases where Kiel can't get rolling, the opponent pushes back – and in the end, someone still makes the difference. Anyone who knows Wolff between the posts knows of his ability to turn games when his own offense stalls.

This sixth Bundesliga win of the season shows that THW remains in the race for the top group – even though the path via Gummersbach was anything but easy. Kiel struggled for a long time, but in the end the points went to the record champions.

How Kiel kept VfL at bay by a narrow margin

The match report from Sportschau gets straight to the point: The record champions struggled against Gummersbach for a long time, but found the decisive backbone in Wolff. With his saves, the national goalkeeper ensured that Kiel clinched their sixth Bundesliga win of the season.

The pattern is familiar from recent weeks: when opposing teams manage to crack Kiel's defense and put their attack on display, you need a goalkeeper who rises above himself. Wolff took on this role – and turned a grueling game into a victory.

What the win says about Kiel's season

The sixth Bundesliga success keeps THW further up in the upper table. The fact that it came precisely against an opponent like Gummersbach, who challenged Kiel over long stretches, gives the result additional weight. Wolff remains the factor who can decide games for Kiel – especially when the team isn't having its best day.

More on THW Kiel and the Bundesliga can be found at kicker.de and in the official overview of the German Handball Federation.