The first third of the DAIKIN HBL season is almost over. On the eleventh matchday, SG Flensburg-Handewitt will face HSV Hamburg. Kick-off in the GP JOULE Arena is at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Last Thursday evening, Aleš Pajović had the current cup game between Füchse Berlin and Eisenach on. However, the tension quickly subsided and only shot up again after the final whistle when the draw for the quarter-finals was made. SC Magdeburg of all teams. "It wasn't our wish to have to face the current Champions League winners in their arena," admitted the SG coach. "But that's the way it is and we won't have to deal with it again until December. There are other games before then." For example, against HSV Hamburg on Sunday. The SG has been warned after the Hanseatic coup in Berlin. "Hamburg have a good mix of young and experienced players who play cleverly and patiently," says Aleš Pajović. He has a special eye on Elias Kofler. He knows the playmaker from his days with the Austrian national team.
The right mindset
The conditions at the SG are good. The squad trained almost completely this Friday. Only Lasse Møller (metacarpal fracture) is in rehab. Blaž Blagotinšek twisted his ankle during his anniversary game, but fortunately did not injure himself seriously. Luca Witzke visibly benefited from his first minutes in a game for weeks. But that also applied to the whole team, who handled the task in Stuttgart on Wednesday with great aplomb. "I didn't think we could lead by eleven or twelve goals and make everything clear so early against this annoying system," said Aleš Pajović with a smile. He is satisfied with the compactness of the 6:0 defense. With the tailwind from "Hell North", the aim is to keep up the high tempo against Hamburg. "The mindset we have at the moment is right," emphasized Aleš Pajović. "We have to keep going."