Halle (dpa/sa) - The handball players of SV Union Halle-Neustadt remained without a win in the fourth game of the season. Coach Katrin Schneider's protégés lost 22:24 (9:12) to Buxtehuder SV in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Maxime Strujis missed a penalty throw for the Halle team one minute before the end when the score was 22:23 and thus missed the chance of winning a point. Johanna Heldmann (5) and Charlotte Kähr (5/5) had the greatest share in the success of the guests. Cecilie Woller (7) scored the most goals for Halle.
The hosts balanced the game up to 8:8 (19 th ). Then SV Union didn't score for nine minutes. The women from Halle either made technical mistakes or failed, especially from the outside positions, because of Buxtehude's goalkeeper Marie Andresen. The guests rushed to 12:8. Thanks to the saves by Anica Gudelj, the hosts equalized 22:22 after the break (56th). But in the last four minutes, no attack could be successfully completed.
