Pred put u Skopje, nemački Kil uradio je domaći zadatak savladavši nejaki Nordhorn 31:23 (14:13). Nekada narastajuća sila nemačkog rukometa, posle finansijskog kolapsa, vratila se u Bundesligu, ali će za opstanak biti potrebno mnogo prolivenoj znoja. „Zebre“ su spremne za megdan sa Vardarom (subota, 17.30).
THW KIEL – HSG NORDHORN-LINGEN: 31:23 (14:13)
THW Kiel: N. Landin (n.e.), Quenstedt (1.-60., 10 odb); Duvnjak, Reinkind (5), M. Landin (n.e.), Kristjánsson, Wiencek (3), Ekberg (7/7), Rahmel (2), Dahmke (1), Zarabec, Horak, Bilyk (4), Pekeler (2), Nilsson (7); Trainer: Jicha
HSG Nordhorn-Lingen: Ravensberger (1.-30., 50.-60., 7 odb), Buhrmester (30.-50., 1 odb); Verjans, Heiny, Leenders, Weber (7/3), Mickal (2), Terwolbeck, de Boer (4), Zare, Prakapenia (2), Smit, Seidel (1), Possehl (3), Pöhle (4), Kalafut; Trainer: Sveinsson
TABELA:
| 1. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 236:203 | 14 | |
| 2. | Kiel | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 215:186 | 12 | |
| 3. | Rhein-Neckar | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 234:205 | 12 | |
| 4. | Leipzig | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 247:252 | 12 | |
| 5. | Flensburg-H. | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 208:190 | 11 | |
| 6. | MT Melsungen | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 216:211 | 11 | |
| 7. | SC Magdeburg | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 256:221 | 10 | |
| 8. | Fuchse Berlin | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 225:200 | 10 | |
| 9. | HSG Wetzlar | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 239:234 | 9 | |
| 10. | Erlangen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 203:204 | 9 | |
| 11. | Minden | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 212:216 | 7 | |
| 12. | Bergischer | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 218:227 | 7 | |
| 13. | Goppingen | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 202:210 | 6 | |
| 14. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 225:245 | 4 | |
| 15. | Stuttgart | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 201:228 | 4 | |
| 16. | Lemgo | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 241:268 | 4 | |
| 17. | Ludwigshafen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 193:222 | 2 | |
| 18. | Nordhorn-Lingen | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 220:269 | 2 |
