The theft occurred when unknown persons entered the locker room while it was unguarded, taking everything they could get their hands on, including the Swedes' shoes and headphones, according to the German newspaper Bild. Magdeburg contacted the police immediately but did not get the response they had hoped for. The police response was to report online and stated they had other cases to solve in Cologne.
SC Magdeburg lost the cup semifinal to Bergischer HC 31-30 on Saturday, and on Sunday, they lost the bronze match to Lemgo 35-31. After the match, Felix Claar and Albin Lagergren were called in for doping tests, while the rest of the team did not wait in the locker room but went and sat on the team bus. According to Sportbladet, Marc-Henrik Schmedt described the incident as fitting into the weekend's events, saying the team did not want to make a fuss about it.
We don't want to make a fuss about it. But the incident fits into this weekend.
The identity of the thieves, the exact value of the stolen items, and whether the police will investigate further remain unknown, as does how the thieves gained access and if other players besides Claar and Lagergren were affected.