The WWK Volleys Herrsching started the season with a narrow defeat.
The Ammersee lost 2: 3 at the SWD Powervolleys Düren on Wednesday evening (25:22, 25:27, 26:24, 10:25, 12:15).
Herrsching
- As in previous years, this time it was a duel on the knife tailor. In the end, it was the little things that decided between victory and defeat. In any case, the 143-minute fight made you want more. The Herrschinger don't have much time to grieve anyway. Giesen will continue on Saturday. “In the end, the ripped-off team won,” said Herrsching's coach Max Hauser after the narrow 2-3 defeat of WWK Volleys Herrsching in Düren.
At the WWK Volleys Herrsching, all three newcomers (Luke Herr, Samuel Jeanlys and Jordi Ramon Ferragut) were in the starting line-up. Herr played solidly, Jeanlys and Ferragut were the players with the best points in their team with 16 points each, but both of them also managed to buy a few tickets. In the end, it was the oldest player in the league who swung the pendulum in favor of the Dürener. Björn Andrae, who came on as a substitute towards the end of the fourth set, managed practically everything. Or as Herrsching's assistant coach Much Mattes put it: “He probably had potatoes in his pocket.” The 40-year-old from Düren pulled his teammates with him and led them to victory. Düren's second ace was once again Sebastian Gevert. The German-Chilean was not that strong on the service line, but out of the game.In the end, there were 22 points on the score sheet.
Herrsching started the game carefree, was always in the lead and secured the first set with 25:22. In the second lap the guests were also in the lead for a long time, but in the end the Powervolleys were just ahead (25:27). Curious: A sparkling clean ace from Tim Peter to make it 13: 9 had referee Markus Zyber (Essen) whistled back. The reason he gave was that the music was played too long. "I've never seen that before," said Hauser. At least with serve and acceptance, the Herrschingen trainer was satisfied.
In the third round, no team was able to break away decisively. In the end it got strange again: Düren had two set balls at 22:24. Tim Broshog missed the first from the service line, and Tobias Brand just missed the second. Düren's setter Tomas Kocian saw it differently and kicked the referee's chair in a rage. Which earned him a red card and the rulers a free point. Suddenly the WWK volleys had set ball. Düren, now something of the role, also put the next ball out (26:24).
The 2: 1 sentence lead did not bring security. Suddenly things stopped working, especially on the service line. But also in the attack there was a little lack of precision and penetration. Düren played himself into a little intoxication and got the sentence (22:25). In the tie-break it was the oldie Björn Andrae, who replaced his team, who gave his team the necessary stability and secured the Düren victory (12:15). Hauser did not want to accuse his team after this "eternity match" (143 minutes).
There were no surprises in the other places.
The Berlin Recycling Volleys and VfB Friedrichshafen held themselves harmless.
Berlin won 3-0 against Helios Grizzlys Giesen (Herrsching's opponent tomorrow), Friedrichshafen 3-1 against SVG Lüneburg.
It was just as exciting in Königs Wusterhausen as in Düren.
The host Netzhoppers lost 3-2 to United Volleys Frankfurt.