VfB Friedrichshafen awarded championship chance
Created: 04/30/2022, 21:13
Berlin's Libero Santiago Danani (lr), Samuel Tuia, Georg Klein and Marek Sotola cheer after winning the point.
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VfB Friedrichshafen missed the first German championship title since 2015 in a prestigious duel with BR Volleys.
On Saturday, the cup winner missed the third chance to get the necessary third win and lost the decisive fifth game in Berlin 1:3 (20:25, 25:19, 23:25, 22:25).
The team from Lake Constance had won the first two final duels and thus secured an excellent starting position for winning the championship, which they did not exploit, however.
Berlin - In front of 8553 spectators in the sold-out Max-Schmeling-Halle, the outstanding volleyball outside attacker Timothee Carle ended the game with the second match ball.
It was the twelfth title win for the Berliners and the sixth in a row.
In the first round, the hosts took the lead for the first time ever thanks to a block by Samuel Tuia at 16:15.
In the meantime they were already four points behind (9:13).
In the closing stages of the set, the volleys made a decisive difference, not least thanks to spectacular actions by Sergej Grankin and Carle.
But the Berliners did not maintain their level consistently.
Despite weaknesses in the serve, Friedrichshafen had short-term advantages and callously took advantage of the opportunities that arose.
But after losing the second set, the volleys fought their way back into the game.
Both teams went to work emotionally in the third period.
Two points from middle blocker Georg Klein at 23:22 and 24:23 paved the way for the hosts to set the ball, which Carle used to make it 25:23.
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When the score was 21:18 in the fourth set, the hall management was already playing the evergreen "Oh, how's that going beautifully" over the loudspeakers.
And the Berlin audience was in a party mood.
All of VfB's resistance was useless in this phase.
dpa