Germany's volleyball players moved into the quarter-finals at the European Championships. The European Vice-Champion of 2017 defeated co-hosts Netherlands 3: 1 (25:17, 25:22, 30:32, 25:23). Diagonal attacker Georg Grozer stood out in Apeldoorn with 20 points from the German offensive. "The moment I realized we were working as a team, I had no doubt that we would win the game," said the 34-year-old.
After a changeable preliminary round, the clear rise in form came just in time, but is expected to wait in the quarter-finals on Monday probably Poland. The world champion around the former national coach Vital Heynen is likely to beat outsiders Spain - in contrast to Germany in the group stage.
The eighth match ball is sitting
National coach Andrea Giani had changed his team compared to the 1: 3 against Spain to the preliminary round on two positions: Ruben Schott and Marcus Böhme began for Denis Kaliberda and Anton Brehme.
The Germans acted in a concentrated manner and showed considerable improvement both in service and in the block. Grozer made the first round with a strong serve. In the second set, the German team then had the luck on his side with a temporary deficit.
That not everything runs smoothly at the European Championships was the third round, in which six match balls were left. In a tight fourth set outrigger Christian Fromm trumped, so that the eighth match ball sat for the quarter-finals.
