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Volleyball European Championship: Germany fails to Poland

2019-09-23T21:40:47.415Z


Three weeks ago, Germany volleyball players failed in the quarter-finals to Poland. The volleyball players met at their European Championship also on Poland - and again lost the German team.



After the women's team and the men have failed at the European Championships in the quarterfinals to Poland. The European Vice Champion of 2017 had to defeat 0: 3 (19:25, 21:25, 18:25).

In front of 6,500 mostly Polish fans in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, 18 points from the best German striker Georg Grozer were not enough for the team of national coach Andrea Giani. Poland will be coached by former national coach Vital Heynen.

With flutter surcharges captain Lukas Kampa brought although Poland's top attacker Wilfredo Leon in distress. However, Mateusz Bieniek's variable premiums gave the German players even greater problems.

"We can beat Poland, but we still have to take a step forward in our performance," Giani said after the first knockout round against the Netherlands. The German team made a step forward, but Poland was still too strong.

In early September, the German volleyball players had also failed in Poland in the EC quarter-finals. Poland meet hosts Slovenia or holders Russia on Thursday (20.30) in Ljubljana.

Source: spiegel

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