The Berlin Volleys have the advantage again in the semifinals of the German Volleyball Championship. In the third playoff duel with United Volleys Frankfurt, the defending champions asserted themselves 3:0 (25:18, 25:17, 25:22) at home on Wednesday and took the lead in the Best of Five series with 2:1 victories .
Next Saturday, the capital club could make the finals perfect with another success in Frankfurt.
In front of 2819 spectators in the Max-Schmeling-Halle, the hosts quickly took control of the game. Especially with their stable block, they almost drove the opponent to despair.
Diagonal attacker Benjamin Patch also increased his power considerably in the precise passes of Sergej Grankin compared to the 2-3 defeat four days earlier in Frankfurt.
With the intermediate scores of 12:8 and 18:11, Patch decided the first round with the second set ball. Even after that, the reigning champion kept the pressure on the opponent constantly high.
An ace by Timothee Carle to make it 25:17 ended the second period, which was just as dominant in the BR volleys.
