After their second final victory in Friedrichshafen, the BR Volleys are about to win the next championship Photo: Tom Weller/dpa
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The BR Volleys are on the verge of winning their 13th championship title. In the second final game for the championship, the defending champion gave the arch-rival VfB Friedrichshafen a lesson in their hall with a 3-0 (25:18, 25:11, 25:16) success.
Marek Sotola ended the largely one-sided game with the second match point on Thursday. The capital club is leading 2-0 in the best-of-five series after victories. In the next game on Saturday in Berlin, the BR Volleys can now secure the championship trophy again.
Berlin’s Timothee Carle (left) tries to push the ball over the net against the Friedrichshafen block Photo: Tom Weller/dpa
In front of 1000 spectators in the sold-out Bodensee Airport Arena, the Berliners got off to a perfect start. With the intermediate scores of 6:1, 16:10 and 23:16, they clearly dominated the first set. The guests took their momentum with them into the second round. The opponent, who at times seemed almost helpless, was almost overwhelmed by the volleys in this phase.
With strong serves, especially from setter Johannes Tille, the guests put pressure on VfB. Defensively, libero Satoshi Tsuiki provided stability with some spectacular saves. An ace by Anton Brehme brought the 10:2 lead.
With another direct service point, Marek Sotola increased to 12:3 a short time later. The lead of the Berliners continued to grow to 18:5, winning the set was never really in question.
In the first encounter in the 3-1 win against Friedrichshafen, the BR Volleys were still a bit buckled in the third set, lost 28:30, this time they stayed on the trigger, although on the other side in this section there was more resistance than before, at least at the beginning felt. This changed nothing in the second Berlin victory.