In a duel with the permanent rival, the BR volleys presented on the way to the 13th championship. The Berliners were able to clearly prevail against VfB Friedrichshafen in the first final game. Two more wins separate you from your third title of the season.
The BR Volleys won the first final game for the German championship against VfB Friedrichshafen. Coach Cedric Enard’s team won 3-1 sets on Monday evening (25:21, 25:22, 28:30, 25:19). Setter Johannes Tille was voted the most valuable player of the game.
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The final duel between the Berliners and Häflern has a long tradition that is almost boring for the other teams in the league. No other team has been able to win the championship title since 1998 and since 2012 there has been this final constellation every year. In recent editions of the championship, the BR Volleys prevailed.
Clear thing in the first and second sentence
In front of 6,892 spectators in the Max-Schmeling-Halle, the Berliners around setter Johannes Tille found the game a little worse. After Friedrichshafen was able to pull away with four points, Volleys coach Cedric Enard called the time-out (6:10). The tactical break worked and the Berliners caught up, which in turn forced the guests to take a timeout. The volleys always managed to pose problems for Luciano Vicentin in the acceptance and thus to score. With the 16:15, the reigning champion regained the lead. A successful block by Timothee Carle and two aces by Marek Sotola ended the set in favor of the hosts (25:21).
In the second set, the Berliners kept the opponent at a comfortable distance and were able to win several long rallies. In addition, the Häfler lost their two challenges early on. When the guests fought back, Enard took the time-out directly and called for a stronger service game. His team implemented this and pulled away again to 20:16. The BR Volleys finally earned two set balls and immediately converted the first (25:22).
Comeback of the Häfler
Although VfB Friedrichshafen controlled Marek Sotola well, Mark Lebedew’s team only managed to gain control in the third set. The Berliners shifted their game more from the center to the outside and took back the lead at 20:19. Two service errors by Carle and Mote kept VfB Friedrichshafen in the game. After two missed match points and a 24:24 tie, Enard called the time-out. The visitors woke up properly for the first time of the game, missing two set points to take the third with an ace (30-28).
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Volleys hit back
However, VfB’s rebellion did not continue in the fourth set. The Berliners developed an early four-point lead (7:3) and were able to extend this to six points as the set progressed (17:11). The Häflers found no answer to the interaction between Johannes Tille and Anton Brehme. The BR Volleys continued to pull away and at 23:15 the indoor DJ played “Sweet Caroline” for the third time for the standing audience. A service error by the guests ended the set and game (19:25).
The second game in the best-of-five series will take place on Thursday at 8 p.m. in Friedrichshafen. For the third game we’re going back to Berlin on Saturday, May 6th. For the BR Volleys it would be the 13th championship.
Broadcast: rbb24, May 1st, 2023, 9:45 p.m
