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 champion asserted himself 3-0 (25:18, 25:17, 25:22) at home on Wednesday and went into the best of five series with 2-1 victories Guide. Next Saturday, the capital club could make the finals perfect with another success in Frankfurt.
In front of 2,819 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 penetrating power considerably when compared to Sergej Grankin’s precise passes 2-3 defeat four days earlier in Frankfurt.
Patch uses the first match point directly
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.
The resistance of the Hessians was by no means broken. The guests kept the outcome of the third round open until the final phase. In the end, however, Patch used the first match ball to help the overall strong BR Volleys to succeed.
Source: rbb