49
21:49
Marko Podraščanin blocks a diagonal hit from Karlitzek to 14:17 for the Serbs.
48
21:48
After a strong serve from Grozer, Karlitzek is there in the block and takes the four-point lead for Germany. Even after that, the block is up and the DVV men really turn up and lead by 17:12.
45
21:46
And again it is Grozer with a tip to the opposing block and takes the 14:11 lead.
43
21:44
Again, the 38-year-old smashes the ball into the block and jumps from there into the Serbian out and Grozer shortens it to 9:10. Kampa is then in the block and equalizes to 10:10. Moritz Karlitzek then puts the ball just behind the net with a light touch and Germany leads 11:10. Ruben Schott then hits an ace on serve and the DVV men have been leading by two points again for a long time.
41
21:41
But even after Grozer made the point to 7:8 with a diagonal ball from the right side, Krick didn’t get the serve into the opposing court – 7:9.
39
21:40
Knick shortened the lead to 4:6 with a tip to the block. Servbi then holds his sideout and continues to lead 7:5. Then the German block by Tobias Krick and Lukas Kampa is there and shortened to 6:7.
38
21:38
Now there is a fourth touch in Germany. Michał Winiarski accepts the challenge and Die DVV-Männer are right because Petar Krsmanović was close with his elbow in the block. The point now has to be repeated and Vuk Todorović hits the serve into the net. 3: 6 for Germany!
35
21:35
After the 2:6, Michał Winiarski takes a time-out. The vote isn’t right at the moment and the head coach is trying to swear it in again.
34
21:34
And the fourth point also goes to Serbia through Pavle Perić, Grozer tries to block, but the ball flies onto the market square. to 2:4.
33
21:33
Germany now with the serve and leads 2:0 after a good shot by Moritz Karlitzek, but then Lukas Kampa hits his serve just wide and Serbia shortens to 1:2.
31
21:32
Beginning of 2nd movement
29
21:31
Sentence conclusion:
Germany is defeated in the first set by 22:25. In the end, it was mainly the strong serves from the Serbs that made the difference and Germany lost 22:25 despite a strong Grozer.
29
21:29
End of 1st movement
27
21:29
After a war of words, Grozer and Aleksandar Atanasijevic get the red card. That means both get a point and the first set ends with 25:22 for Serbia.
25
21:25
Set ball for Serbia because Schott’s shot gets stuck in the block. Four set balls now for Germany. But Grozer shortened the lead with a diagonal hit to 21:24.
23
21:24
Denys Kaliberda comes on for Germany for Moritz Karlitzek.
23
21:23
Vuk Todorović is replacing Aleksa Batak for Serbia.
22
21:22
The Serbs have better access on serve and already get their fourth ace in the first round. Things are not going so well in Germany, Grozer hits the ball in the middle of the net when he serves. So Serbia leads again with three – 19:22 for the German team.
20
21:20
The German team stays tuned and Grozer shortens the lead to 19:20 after a diagonal hit. Important phase for Germany! Serbia then takes the time-out to interrupt the flow of the German game.
19
21:19
Lucky for the German team after Miran Kujundžić’s serve got stuck in the net, but then Fromm’s serve was too long and the three-point lead remained at 17:20.
18
21:18
You can see Grozer’s experience there. This time he climbs up to the left wing and puts the ball past the block of two on the right just behind the net to make it 16:17.
16
21:16
Annoying. Serbia now take their third straight point through Milorad Kapur, who this time shoots down Tobias Krick. 17:15 for the world number ninth. Germany then takes the time-out.
14
21:15
Another strong diagonal ball from Grozer. Three Serbs block against him, but he sees the gap and throws the ball long to the sideline to make it 15:14. It remains contested.
13.
21:13
Beautifully done by Moritz Karlitzek! After a Steller from the middle of Kampa, the number 14 player hits the ball in the block and from there the game device jumps out and Germany leads 13:12.
11.
21:11
Karlitzek tips the ball on the left side only slightly over the block and Germany stays tuned and equalizes to 11:11. A long diagonal ball from Grozer makes it 12:11.
9.
21:09
Ruben Schott now serves too long and Serbia can shorten to 8:9, then Schott has problems accepting and Servien equalizes to 9:9.
8th.
21:08
Now the Serbs imitate the Germans and Miran Kujundžić hits the diagonal ball against the German block and equalizes to 6:6. Then Kampa touches the net and Serbia gets the break to 7:6. The DVV men stay tuned and Grozer equalizes and Karlitzek gets the 8:7 with a short diagonal ball.
5.
21:05
Kampa places the ball in the middle and Karlitzek smashes the ball longline into the opposing field to make it 5:4.
4.
21:04
And the next point also goes to Germany. Karlitzek taps the ball only slightly on the left side and hits the opposing block. 3:2 for the DVV men.
3.
21:03
Germany opens the game with their serve. Ruben Schott serves and Moritz Karlitzek makes the first point to 1:0. When the score was 1:1, Anton Brehme then put a ball on the market square and made it 2:1.
1.
21:01
game start
20:59
The Hungarian referee Zsolt Mezöffy (1st referee) and the Spanish referee Carlos Alberto Robles Garcia (2nd referee) officiate the game.
20:57
Head coach Igor Kolaković starts with the following starting six: Pavle Perić, Dražen Luburić, Petar Krsmanović, Marko Podraščanin, Vuk Todorović and Miran Kujundžić.
20:56
The teams are there and the national anthems are playing.
20:54
Moritz Karlitzek, Georg Grozer, Anton Brehme, Tobias Krick, Lukas Kampa and Ruben Schott start for Germany. Moritz Reichert is injured as a libero.
20:49
The European Championship is also about important world ranking points that can be decisive on the way to the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Germany is currently in 15th place there. In addition to an Olympic qualification tournament in which the DVV men will take part in Brazil, the top five teams in the world rankings who do not yet have a starting place for the games in Paris also qualify for the 2024 Olympics.
20:39
Before the European Championship, things were rather disappointing for the German team in the Nations League. From twelve games, the team of national coach Michael Winiarski won only three games and they finished the Nations League in eleventh place. However, the DVV men won the two preparatory games in August 3-1 and 3-0 against Finland.
20:32
Serbia already have one more game under their belt and are one place ahead of the German team with nine points. Head coach Igor Kolakovic’s team is ranked ninth in the world and won three out of four games. After the 3-0 win against Switzerland, followed by a 3-1 win against Belgium, then there was a clear 0-3 defeat against Italy, third in the world rankings. Most recently, Serbia won 3-0 against Estonia and also booked the round of 16 ticket early.
20:21
Germany last with a narrow victory. After already being 2-0 down in sets, Germany managed to turn things around on Sunday and won the third group game against Belgium 3-2. Mainly thanks to a strong performance by Georg Grozer, the team of national coach Michael Winiarski reached the round of 16 early. Thus, the DVV men remained undefeated in the third European Championship game. Before that there had already been two clear 3-0 victories against Estonia and Switzerland. Germany are now third in Group A with eight points and will face Serbia in the penultimate group game.
20:08
Welcome to the fourth group game of the German volleyball players at the European Championship 2023 in Italy, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Israel. At 9 p.m. the DVV men meet Serbia in Ancona.