52
21:23
Sentence conclusion:
Germany came into the second set with difficulty and was two or more points behind for a long time and only came into play better after about twelve minutes and was then even able to pull away to four points with 16:12. But the Czech Republic stayed on and then even pulled away by two points in the crunch time. But a strong Alsmeier showed her strength again and again and finally put the second set ball into the field to make it 25:23. The butterflies only need one set to win the match!
51.
21:20
Alsmeier again! The left wing player has a chance as soon as she receives it, but the Czech Republic somehow manages to keep the ball in play, but then the butterflies slowly build up the attack again and Alsmeier hits the ball from the left wing on the block and scores the important point for the 25th: 23!
50
21:18
Two set balls for the German team! Weitzel serves and hits the ball into the net – 23:24.
49
21:17
Alsmeier stays cool during crunch time and puts the ball just behind the net on the left. That surprises the Czechs and Germany leads 23:22.
48
21:15
Strong! Weitzel hits the ball from the middle into the center of the Czechs and shortens it to 20:21. After that, a ball from Michaela Mlejnková is awarded and Germany equalizes to 21:21.
47
21:13
Pia Kästner with a nice setter for Weitzel, who scores with a diagonal smash to make it 19:20.
45
21:12
Gabriela Orvošová climbs up the right flank and smashes the ball diagonally into the field to make it 20:18. First two points lead for the Czech Republic in a long time.
44
21:10
With a climber and a smash from Corina Glaab, the butterflies get the 18:18. Important point in this phase!
42
21:09
Now the Czechs are lucky too! Kateřina Valková will serve first, but the coach accepts the challenge and the ball just touches the line and the Czech Republic is now 18:16 ahead.
41
21:07
The fifth point in a row for the Czechs. This time Lina Alsmeier hit the diagonal ball just over the sideline and the Czech Republic leads 17:16.
40
21:05
And suddenly the Czech Republic is back! After two strong blocks of the world number 21. and a bad match between Anna Pogany and Lena Stigrot reduced the Czech Republic to 15:16. Heynen reacts and takes the time-out!
39
21:03
Great from Marie Schölzel! After Pia Kästner puts the ball to the right to Marie Schölzel, she hits the ball diagonally into the Czech field and the DVV women with four points.
38
21:02
The Czech Republic reacts after the butterflies lead 15:12 with a diagonal ball and takes a time-out.
37
21:01
Strong! Lina Alsmeier is now in the block and blocks a ball from Kateřina Valková to make it 14:12 for Germany.
36
20:59
A hard fought second set. No team can pull away any further. Schölzel blocks the ball over to make it 12:11 and Almeier gets the 13:11 with a diagonal smash from the right side. For the first time Germany leads by two points!
35
20:58
This time Alsmeier shows a different variation and hits a light hit from the left into the block and again the butterflies lead 11:10.
34
20:57
There’s the first lead in the second set! Lina Alsmeier taps the ball from the net to the Czech block and so Germany takes a 10:9 lead.
33
20:55
Balancing the butterflies again. This time the German captain plays the ball along the line and no Czech can get the ball anymore. It remains tight – 8:8!
32
20:54
There’s the balance. Again Michaela Mlejnková missed a diagonal ball and Germany equalized to 7:7.
31
20:53
Germany is staying tuned and not letting the Czech women pull away. Camilla Weitzel is there again and cuts the lead to 5:6 with a diagonal hit.
29
20:51
There is the equalization after a 0:3 deficit. First a double touch by the Czechs, then Magdaléna Jehlářová hits the ball just off the line and the butterflies equalize to 4:4.
27
20:50
Germany reduced by Alsmeier with a diagonal hit from the net to 2:3. She taps the ball lightly and hits the Czech block. From there, the play equipment jumps into the Czech off.
25
20:49
The Czech Republic gets the first point and then the next point is awarded to the German women. The Czech coach took the challenge and Camilla Weitzel touched the net before accepting the ball and the guests got it right and the Czech Republic led 2-0.
23
20:46
Sentence conclusion:
Germany started nervously into the first set and was only able to break away after a few minutes with strong serves. The Czech Republic came close again, but in the difficult phase the captain showed her strength and scored important points for later winning the set, which Camilla Weitzel finally won with a diagonal shot to make it 25:22.
22
20:42
The first set ball doesn’t sit. But now they have acceptance at 24:21, but the Czech serve is too strong. But Germany has the acceptance again and Camilla Weitzel gets the 25:22 with a diagonal shot.
20
20:40
Strong block by the German team from Monique Strubbe and set ball for Germany!
18
20:39
Again it is the German captain. She puts a ball diagonally to the left and makes it 22:20.
17
20:38
Compensation! Stigrot wants to put the ball past the Czech block again, but the block is stable and the world number 21 is equal. out at 20:20.
16
20:37
The point is important! Germany is lucky twice and Camilla Weitzel hits the Czechs’ one-block with a diagonal hit and gets the important point to 20:18.
15
20:36
The Czech Republic came out of the break better after the time-out and Michaela Mlejnková played the ball to the German block. From there the ball bounces into the German end and head coach Heynen takes the time-out at 19:17.
13.
20:34
The Czech head coach takes his second time-out at 15:19.
12.
20:33
Now Alsmeier also makes the first point on the left hard side and smashes the ball diagonally across the field. 18:15 for the butterflies.
10
20:31
Another strong performance from the German captain. Stigrot comes this time after a good reception on the right side and plays the ball to the Czech block. From there the ball bounces out. Three points lead for the DVV women!
8th.
20:30
Camilla Weitzel again with a strong attack on the right side. Again she puts the ball to the attacking Czech and brings the 14:12 lead. Immediately afterwards, the German captain Stigrot tips the ball into the Czech center and the butterflies lead 15:12. The Czech Republic then takes the time-out!
7.
20:27
The German block is here for the first time. Lena Stigrot blocks a shot from Magdaléna Jehlářová and the ball bounces into the Czech half. Germany leads again with 12:10.
6.
20:25
After the first few minutes there are already some service errors on both sides. This time the DVV team profits from a service mistake by the Czechs. 10:9.
4.
20:24
Camilla Weitzel now with the serve. Your serve from above flies just over the baseline. The Czech Republic shortened to 8:9.
3.
20:23
Camilla Weitzel brings the first two-point lead with a smash from the net. The butterflies lead 8:6.
3.
20:22
With the score of 6:5 for Germany, Vital Heynen takes the challenge. Germany are certain the ball is wide, but video evidence shows Helena Havelková’s ball just touches the keeper. The Czech Republic equalizes to 6:6.
2.
20:20
Nice rally. Pia Kästner takes the ball in the middle and puts the ball over to Marie Schölzel, who smashes the play equipment into the middle from the left wing – 4:4.
1.
20:18
Germany starts nervously in the first set. First Marie Schölzel hits a ball in the block and the ball bounces back into the German field, then Pia Kästner is slightly on the net and the Czech Republic leads 3:1.
1.
20:16
The game starts almost 15 minutes late. Germany serve, get the ball back, but Lina Alsmeier hits the ball a little too far behind the baseline and Czech Republic takes the first point.
20:09
The two teams enter the field and the national anthems sound. It’s packed again at the Castello in Düsseldorf.
20:07
Germany’s national coach Vital Heinen still trusts his starting six after the 3-1 defeat against Sweden and does not change any of the players. Kateřina Valková and Helena Havelková, among others, will start with the Czech Republic.
20:04
The game will be directed by the Romanian referee Benone Visan (1st referee) and the Hungarian second official Peter Szabo.
19:55
The world volleyball association has just announced that the game between Germany and the Czech Republic will start a quarter of an hour later. It is now scheduled to start at 8:15 p.m.
19:51
For the DVV team, in addition to reaching the round of 16, the main thing is to collect points for the world rankings in order to qualify for the 2024 Olympic tournament in Paris. It is therefore “incredibly important” to win against teams that are behind Germany in the rankings, said Heynen. “Every game gives points for the world rankings, which gives us a good chance of an Olympic place,” the head coach continued. In addition to a qualifying tournament for the Olympics, in which Germany will take part in Poland in September, the top five teams in the world rankings who have not yet qualified for games also qualify for Paris. However, since the butterflies have been drawn into a very difficult group with the hosts from Poland, the Olympic champions from the USA, the European champions from Italy as well as Thailand, Colombia, Korea and Slovenia for the Olympic qualifying tournament, the chances of the world rankings are greater and therefore every game against a worse placed team like the Czech Republic is important.
19:40
In today’s game against Germany, the Czech Republic is seen as a clear outsider. The 21st in the world rankings have so far lost 3-0 to Azerbaijan and also suffered a 3-1 defeat against the Nations League winners from Turkey. However, the team of head coach Ioannis Athanasopoulos was able to take a set from Turkey for the first time. In addition, the Czech volleyball team won their second group game after three sets against Greece and are fourth in Group C with three points.
19:30
The chances of reaching the round of 16 are still good. The top four teams in a group qualify for advancement. The German captain Lena Stigrot also sees it this way after the first defeat at the home European Championship: “It can happen. We have to tick that off now. We know what we can do. We have to get that back into our heads quickly,” said the 28-year-old.
19:20
Germany suffered its first defeat at the home European Championship in Düsseldorf last Monday. After a clear 3-0 win against Greece and a comfortable 3-1 win against Azerbaijan, the team coached by national coach Vital Heynen lost 3-1 in sets to Sweden, who had not won until then. The butterflies thus missed out on an early ticket to the round of 16 and fell back to second place in Group C with six points. With a win today against the Czech Republic, the DVV team can celebrate entering the round of 16. The top four teams in a group qualify for advancement. Before the home EM, the German volleyball players already set an example in the Nations League. For the first time in this tournament series, the twelfth in the world rankings made it into the quarter-finals.
19:05
Welcome to the penultimate group game of the German women’s volleyball team at the 2023 European Championships in Belgium, Italy, Germany and Estonia. At 8 p.m. in Düsseldorf, the butterflies meet the Czech Republic.