27.
9:27 p.m
Ruben Schott replaces Florian Krage, but cannot score points with his service. 23:19 for the Netherlands.
25.
9:26 p.m
Out of! The German serve, which had previously been considered an ace, was too long. In fact, the referees have made some wrong decisions up to this point, but so far almost all of them have been addressed through challenges.
24.
9:24 p.m
Georg Grozer unfortunately serves out from a German perspective at 5:10 p.m. These errors occurred too often, especially in the initial phase.
21.
9:22 p.m
Great rescue effort from libero Julian Zenger. Germany can then build up and – supposedly – shoots out via Reichert. After an official video review, the point is given. Suddenly it’s only 18:15 for the Dutch. What a crazy game!
19.
9:20 p.m
Three points in a row for the German team. Roberto Piazza immediately takes a break and recommits his men. You don’t want to lose the important first sentence because of minor mistakes. 18:13.
18.
9:18 p.m
18:10 for the tenth in the world rankings. Slowly but surely Germany should focus mentally on the second round. Things have to work differently.
17.
9:18 p.m
This is how it has to work! The 26-year-old Johannes Tille brings the serve nicely into the field and immediately creates a pressure situation for the opponent. The Dutch attacking ball wasted without any effect. After two contacts, Moritz Karlitzek thunders the ball into the opponent’s block. From there he spins out of bounds and scores the point for DVV.
16.
9:16 p.m
So far, one has to admit without envy that the Netherlands serves very well. There is little or nothing to gain for Germany. Meanwhile, another spike hits and the score is 16:8 for the Netherlands.
14.
9:15 p.m
Ouch! Again Moritz Reichert and Erik Röhrs can’t do anything at the net and the block doesn’t work. Suddenly the favored Dutch moved back to 15:7. From a German perspective, the first sentence is probably gone.
12.
9:12 p.m
When it comes to spikes, i.e. particularly hard hit attack balls, the Netherlands are currently ahead with 5:3. In addition, the Germans make slightly more mistakes overall. At 7:12, Michał Winiarski called the first timeout.
10.
9:10 p.m
A pity! Actually, Germany brings the game back for an unpleasantly long time and the Dutch can’t build up quite as powerfully. But then Bennie Tuinstra hits a fine attacking ball right on the line. Strong.
9.
9:09 p.m
“Ball-In-Out” challenge of the German national team. The referees are currently checking this. The replay shows that the ball was clearly out of bounds. 8:5 for the Netherlands.
7.
9:07 p.m
Strong! Thanks to a few better jump serves and consistent positional play, the Germans are back at it. Only 6:5 for the Dutch, who had already pulled away a little.
5.
9:05 p.m
Moritz Reichert can’t get through with his smash on the right side and the Dutch can build on their side. This is followed by a cracking ace from Gijs Jorna to make it 4:2 for the favored Dutch.
2.
21:03
First challenge in the Netherlands. Was there a block touch or not? No, the German block no longer had the ball and so the score is 2-1 for Germany.
1.
9:02 p.m
Nimir Abdel-Aziz climbs high on the right of the net and scores with a hammer into the German block. A little later he puts a diagonal ball out of bounds and the score continues at 1-1 with Johannes Tille.
1.
9:02 p.m
The kettle boils right from the start. The atmosphere in the hall is great. Let’s go to the sixth round of 16 of this year’s European Championship.
9:00 p.m
The Netherlands starts with Parkinson, Jorna, Abdel-Aziz, Keemink, Tuinstra, Plak and Andringa.
8:59 p.m
Germany starts with Brehme, Reichert, Tille, Grozer, Karlitzek, Krage and Libero Zenger.
8:55 p.m
The actors are on the field and the German national anthem is playing. The Dutch anthem will be played immediately afterwards. Let’s look forward to an exciting and intense game in just a few minutes! Have fun!
8:47 p.m
A look at the previous duels between the two nations underlines the Netherlands’ role as favorites. Of the last five matches, four went to the Dutch and only one to the German selection. DVV suffered a 3-0 defeat in the Nations League this summer. The Germans last won 3-1 against their neighbors in 2021.
8:38 p.m
“It was important that we went onto the field with energy and played a game like that,” said Julian Zenger after the Italy duel and gave the motto for the round of 16: “Full attack on Holland!” Röhr added: “We know that we can beat them – and that’s what we want to do.”
8:31 p.m
After all, Germany only narrowly missed out on a sensation in the last game in Group A. “We can be happy with what we showed today, but in the tiebreak against Italy, in Italy, in front of such a crowd, you want to win,” said diagonal attacker Erik Röhrs after the 2:3 in the last European Championship preliminary round game . The DVV selection took third place in Group A with three wins and two defeats.
20:23
The Dutch finished their Group C with four wins and just one defeat in second place behind double world champions Poland. The tenth in the world rankings goes into today’s duel as favorite, but should be prepared for a tough job. Coach Roberto Piazza’s team will have to do a lot to get their ticket to the quarter-finals.
8:06 p.m
Good evening and a warm welcome to the round of 16 of the 2023 European Volleyball Championship. The Netherlands and Germany meet in Bari, Italy. It starts at 9 p.m.!