The semi-final of the Volleyball championship : BR Volleys lose the first game

If the Berliner volleyball players Sebastian Kühner is his travel bag, he grabbed the least bit of optimism. "We have the width and perhaps the best squad in the League, that must be our advantage," he said, as it was clear that his BR Volleys would like to attend the semi-finals of the German championship. Kühners Confidence fed also from the opponent in this semi-final. "Haching is playing a very athletic, experienced, and compact. This will be a different game than against Düren – but I am of the opinion that Haching is,“ he said before the first game on Wednesday evening in the Alps volleys Haching.

at Innsbruck's Olympic hall, where the Hachinger unsubscribe, played their home games, is likely to be given way to Kühnerts optimism but quickly a certain realism. 1:3 (26:28, 20:25, 25:23, 29:31) lost in Berlin the first game of the Play-offs in the mode "Best of Five". Before the second game on Saturday, at 17.30 in the local Max-Schmeling-Halle you are a little under pressure.

Le Goff rescues with the walk

In Innsbruck, a hard-fought Match from the outset. In the first sentence could be from settling on the Team is critical, however, the hachinger had something purposeful in your actions. A 10:7 lead let you still lose weight. Nicolas Le Goff saved once with his foot for the Berlin, kahmen when the score was 24:22 for Haching again impressive. For the set but it was not enough, 28:26 it was said at the end, which gave the hosts a mental boost.

Researchers from the Alps volleys set of two went and enteilten to 6:1. Berlin's coach Cedric Ennard took a break, the effect faded quickly. Haching held the lead (14:9), Ennard took the next break. However, on more than one point, the Volleys came (17:16), Haching had in the final sprint, once again, the larger reserves. A mark-up errors of the Berlin resulted in the 25:20 in set two.

Before the third round, a couple of the turn, rolled on the hall floor. They beat somersaults, wheels, and multiple somersaults, walked on his hands and hopped weightlessly over the trampoline. There is a lightness was observed, how it was disposed of, the Berlin volleyball players until then. Only in the third set it was better. Benjamin Patch, and Sergey Grankin with cracking your team-mate, Samuel Tuia secured the first set win.

Hannes Kronthaler from the Alps volleys "I wish for more equality for men"

It remained a tight duel that was driven in the fourth passage to the tip. Back and forth this Happened the very end, a series managed to make not a Team. The Volleys fought doggedly to a set of five, to prevent the hachinger for this. As the last point dropped for 31:29 for the Hachinger, was the cheering on the domestic side, the disappointment in the case of the BR Volleys. (Tsp)