Volleyball Showdown in Berlin: Volleys win the title in front of 8,500 fans
Berlin Volleys players are happy about the championship title. photo
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Decision game in front of thousands of fans for the championship: The setting is right in the volleyball final series between Berlin and Friedrichshafen. In the fifth game, one team dominates throughout.
The BR Volleys have completed their race to catch up in the final series for the German championship and have become the sole record holders. In the sold-out Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, the volleyball series champion won the decisive fifth game with a dominant performance 3-0 (25:16, 25:16, 25:17) against rivals VfB Friedrichshafen.
The Volleys won the series in best-of-five mode 3-2. As in 2022, the Berliners made up a 0-2 deficit after the first two games. It is the eighth title in a row for the Volleys, who now have 14 championships in total, one more than Friedrichshafen.
The 8,553 fans in the hall created an impressive atmosphere right from the start, which visibly inspired the home team. Thanks to good defensive work and powerful attacks, the Berliners were 9:3 ahead after a 6:0 run and completely controlled the action. The Friedrichshafen team had no answer, especially to volley diagonal attacker Marek Sotola.
Friedrichshafen only comes closer in the third set
The audience’s cheering during the break was estimated at 120 decibels. The Berliners quickly took a clear lead in the second half. Setter Johannes Tille repeatedly put his teammates in good positions. Away from Michal Superlak, the guests struggled to attack.
The Häflers were initially able to make the third set more even, but the defending champions again gained a cushion that they never gave up.
Berlin versus Friedrichshafen is the eternal duel of German volleyball: the teams met in the final for the eleventh time in a row. There has been no other champion since 1997.
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