After the 2: 3 against Poland: German volleyball players miss Olympics – Tagesspiegel

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Update Olympic place after the 2: 3 defeat against Poland on Sunday in Berlin without the German volleyball instead. Georg Grozer will first appeal as announced long a break. Germany coach Vital Heynen leaves his future open.

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Vital Heynen had to Once gathering. And so the coach disappeared behind the black curtain of a side entrance beneath the bleachers. It was only a brief moment, then he had regained his composure. But his tired eyes could see the disappointment. He and his team have missed their big goal: The German volleyball players, many of whom had tears in their eyes, will not be at the Olympics here. On Sunday they lost the qualification tournament in Berlin the third-place match against the world champion with Poland 2: 3 (25:20, 22:25, 25:16, 26:28, 14:16). So they have awarded the opportunity to participate in another qualifying tournament in Japan. First time since 1992 thus take part, neither the German nor the German men women Olympia.

“Emotional is the incredibly hard,” Heynen said. “I’m so proud of my players, they have fought so. And then decides a ball. “The Germans even had a match point in the fourth round, but they could not use. “We have presented the victory in the fourth set,” Georg Grozer, who announced his retirement from international football provisional after the game said. He’ll expose at least the next two years, it was all a bit much, said the 31-year-old from South Korean club Daejeon Blue Fangs. Whether the diagonal attacker who was on Sunday with 23 points best German, is back again, it does depend on who should then be national coach. Also Heynens future is uncertain, although the association wants to keep him. “I will not say anything now to” the Belgian said after the game, because especially occupied him the defeat: “For four years we have worked for it. During the Olympics, I’ll hide in the forest and do not see anything from Rio “

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The Polish fans organized a deafening noise

The meaning of the game was enormous after the painful semi-final against Olympic champion Russia not only for the Germans. So the mood in the Max-Schmeling-Halle was of heated than on Friday night, as both teams had already met in their final group match against each other and the Germans 3: had 2. Once organized the Polish fans among the 7200 spectators a deafening noise again kept the German followers against and maltreated her gossip boards. In the end, however, triumphed the Poles.

The Germans had better come into the game. They played very variable and confident again in adoption. In addition, Georg Grozer acted significantly better than in the semi-final defeat against Russia. Grozer wore a surcharge series, strong blocks and successful attack strikes a crucial role in his team won the first set with 25:20

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Also in the second half wore Grozer his team long. There have been numerous fought rally, neither the Germans nor the Poles were allowed to settle decisively. In the final phase of the sentence, the Germans initially led (21:19), but then the world champion came on with strong block – and just as his fans. And so the Poles overtook the record with 25:22. Then the Germans turned on, however. Again and again she hechteten after every ball and took the blows fended off attack of the Poles to own points. After imposing surcharges by Lukas Kampa they chose the third passage with 25:16 for themselves.

Only four European teams may start in Rio

In the fourth movement, the Germans did so and had even a match point, but the Poles repelled the match and managed with the 28:26 to 2: 2-set compensation. So the decision had in the fifth passage fall – and since the Poles were again a bit better. Get you incredible points. “Having a ball they probably brought back from Kreuzberg,” said setter Lukas Kampa. So the Poles won nearly 16:14 and bestowed the tournament host this painful defeat.

“We can accuse us of anything,” Kampa said. “But especially for the volleyball, it is disappointing, such games will not be there in Rio.” Only four European teams are allowed to start in Twelver participants. The Germans will not be there, even though they are among the top twelve in the world – they have shown in this tournament

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