As the women miss the German Volleyball men qualifying for the Olympics. After the 2: 3 against Poland Georg Grozer announces its withdrawal.
how that feels, an away game in to have its own hall, which experienced the German volleyball players on Sunday in Berlin. 7200 spectators had flocked into the nearly sold-out Max-Schmeling-Halle for such an important match for third place, half carried the red-white Polish colors. Volleyball is there to football (and with not even too large margin) national sport number two, according to the World Championship title in 2014 on home soil, the euphoria has become still greater. And so George Grozer, Denis Kaliberda and her colleagues looked at the field almost reverently in the hall in order, as the Polish fans and players of their national anthem, the Dombrowski-march chanted. Soon came accompanying canned music, then showed the guests that they can intone her country symbol very loud and text safe; even after the hymn, they went into the arena deafening noise.
The strongest DVV-selection for years now threatens a break
He ebbed until a little when the Germans led from compared to the lost semifinal against Russia again much stronger Grozer, the first sentence clearly won 25:20. He became louder, and then found, after more than two hours of play, its climax. Poland, the world champion, the world ranked second, had the strong outsider Germany in the Olympic qualifying tournament of Berlin 3: 2 (20:25, 25; 22, 16:25, 28:26, 16:14) defeated
It was a pioneering, continuing to produce effects victory because Poland has secured have one final (and compared to the quasi-EM in Berlin much greater) chance for the Rio elimination tournament in May and June in Japan. The German men, however, are, like the women who last week were already failed in their parallel tournament in Turkey in the first round, not in this case Brazil. “It was our dream to play at the Olympics, it must now, unfortunately, we buried,” the bruised Libero Ferdinand Tille, who had played well as the entire team. Grozer, the head of the team, announced his retirement after the match. “I’m definitely two years break, I promised my wife.” In two years Grozer is 33, it is unlikely that he returns again
The DVV-selection, the Poles on Friday in their final group game 3:. Had conquered 2, this time could mostly on leave Grozer, unlike on Saturday in the semi-final defeat against Russia (which on Sunday the final with 3: 1 against European champions France won). But not at crucial moments. After two sets of 31-year-old had scored as many points as against the Olympic champion in the entire game. However, reported he and outside hitters Kaliberda the poles at their own 21: 20 lead in the second set with two attacks in the block the way to balance
In one of importance appropriately edgy, dramatic end game translated the. German middle of the third set had then added somewhat, thanks to a crushing block by Philip Collin, that returnees, the national coach Vital Heynen after a doping suspension for rule violations reporting requirements a new opportunity. Grozer blocked two more times, the Poles looked shocked even her 2.07-meter-long main attacker Bartosz Kurek was no remedy for the strong defense of the opponent. Only in the fourth set came Poland late, but with power back. It was now a game on an equal footing, a great volleyball duel that will be remembered. The Germans held on the other hand, at 24:23 they had the first match point, forgave him, her third set ball then led the Poles in the tiebreak -. Because Grozer hit the ball in the block
The tiebreak is always a Nervous game nuances often decide it was this time. No one could really settle, 7: 7, 10:10, a controversial refereeing decision in favor of Poland, no matter. Marcus Bohme block held the Germans in the race, but then led the Poles after a magnificent deliverance and a block suddenly 13:12. A short time later they had match point, the first, the second, Captain Michal Kubiak transformed him. Over and out.
The German team, this golden generation of the strongest in decades, threatens a break, as in women. Many leading players are around the 30, next Grozer also injured captain Jochen Schöps, setter Lukas Kampa or middle blocker Böhme. The clammy association may now only hope at the Games on his beach volleyball duo, where Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst nevertheless have good medal chances. Also national coach Heynen let his future open. “We are actually doing,” in the world rankings, he said, “but the mode does not leave us.” On Monday he trained his club team in Tours / France. Also for Heynen it would be difficult, way back in the day.
“I’m going in May, June somewhere in the forest to hide,” he said after the sad weekend of Berlin.
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