Grizzlys miss cup final: dream in Düren bursts!

Grizzlys miss cup final: dream in Düren bursts!

Mannheim, Deutschland - The Helios Grizzlys Giesen again had to accept a bitter setback in the German volleyball trophy. In the semifinals, the team lost 1: 3 after an initially promising start to the SWD PowerVolleys Düren. The grizzlys, which seemed dominant in the first phase of the game and won the first set with 25:20, experienced a dramatic turn from the second set. As sportnews-hildesheim.de , the mistakes in the game of the Giesener and the Dürener, led by the strong attacks Neaves and Imanoel Salazar were able to set themselves decisively. Ultimately, the grizzlys were overrun in the decisive phases of the game and lost the next sentences with 18:25, 21:25 and 20:25.

Defeat with Faden after taste

In the Arena Kreis Düren, the almost 1000 spectators quickly thought on the winning road. In the third set, the Grizzlys achieved a short connection again, but the power volleys acted more stable. Düren's coach Rafał Murczkiewicz celebrated his first victory as head coach and praised the team performance: "If the train rolls with us, we are difficult to stop." Also in preparation for the upcoming final against the Berlin Recycling Volleys, the power volleys have refueled a lot of confidence, such as SWD-Powervollys.de For the grizzlys, the defeat not only means leaving the cup, but also the shards of their dream to move into the final for the first time.

The disappointment was great, as Manager Sascha Kucera said after the game: "The defeat was avoidable. We were better in the game, but the second set was the sticking point." With this defeat, the Gieseners now have to look at the coming season, while Düren can break up with a lot of euphoria and a carnival train for the grand finale in Mannheim.