Quick Volley Update, Round Two
Hey fans,
TV Buhl is now officially on a winning streak!
I have no pertinent photos from the match... so instead I will show you a picture of our Russian outside hitter Eduard. He played for the German Junior National Team for three years and in the first division for two years before he came to Buhl last season. He is working on his business degree, likes hip hop music, and stated that his top 3 hobbies are: girls, girls, and girls. Ladies, If you happen to be looking for a single, 23 year old skinny guy with a huge jump serve and an arm like a cannon... this is your man!
We won a very hard faught match this past Saturday against a club called Sonnenberg. They had 3 players over two meters (6'6") tall, including a 7' Opposite. This team was huge and talented and we managed to squeak out a gritty 5 set victory at home in front of 350-400 fans. It was awesome. After grabbing an early lead in the first set, we allowed them back in the game by missing 7 serves in the next 10 rotations, and 9 in the set, total. The final score was 20-25 and we were pretty frustrated going into the second set. To start the second set, we continued handing away points, but then we began to side out consistently. Vladimir was having some trouble passing, and we were having difficulty scoring transition points, but all of a sudden when we were down 15-20, our block became disciplined and I started to get some digs. I managed to get a dig on 3 consective plays that we converted for points, and we got two more blocks to tie the game at twenty. After that, we exchanged side outs until 23-23, when we managed to get two more block points to win the set. We were back in the match and the crowd was pumped.
The third set was marred by inconsistent play. We were siding out consistently, but once again got trapped in one serve receive rotation. Every match we have lost at least one set because we have been stuck in one rotation for4-6 points... it is becoming a problem. So, after that emotional second set, we basically gave away the third set 18-25. The forth set also began slowly and again we had to come from behind. We were down 12-17 and we were kind of moping around until all of a sudden we started to get hot and block again. After scoring two ugly points in a row on a block and a blown call by the ref, Sonnengerger took a time out. I proceeded to give a speech to the team about how we would be able to win this match only by willing it. We weren't doing anything well, but if we were willing to scrap for points, play defense and just stay disciplined, we could manufacture enough points, we could catch up to them. We did exactly that and managed to tie the match at 20-20 on a HUGE block by Mr. Sean Kendel. In fact the block was so huge that he decided to wipe the sweat mark off of the ground where the ball landed, one foot past the net on their side. Perhaps it was when he began to act like he was signing the spot that the ref took offense and gave him a yellow card. Unfortunately, this gave Sonnenberg the serve and a point. Fortunately, the crowd, which was slowly getting back into the match began whistling, booing, and screaming and was yelling so loudly that when the other team served and Hannes set Kendel, the ball that Sean hit almost a foot out of bounds was called in. Admittedly, it was one of the hardest and sharpest hit balls that I have seen in a match. He went over the middleblocker and inside the 10 footline crosscourt. But, when we were given that call, we knew that the set was ours, and we managed to block our way to a 25:23 victory.
the final set was close, but we grabbed control at 8-7, were first to score 10 points, and put the match away, 15-12.
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In other news, we managed to win a Regional Championship in the Pokal Tournament this weekend. We beat our local rivals Dumersheim 3-1 in the Regional finals. This is the first time Buhl has defeated Dumersheim in an official match in something like 5 years. Georgios, the club president as agreed to take all us foreign boys out to dinner at his favorite Greek Resturaunt in the next week or so.
Literally, I will be eating the greatest Calamari in the world very soon... no big deal!
TV Buhl is now officially on a winning streak!
I have no pertinent photos from the match... so instead I will show you a picture of our Russian outside hitter Eduard. He played for the German Junior National Team for three years and in the first division for two years before he came to Buhl last season. He is working on his business degree, likes hip hop music, and stated that his top 3 hobbies are: girls, girls, and girls. Ladies, If you happen to be looking for a single, 23 year old skinny guy with a huge jump serve and an arm like a cannon... this is your man!
We won a very hard faught match this past Saturday against a club called Sonnenberg. They had 3 players over two meters (6'6") tall, including a 7' Opposite. This team was huge and talented and we managed to squeak out a gritty 5 set victory at home in front of 350-400 fans. It was awesome. After grabbing an early lead in the first set, we allowed them back in the game by missing 7 serves in the next 10 rotations, and 9 in the set, total. The final score was 20-25 and we were pretty frustrated going into the second set. To start the second set, we continued handing away points, but then we began to side out consistently. Vladimir was having some trouble passing, and we were having difficulty scoring transition points, but all of a sudden when we were down 15-20, our block became disciplined and I started to get some digs. I managed to get a dig on 3 consective plays that we converted for points, and we got two more blocks to tie the game at twenty. After that, we exchanged side outs until 23-23, when we managed to get two more block points to win the set. We were back in the match and the crowd was pumped.
The third set was marred by inconsistent play. We were siding out consistently, but once again got trapped in one serve receive rotation. Every match we have lost at least one set because we have been stuck in one rotation for4-6 points... it is becoming a problem. So, after that emotional second set, we basically gave away the third set 18-25. The forth set also began slowly and again we had to come from behind. We were down 12-17 and we were kind of moping around until all of a sudden we started to get hot and block again. After scoring two ugly points in a row on a block and a blown call by the ref, Sonnengerger took a time out. I proceeded to give a speech to the team about how we would be able to win this match only by willing it. We weren't doing anything well, but if we were willing to scrap for points, play defense and just stay disciplined, we could manufacture enough points, we could catch up to them. We did exactly that and managed to tie the match at 20-20 on a HUGE block by Mr. Sean Kendel. In fact the block was so huge that he decided to wipe the sweat mark off of the ground where the ball landed, one foot past the net on their side. Perhaps it was when he began to act like he was signing the spot that the ref took offense and gave him a yellow card. Unfortunately, this gave Sonnenberg the serve and a point. Fortunately, the crowd, which was slowly getting back into the match began whistling, booing, and screaming and was yelling so loudly that when the other team served and Hannes set Kendel, the ball that Sean hit almost a foot out of bounds was called in. Admittedly, it was one of the hardest and sharpest hit balls that I have seen in a match. He went over the middleblocker and inside the 10 footline crosscourt. But, when we were given that call, we knew that the set was ours, and we managed to block our way to a 25:23 victory.
the final set was close, but we grabbed control at 8-7, were first to score 10 points, and put the match away, 15-12.
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In other news, we managed to win a Regional Championship in the Pokal Tournament this weekend. We beat our local rivals Dumersheim 3-1 in the Regional finals. This is the first time Buhl has defeated Dumersheim in an official match in something like 5 years. Georgios, the club president as agreed to take all us foreign boys out to dinner at his favorite Greek Resturaunt in the next week or so.
Literally, I will be eating the greatest Calamari in the world very soon... no big deal!
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