BM V Middelfart

25-12, 25-19, 25-14

Well it's great to finally get a victory over our 'bogey' team Middelfart. And do to it in a such a convincing fashion is always great. The first set started out great with some good transition plays and some good serving keeping Middelfart from playing their natural free flowing game. The middles kept the blocking tidy, giving us some good transition oppurtunities. Towards the end of the set Middelfart gained some momentum, but the damage was done at the start of the set and we had a convincing first set victory.
We definitelly expected Middelfart to come out firing in the 2nd set, after all they are a quality side. However much of the same continued, we were able to make the most of our opportunities. Our middle attack was strong and coupled with some attacking errors from Middelfart we were able to skip to a good lead. Jacob Funch sent down some srong serves late in the set to gain some momentum going into the third, but the lead was to much to make up as we took the set by 6 points.
The 3rd set started with Middelfart taking an early lead. It took us til 7-8 down to switch on. A few serving runs from Jacob and Toke and suddenly we were 17-9 up. It was simply then a matter of finishing off strong and taking a well played victory, and also re-taking top of the ladder.
I guess it was a good team effort all round. I think the middles again played solidly in attack and block, Jordan was his usual consistent self. BT played a solid game as libero and te outsides were great at putting the ball down in those tough points. Personally I probably played my best game of the season, it felt good to get back to my national team form, still being pesimistic about myself I would liked to of served a little better, but beggars can't be choosers!! So hopefully i, as well as the team can keep up this great form come finals time.
So we still have the one game left against Gentofte, who are traditionally strong at home. A good win will hopefully guarantee top spot and home court advantage. However i expect all 4 finals teams to step it up a gear as we go into the finals. Lets just wait and see what happens!!