Match V Eltmann

We were on a bit of a high after beating the team in 2nd place. However we had to be ready only 4 days later to play Eltmann. Although Eltmann are sitting in 7th place in the Bundesliga they are a solid team who on there day can trouble some very good teams.

From the first set it seemed that we were not really on our game. Eltmann started well and soon we were on the back foot. We were struggling with our attacking game and although we made a brief comeback at the end it was too little to late as eltmann took the set to 22.

The second set again started horribly, down early. However we came back and soon it was neck and nec heading to the business end of the set. We managed to save 7 set point balls and then managed to take won our 3rd set ball to take the set 34-32.

As was the story of the match the 3rd was again close. We opened up an early 8-4 lead before Eltmann had a run of 5 points in a row. (Again we get killed by a single run of points!) However we took a slight lead and managed to hold it, taking the set 26-24 on our second set point.

The 4th set looked good, we took contol at the end of the 4th set, only to throw away a handy 2 point lead with some bad attacking desicions at the end of the set. Eltmann took ful advantage to take the set 26-24.

Having been in a similar situation only a few days earlier we came out ready to win the 5th. After an even start we started to play some good ball and pulled away to win the 5th comfortable to 10.

It was great to get another win, even though we could of possibly finished it in 4 sets. I personally had probably my best game of the season with some great hitting and serving. I'm really looking forward to continuing to make an impact when i come on, and keep those starting passer hitters on their toes! We have another tricky encounter against Konigswusterhausen Netzhoppers (whos logo happens to be a Kangaroo) Even though they are sitting 9th on the ladder they have a 4-1 record at home! So it could be interesting!