In the quarter-finals of the DVV Cup, SC Potsdam won the highly anticipated game against Dresdner SC 1898 after 1:22 3:0 (30:28, 25:16, 25:21). Coach Guillermo Hernandez’s team must travel to the Ladies in Black in Aachen to reach the cup final, which will be held on 10 December.
That there was such a relatively clear result in favor of the Brandenburg women at the Margon Arena in front of 2245 spectators was astonishing. There was no favorite, but both teams had the same goal of fighting for tickets to the next round of the cup.
This game started out the way one would like a cup match. It was very tight up to the set point, there were spectacular exchanges, exciting coaches, video tests and highly motivated volleyball players. SC Potsdam started with Maja Savic, Hester Jasper, Anett Nemeth, Anastasia Cekulaev, recovered Sarah van Aalen, Laura Emonts and Aleksandra Jegdic (L).
After 0:1 Potsdam equalized, sometimes ahead, then Dresden had a point or two more and this went on until 21:20. Then Guillermo Hernandez showed a good hand and eliminated Pia Leweling, who followed 21:21. A tough nerve suit was now required by both sixes in the net. It was 24:21, draw 24:24, 26:26, video practice, 27:27, 28:28 and finally SC Potsdam managed to complete this thriller with 30:28 and win the set and lead by 1 :0.
Now the ladies from Havelstadt impressed with a lightning start and connected perfectly at the start with their appearance and quickly secured clear conditions. The score was 13:3, which caused incredulous looks in the arena and had a lasting effect on the DSC. At this stage of the game there was almost nothing of equal value to oppose SC Potsdam and that was surprising. Everything was right there, precise service, the intake, the wall. After 24 minutes, with the last exchange, 25:16 was on credit and the score was 2:0.
With a 2-0 in defense, SC Potsdam continued to act concentratedly and had adapted in the long term, in the third, the DSC will do everything to keep the cup game open at home. He was more balanced now. It quickly became 5:1, but coach Alexander Waibl’s protégés equalized at 5:5 and were still equal and up to 11:11. Subsequently, the team around captain Laura Emonts partly managed to gain a one to four point lead until the end. Anastasia Chekulaev had the ball at 24:21 and did not miss the opportunity to complete a convincing performance of the German runners-up with her 25:21 and the well-deserved 3:0, which means that she is in the semifinals of this competition .
mvp: Silver Laura Berger (Dresden) and Gold Annet Nemeth (Potsdam)
SC Potsdam: Laura Emonts (18), Veronika Djokic, Selma Hetmann, Anastasia Cekulaev (9), Maja Savic (13), Megan Viggars, Rica Maase, Sarah van Aalen (5), Anett Nemeth (22), Fleur Savelkoel, Pia Leweling, Hester Jasper (6), Aleksandra Jegdic.
Photo: Denis Trapp
