The Dresden SC volleyball players can continue to dream of the cup final in Mannheim. Alexander Waibl's team beat VfB Suhl Lotto Thüringen 3:0 (28:26, 25:22, 25:18) in a hard-fought match in the quarter-finals to advance to the semi-finals. Their opponents in the next round will not be determined until the draw on Sunday evening.
The Bundesliga leaders got off to a somewhat nervous start in front of 2473 spectators in their home arena and made a few easy mistakes against the well-prepared visitors. As a result, the VfB women were able to open up a clear gap. However, led by the strong performance of Lorena Lorber Fijok, the DSC women fought their way back point by point. A double substitution also worked well. The two teams gave each other nothing in crunch time, but Victoria Demidova buried the third set point.
That gave Waibl's players momentum for the second half, in which they were very focused and stable in all elements from the outset. However, the Thuringians did not give up and fought their way back into the game. The DSC's double switch worked again and the Dresden side was able to build a four-point advantage with strong serving and attacking and successful defending. Waibl's charges also showed strong nerves in the final phase.
The Dresden side left nothing to chance in the third and converted the first match point with a block defense to secure a deserved victory.
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