Quote10.12.2011 Generali Haching – Berlin Recycling Volleys 3:0 (28:26, 25:21, 25:20)
I had the luck to watch this game live yesterday. A great level of volleyball despite the fact that Berlin disappointed me again, I expect more from them this season. They were a match for Unterhaching only in the first and the last set. The moment that decided the winner was at the end of the first set when Berlin could have closed it and had the psychological advantage on their side after leading throughout the whole set, but they showed inexperience and it was a matter of minutes for the superb Haching to demolish them after that. Too bad for players like Kmet and Carroll who left Haching in direction Berlin only to gain some more money. I am saying that because there is no better explanation possible - Berlin is a weaker team, they don't play in the CL, they won't probably even reach the final in any of the domestic tournaments. Quite logical after they also dropped the match against VfB on Wednesday. Just a few words about their team - a promising young setter Shoji making his first international steps. The more experienced setter Skach didn't play at all, maybe it was a decision by the coach. Sivula was unstable at reception, frequently substituted by Sikiric, who didn't impress yesterday either.
On the other side, Unterhaching looks really great this year, totally crushing everyone on their way, who knows, maybe they are finally ready to take VfB over the title chase. In Europe they will have a decisive game at home against Poitiers in a decider for the second-best team in their pool, but this will also depend on how many stupid things Cuneo can do before the end of the group phase. Special words for Sebastian Pruesener and his work in defence. Now the chance he was given by Paduretu instead of Tille pays him back, an ex-OH turned into a libero is taller than the other guys on his position, but in his case he is also surprisingly fast and efficient, you have no idea what saves he made yesterday. Tille is a great libero, no questions about it, but with Pruesener Haching hasn't lost anything. Still it would be good for Tille to earn more playing time because it sucks to be the best libero at the WCH and to be without a club after that.