Volleyball Update: Germany beat Kazakhstan in the FIVB Women’s World Championship opener
The Women’s National Volleyball Team from Germany held off 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, and 25-16) victory over Kazakhstan in the first combat of Pool C at FIVB Women’s World Championship on 29th October, 2010. The match was kicked off at Matsumoto Sports
Gymnasium in Matsumoto, Japan at 1330 (local time). The turn-out of fans was great as it was the opening day of the tournament. The German team came strong on their opponents and secured the first match with wonderful victory.
First Set
The match started out on a slow pace and players took time to settle down in their positions. The early phase of the game was full of bad serves from both sides. Kazakhstan made a difference and scored the first two points of the game. The useful lead of
two points was very helpful for them, in order to dominate the other side. Nonetheless, Germany couldn’t stand the better status of Kazakhstan. They hit back strongly and added quick points with nice spikes. Germany continued with strike and took the score
of 10-8.
In the meantime, Germany committed two errors, which created a perfect opportunity for Kazakhstan to steal points and build a lead of 12-10 over Germany. Germany’s Corina Ssuschke hit the ball but Olga Drobyshevskaya of Kazakhstan denied the power by offering
perfect block. Afterwards, Germany controlled over the movement of the hands and poised their feet in the game. They found the perfect rhythm and tone to work out better shots. They scored 6 consecutive points and hit the scoreboard with a lead of 16-12 at
the second technical timeout. The protagonists came back and tied the score at 19-19, while Germany didn’t feel happy about it. Maren Brinker of Germany produced good spikes and broke the tie. Since the finish line was near, they put effort and thrashed 25-21
victory of Kazak team in the first set.
Second Set
The warm-up session was very much over and second set of the game started with strong hits. Brinker was on fire and she produced good shots for Germany but Olga Nassedkina of Kazakhstan was up for challenge. She defended Kazak side with brilliant blocking.
Germany continued with success and picked up a lead. They stormed Kazakhstan’s half with killing spikes and aces. Germany was ahead in the game with 6-2 lead at the end of first technical timeout. Christiane Furst of Germany was on serve and she floated the
ball with great power. German side went on a five-point spurt, which put huge pressure on the opposite team. The good spiking of Margareta Kozuch provided enough damage to Kazakhstan’s team. Germany was in very good position after building a 10 point lead
at the second technical timeout. The clouds of un-certainty surrounded Kazakhstan’s team and they failed to stop Germany from scoring points. Too many unforced reception errors pushed Kazakhstan behind, while Germany outshined in the game. Two consecutive
errors by Jarlagassova and Irina Zaitseva of Kazakhstan helped Germany to score a 25-14 victory in second set.
Third Set
Germany was all pumped up after capturing the opening two sets of the game. They were resolved to repeat the same performance and earn match victory against Kazakhstan. On the other hand, Kazak ladies had a hard time to formulize good strategy in order to
survive. They put up good effort and stayed close to Germany’s score until the first technical timeout. Germany’s Kozuch attempted a nice spike which perfectly landed in the targeted area. Moreover, Kathleen Weiss contributed strong point with her killing
serves. Germany was 21-8 at the first technical timeout.
Germany took full control of the game and dominated other side with a delivery of deadly spikes and perfect serves. Finally, Drobyshevskaya of Germany put an end to third set with the winning shot and set was closed at 25-16. Germany clinched first victory
in the FIVB Women’s World Championship over Kazakhstan.
Margareta Kozuch of Germany was the top scorer with 14 points, while Maren Brinker and Christianne Furst contributed 13 and 11 respectively. Likewise, Kazakhstan’s Olga Drobyshevskaya struggled with 11points, while Olessya Arslanova charted 10 points.
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