Berlin Volleys - Skra Bełchatów (SET5)

Once more Germany’s ‘Volleyball Temple’ was sold-out for the second and final day of the competition, with more than 9000 in attendance as the local heroes also claimed Germany’s first medal in the Champions League since VfB Friedrichshafen had lifted the trophy back in 2007. The guys in orange shirts looked more determined than their opponents who had not yet recovered from the disappointment stemming from their heavy semifinal loss to Resovia Rzeszów on Saturday. Despite missing out on an opportunity to finish it off already in the fourth set, the ‘Berliner’ showed nerves of steel to eventually seize the day at the tie-break after surviving to three match balls for their opponents and get the party started with an ace by Francesco De Marchi! Mark Lebedew, coach of the home team said: "It was a phenomenal performance by my team and I am very proud of them. We made some changes and these helped us. I am very happy and it is a very emotional moment for me".

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