Match v Middelfart

On Saturday 11th October, we hosted Middelfart for the third game of the year, in a rematch of last season's semifinal. It was an important match because we each had taken only two points from the first two matches, and both sides were looking for two more to move up the table early in the season.

The first set went quickly and easily thanks to great service pressure from our side, most notably Niels, who put us out to an early lead that set the tone for the match. We never looked back from there, and won a lot of points from solid serving and counterattacking.

The second set started off slowly for us, but our centers Mikkel and Jens set up a wall that Middelfart could find no way around. Despite Middelfart's best efforts to change personnel around and try different looks, we continued blocking well (including a monster block by Tue) and earning points off our serve. The defecit we faced early in the set was erased by some great serving from Jens, who gave us a lead which we never surrendered.

The third set continued in the same way as the first and second, with our block continuing to dominate at the net and win us points off our serve. Kesse and Morten came in again as part of a double substitution and continued the high level of play to see the set almost to its completion. The final ball was a kill from Jens, which sealed a comfortable two points taken from an important rival.