Match v Gentofte

Our match last weekend was against Gentofte, who was the top team in the table when they arrived in Aalborg. They didn't stay that way for long however, as we beat them in four sets: 25-18, 24-26, 26-24, and 25-18. The win put us as number one for a short time, until Marienlyst got their two points from Ikast and moved back into the top spot, bumping us down to second, level on points with Gentofte but with a better set record.

The first and fourth sets were very similar, with good service pressure by us forcing Gentofte to the outsides and our blockers taking care of the rest. The second and third sets were close, and the third one was interesting in particular because we came back from a defecit of several points late in the set to win, and take some good momentum into the fourth.

Gentofte didn't pass well, so their middles (minus the Goat) only won a handful of balls on the afternoon, and we were able to limit Napier's effectiveness in attack from both the front and back row, which was important. We ran the middle decently, though Gentofte was committing with them early in the match so our outsides had some good chances. Steen was substituted in the third set and stayed in the entire fourth set and played really well. He made some good passes when he was served and won a few balls, but most importantly served well at the end of the fourth set to put it out of reach.