Pfungstadt wins opening game in a hurry

Pfungstadt wins opening game in a hurry

That was once again a clear demonstration of power. Defending champion TSV Pfungstadt wins the opening match of the DM in Hagen clearly with 3:0 sets against TV Käfertal.

With the match Pfungstadt against Käfertal the DM of Hagen starts as the last DM ended two years ago in Mannheim. Back then, in the last match before Corona, serial champion TSV Pfungstadt won with 3:1 sets. Also in the league, the Hessians prevailed twice against the Mannheimers, reported https://cricketbetting10.in/cricket-betting-sites/.

Even though the favorite had a less than perfect preparation for the DM, because the Thomas brothers took a trip to the World Games city Birmingham on behalf of the IFA, the first clear lead goes to TSV with 5:2. Käfertal shortens the lead and plays exceptional attacker Patrick Thomas again and again. For Pfungstadt, Dennis Gruber then takes over the scoring. At 10.6, Pfungstadt has the first set points of the tournament. Patrick Thomas converts with a bouncer to the well-occupied grandstand.

Also in the second set, the defending champion quickly takes control. As is so often the case, there is no remedy against the Thomas rebounds. Because his opponent from Käfertal, Nick Trinemeier, makes a few mistakes, the score is 5:1. It remains clear - via 8:2 and 10:5, the Hessians rush to the next set points. After two missed opportunities, Thomas serves the next ace - 11:7.

Both teams bring in new personnel: Tim Arnold comes in for Ajith Fernando at TSV and Christian Gillmann for Christof Jugel from TVK.

But this does not change the course of the match - again, TSV Pfungstadt leads quickly and clearly 5:0. Käfertal can still score a few points for the statistics, but cannot offer any real resistance to the serial champion. The Hessians had seven match points - and Patrick Thomas made everything clear in quick succession. This means that TSV already has more than one leg in the semi-finals - Käfertal needs as clear a victory as possible in the second preliminary round match against Hagen.

Patrick Thomas:

"That has already worked quite well for us. The fact that you first have to get used to the hall was clearly noticeable to the Käfertalers. Every hall has its own peculiarities and we also needed a game to get used to it. But now we can really get going. And of course, they wouldn't buy anything other than defending the title as a goal."