3:1 against Kafertal - Hagen reaches home semifinals The first big goal achieved: DM host TSV Hagen has reached the semifinals at home. With 3:1 the yellow-blacks win their decisive preliminary round match against TV Kafertal. The second DM match for host Hagen starts with a moment of shock: Flortian Kutscher, who played so strongly against Pfungstadt, injures himself during warm-up and misses the warm-up. In the dressing room, team doctor Andreas Schmitz tries everything to get him fit after all, reported https://cricketbetting10.in/ipl-betting-apps/. Without Kutscher, but with the loud fans behind them, Hagen gets going. But against the strong Nick Trinemeier on the block in the attack of the TVK, the clearly smaller Philip Hofmann has visible disadvantages. So Käfertal takes the 3:1 lead. But Hagen does not complain for long, especially Müller is quickly up to temperature - tricky and with overview he can turn the score to 8:5 for TSV. Two points later, Hagen has the first set points. Hofmann closes the bag with a long shot into the corner - 11:6. Also Käfertal has to realize that the main attacker Marcel Stoklasa cannot be on the ball. Nick Trinemeier can't replace him completely - and so TVK is immediately behind again 0:2 and 1:3 in the second half. Overall, however, the TVK is now better in the game, turns to the 6:5 lead. Hagen continues to play a solid game, but is mostly without a chance at the block. The Mannheim team extended the lead to 8:6 and then Hofmann made three service errors, which decided the set: 11:6. Hagen now has the worm in it - and Trinemeier is always happy to take advantage of this - 3:1 for the TVK. Somehow, the Hageners still manage to stay in it. After a ball out by the TVK attacker, the hosts are in front again. This catches Käfertal completely unexpected - and after even Kevin Schmalbach scores on the Trinemeier side, Hagen has set points and shortly after also wins the set - 11:6. The fourth set also starts with 2-point leads for the blue and white from Mannheim's Käfertal district. But the stubborn Hagen team slowly came back and evened the score at 5:5. Then a bitter Hofmann error, who jumps into the line in an unnecessary block attempt. Käfertal increases to 8:6, then makes mistakes again and concedes the 8:8. Philip Hofmann grabs it right away and briefly makes the 9:8. Shortly after, the first match point for the home team: Trinemeier puts a return into the net. He fights back with an ace, but then can't save a ricochet and has to counterattack again. The longest rally of the match follows - and the better end for Hagen. Hofmann converted at the umpteenth attempt to win 12:10 and 3:1. The team has now reached the home semifinals. Käfertal, which reached the final last year, had to drop out on the first day of the DM. Ole Schachtsiek:
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