Dresden SC-TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3:0
DRESDEN – Hope dies last. However, even the boldest among fans of DSC had to admit that the current chapter of Champions League will be completed with the eight-finals. The defeat at home was too obvious with the result of 0:3 (12:25, 20:25, 13:25) in the first duel with Dynamo Kazan.
The libero of selection Kerstin Tzscherlich after the 69-minute clear lesson, chose especially self-critical words: “The fact that we played like shit is sad. They had to throw the ball just over the net, the rest we have made ourselves. Our respect was already pretty big. “
Alex Waibl put it diplomatically: “We have not played like we can, “the head coach stated three main reasons:” I think my players have put on themselves too much pressure. For someone who was struck, the lack of training became apparent. And with the failures of Ausfällen with Anna Cmaylo and Katharina Schwabe we lacked the substitutions on the bench.” However, Waibl also praised the opponents:” Our opponent is very, very well and was well prepared for us – you just have to accept that. Kazan is not a random team in Russia. This team can reach the Final Four in the Champions League.”
Before the return game on 9 February Kazan‘s team and Waibl with its proteges will be in the kits of “somehow closed“ design, which is tomorrow in Bundesliga. DSC won Bayer Leverkusen at 17.30 o’clock in the arena Margon. Which of the players will accrue on the scoreboard before last, Waibl will decide after today’s workout. As he has done recently in a 3-1 win in Aachen, he wants to save some powerful players.
