The Austrian national volleyball team almost managed the surprise against Finland on Saturday evening in the Raiffeisen Volleydome in Ried. Driven by the loud fans, the Austrians took the lead with 2:1 sets. In the decisive phase, however, the Finns had better nerves: The fifth and decisive set went to Finland with 15:13. After the third defeat, the Austrians were out of the European Championship qualification.
“The mood in the hall was great, each of us gave 100 percent. But in the end it wasn’t enough again. That’s bitter, of course,” said captain Peter Wohlfahrtstätter.
“That’s it for us, the European Championship will take place without Austria. Congratulations to the Finns, they’re in. We improved from game to game, but we didn’t win again today. Now we want to say goodbye to the last game in Latvia “, says sports director Gottfried Rath-Zobernig. The Sportunion Ried was convincing as the organizer, the two European Championship qualifiers were certainly not the last international games in the volleydome.
Source: Nachrichten
