– The volleyball players of TSV 1860 Weißenburg needed to wait a very long time for the first home match day of the present district league season. Now the time has come and the promoted workforce registered a defeat (0:3 in opposition to SV Rednitzhembach) and a win (3:1 in opposition to Post SV Nürnberg) in the new Seeweiher Gymnasium.
A big quantity of spectators and an amazing ambiance – thanks primarily to the group of followers from Jura – fashioned the surroundings, in addition to the rallies and lots of thrilling phases value seeing. At first look, 0:3 in the first match reads extra clearly than particular person sentences. The Weissenburgers, round coach Stephan Endres and captain Franz Midel, made a strong begin. In the first set, they took a 17:14 lead, however then they weren’t constant in assault and blocking, permitting the guests to play. The end result: the desk got here in second place with the rating of 25:19.
Hembach is extra steady
In the second spherical, the home workforce misplaced early with a rating of 2:7. After that, the match was tied, however the deficit might not be made up (once more 19:25). The Hembachers pulled away early in the third interval, however TSV 1860 stored the game open by making it 9:9. However, SV had been regular and calm and with a 25-21 win they put the lid on a well-deserved 3-0 win.
A fan block with flags and drums from the Jura created an amazing ambiance in the Weißenburg Seeweiherhalle.
© Uwe Mühling, VT
Now the Weisenburg workforce wanted to be motivated once more for the second match in opposition to Post SV Nürnberg. And gained with a rating of 3:1 (26:28, 25:20, 26:24, 25:23). TSV-Sixziger didn’t enable the “postmen” to enter the game with a really focused begin. With the rating 16:8, the first half appeared clear for the home workforce, however then errors occurred. Nürnberg had nothing left to lose and took the first set 28-26 with sturdy serves and assaults.
The game has turned
The Weissenburgers had been unfazed and dominated the second half with a rating of 12:9. But then Post SV made it 12:15 with a pair of spurts. Coach Endres’ break ought to assist. TSV stormed again into the game and gained the second set 25-20. The game was now an open trade of blows. In the center of the third half, TSV 1860 pulled away (14:10), however needed to struggle to the finish for a 26:24 victory. The quantity 4 units had been additionally tied for a very long time (17:17). But then Weisenburg was barely forward and used the second match level to make it 25:23 and three:1.

The first home game of the present district league season was a win and a loss for the Weisenburg volleyball players. Our image exhibits Thomas Schiele (center, quantity 8) in motion in opposition to Rednitzhembach.
© Uwe Mühling, VT
With 18 factors from twelve video games, TSV 1860 are fifth in midfield in the district league and can as soon as once more have home benefit subsequent weekend. On Saturday, February 4, TSV Zirndorf III and TSV Neunkirchen II can be the opponents – the game can be performed in the outdated Seeweiherhalle An der Hagenau at 14:00 as a particular characteristic.
TSV 1860 Weißenbname: Michael Dallinger, Bjorn Deler, Ben Endres, Yannick Hemmeter, Florian Krach, Franz Midel, Thomas Schiele, Maximilian Weiler, David Weisslein.