The VfB Suhl Lotto Thüringen women's volleyball team have pulled off a sensational upset. Coach Laszlo Hollosy's team also won their third play-off final match against Dresdner SC 3:0 (25:20, 25:16, 25:22) on Wednesday evening and seized their first chance to win the title in the best-of-five series. The Thuringians thus secured the German championship title for the first time in the club's history and crowned their outstanding season with the double.
In front of more than 1,800 spectators in the sold-out Wolfsgrube, the Suhlers defeated the six-time champions from Dresden, who had already failed to beat VfB in the cup semi-finals, with a convincing performance in attack and defense. The team led by strong diagonal attacker Monika Brancuska thus remained unbeaten on home court for the 18th match in a row. Their last defeat had come against the DSC women at the start of the season.
Despite their morale and great will, it was not enough for the visitors from Saxony, who had to battle with a wave of infections in the team throughout the final series, to open up the series once again and at least secure another home game.
