After a nerve-racking battle lasting nearly three hours, the Karlovy Vary players dispatched favorite Romanian champions CS Arcad Galati, whom they beat 3-2 in sets, then added a decisive gold set.

“The match showed that the form is rising slowly, but so far only very slowly,” Karlovy Vary little big man Daniel Pfeffer alias Pepe said after the match.

“The game was mostly long, so it was mostly about who would stay more focused. And I think that was the deciding attribute,” he reflected at the decisive moment of the exciting battle, which was hosted by Karlovy Vary Ball Gym.

Vary had an even more difficult outlook to advance as they lost 2: 3 in sets in the opening duel on the Galati board. However, the opponents came back with the same coin.

“The concentration lasted until the last two tie-breakers, where it was clear that the Galati no longer held the concentration and gave it up in their heads,” Pfeffer said of the dramatic conclusion of the duel, at the during which he had to decide on the progression of gold. together.

Succeeded. After the gold set, Vary moved on to the next phase of the Champions League. In the second preliminary round, Karlovy Vary will face to change the Croatian champion Mladost, who has participated regularly in the Champions League for four years.

“I know the team by name, but really, I don’t really know what kind of players they have right now,” Pfeffer admitted. “I will rely on the video clips that the coach will send us to analyze the opponent,” said the cabin manager in Karlovy Vary with a smile.

As against Galati, Vary will appear first on the opposing board, then at home. “It just came to mind at that point. Away we try to play the best possible result with a view to revenge at home, where you feel strong and trust each opponent. “, Pfeffer concluded.