1 and 1

Well, it was a tough match in Tierp and the playoff series is now all tied up 1 to 1.

VVK had a tough time sheding the nerves in front of a packed house (maybe 400?) in Tierp. The whole match we played stiff and anxious, desperately looking for a glimmer of hope that we might be able to pull off a road win. Fact is, our two teams are very evenly matched as for the second match in a row it came down to a fifth set. Tierp won the first and third sets, we the second and fourth, before they took over the lead at 9-8 in the fifth and never looked back.

I finally stepped up and played worthy of a professional salary. I lead the team with 18 points on 17 kills and 1 block. The highlight of my match was the single block that came after 3 consecutive kills. It was a thunderclamp right back into Tierp's top hitter's face. It came at the start of the 4th set and we had jumped out to a 5-1 lead and just coasted. It was awesome.

Some really, REALLY bad calls screwed us over in the 5th set. I monstered a ball sharp cross-court that they called out which was clearly in. No line judges makes things difficult. We would have gone up 2 points. We were up 8-7 at the switch (sides) and then we missed a float serve out of bounds (I won't mention any names ~CdOaUvGeH~) which really took the wind out of ours sails.

Anyway, I'm off to the airport in 20 minutes to pick up my parents. I've anxiously been awaiting their arrival. At least now they'll for sure see 2 matches! Always gotta look on the bright side of things...