In the men’s volleyball match in Italy, it seemed like the first set would never end.
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The intense battle lasted 89 minutes until the German volleyball players won the first set 66:64. Never before in international competitions has a set lasted this long, nor has it ever taken so many points (130) to determine the winner of a set.
- We remind you that in volleyball a set is played to 25 points, and if the score is tied or the teams are separated by one point, play continues until a two-point advantage is achieved.
- Until now, the longest set belonged to the teams of Argentina and Poland, who in June this year after 62 minutes of battle determined that the Argentinians won 50:48.
In front of 4,400 spectators, a record-breaking long first set took place between the defending world champion teams of Italy and Germany.
“This is the longest match I have ever played. I think none of us have experienced such a first set, and it is even more special because we won it. We were incredible,” said Tobias Brand, who scored the decisive point for Germany in the first set.
On Thursday in Italy, not only the first set but the entire match was intense and record-breaking long.
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The Italians won the second set 25:22, but the Germans were stronger in the third 25:23. When the world champion Italians won the fourth set (25:22), a decisive fifth set was needed.
The Italians won it 15:12, ending the match that lasted 3 hours and 50 minutes with a total score of 3-2.
“Four hours is a very, very long time,” Bild quoted the Italian coach of the German team, Massimo Botti. “I have never experienced such a set before. It was crazy – today one set lasted as long as a whole match usually does.”
