2024-07-28 19:12:20
In the first match of the group stage on Sunday, the Austrian team lost 0-2 to the Brazilian pair Evandro/Arthur.
Service in front of the Eiffel Tower at sunset: Julian Hörl could not have wished for a more beautiful setting for his Olympic debut. On Sunday evening, the beach volleyball player from Saalfelden and his partner Alex Horst from Vienna lost to the Brazilian pair Evandro/Arthur 18:21 and 19:21.
“It was very painful,” Hall said after the game. “The two of them played well, but we made so many simple mistakes and it was a little nervous at the beginning. But it’s really fun to play in this great stadium.”
Despite the defeat, Alexander Horst is also happy with the venue: “It’s a great venue. But we wanted to win, twice we were three points ahead and still lost. Head-to-head, they are now 3- 2 leads.
In keeping with their previous head-to-head record, the two Austrian players competed at the same level as the higher-ranked Brazilian player. They seemed to be on the right track midway through the first set, thanks in large part to a strong defensive performance. But the 2.10m giant Evandro (the world champion in the 2017 Vienna final against Horst and Clemens Doppler) and Arthur found the secret and took control of the situation again, eventually winning 21:18 This plate.
The second set was close until the decisive moment of 19 minutes and 19 seconds, when Brazil showed mercy twice at the net: first Alex Horst made a serve error, and then his opponent’s serve rolled into the Austrian sand. . After 42 minutes, the game was decided.
The top two teams in each group and the two best third-place teams advance to the round of 16. The remaining third-place team will participate in the intermediate rounds. Tuesday’s opponents are world champions Perucic/Pigner, and on Friday they will face Canadian pair Sam Schachter/Dan Deering. “We know what adjustments need to be made now,” Julian Hörl said.
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