Thailand vs Germany Highlights Week 3 Women s VNL 2025

Here we go. Germany with the first shots fired. Thailand defending as per usual. And a big swing from Seagrot gets us going. Germany with the first tight race right now. There's so many teams right in the middle of the pack. It's going to be, I mean, every win feels really important, but honestly, every point too. Yeah. Especially against a team like Thailand where you're quote, unquote, expected to win. A big swing, Asmae on the outside, tip into the blocks, sneaky play from Thailand. Quick behind and clever move. That's a deep roll. Thailand in a chance to swing. But yeah, Doug Pogani underneath it. Asmae, what an angle on her. How about that? No, that's not on the serve sign. Seagrot. Dribbles one over the block and he's not worried. It was great. Weitzel also not worried when she gets a perfect set like that. Strava headed to play in Italy next season. That'll be her first time playing outside of Germany. Scalded for her serve like that. What a speedy swing from Ramon Ramos. Back for a short serve on Seagrot. Weitzel returns the favor. Great first ball side out for Germany again. Serve, receive, or transition. She feeds them. Great ball from Alfmeyer, allowing that middle exactly like you spoke about for some players like her to come to the forefront of the VNL this summer. Seagrot, one of the veterans, has a swing. That's not coming back. Pogani goes high, another roll shot, and those still not dropping. Third time's a charm for Seagrot. More power. Solid serve. There's the pick-up she talked about. Seagrot off the hands and down the line. So that extra bit of defense paying off. Tied up at 21s. In the red zone, in the business time. And again, it seems like Tanaka just knows what to do every single time. It's like she was... Good job. Those line on Alfmeyer. It's a tight ball, but handled beautifully at one angle on her. Alfmeyer has been ripping that cross-court shot. Tied up at 23s. Ball's off the net. No middle involvement, but Alfmeyer can go for it, and she goes high. OT the block. What a shot at a big time. Alfmeyer takes a little bit of speed off of it. Opportunity to close out this set. Throwback. Change up. Pipichaya just changes midair. Alfmeyer to close it out. Done. Germany just squeak out the first set over time. Alfmeyer in the serve. If you're a USA Volleyball fan, you'll know her. Katheryne Rando-Valkyrie. Headed over to play at Athletes Unlimited next season. Czekolajew getting the middle going again. All right, good swing from Czekolajew up front. Defense as well. Germany making sure they get that second touch, and a drop right over the net. That communication was so important. Yeah, I love that communication. VNL, one of the veterans on the tight side. Kinderman slices it down the line. Still only the first service, second service error of the match, so not bad. Not a bad number. Alfmeyer drops the short. DeGroote is denied. What a block by Pornpun. What a disciplined block by Pornpun up front. Not only is she in the right spot to make this play, but her handwork... Two points to make up for Pogani. Alfmeyer, wow! Aggressive serve again. Quick to the middle, a couple times in a row to Weitzel. Yeah, there's not much that Thailand can do. Alfmeyer aggressive from the end line. Thailand out of system, does not matter. They're better in system, but they're handling those out of system balls well. Feed everything to left, back to Pogani, I would. 100%. DeGroote's had so much success with that tip. Yeah, she's... Dautz plays her volleyball in Stuttgart, Germany. It's an ace serve, exactly like the coach drew it up. Six of them. Schiltzel, that was sharp in the deep corner. Good swing off hands, Germany having to do some ping pong. Quick rip behind, what a swing from Ramona. Still set point, Germany. Thailand must get this ball in, they do. Cox takes the first, DeGroote wants to go deep, what a dig to the outside, but the block is ready and waiting, and Germany clean it up at the net to take set number two. First ball side outs, or they were finding ways to kill the ball maybe after the first rally, rather than letting it go on and on. Well, the serving definitely got a little bit tougher in that set. Aggressive, and it's an ace, how about it? Dautz really fumbled to this point. The passing for Germany has been stellar. Making the center move, but not too much. Free ball coming back. That time it's on the money, which means Weizel can get firing. Back to the outside, Wadisada goes hard, but Germany says, not today. Weizel continues at the end line. Goes straight down the middle. Quick rip from Thailand, but it's dug. Oh, wow, what an arm from Schoelzl. And Thailand, she saw that block so well. A little pressure serve on Tanaka. Defense is starting to take off. Germany are not allowing Thailand to play this set. She's racking up ace after ace. There's no reason to change anything. It's going zone five to zone five deep. All right. In the conversation of this rally, can they get her off the line? From the center that gets it done. Born pun, because. Fresh legs, fresh serving arm. And the response is adamant. And Germany's just been getting out, siding out really quickly this round. And that's it. Deep float on Stiegrot. Awesome, able to have a super clean approach. Germany on a mission. 15 to five. Tight ball handled nicely, but the block, Alsmaier finds it perfectly in her wheelhouse. Well handled, and just like you called it, Emily, immediately getting Weitzel off the line. A little extra, a lot of new faces on the Thai side, looking for any solutions. Emcee's German train. Free ball opportunity. Stiegrot finds a way past. Comfort Germany as well, because they've only made the finals one time in history, and in a pretty good position right now to do so again. Impressive serve. Out of system is Germany, but they don't mind. They've been handling that out of system all night long. And it's getting closer to the end line. Stauphorn with a ring. Tip again, and also in easy off speeds, but really difficult ones that Thailand hasn't been able to play. Into the German block. It's almost as if Thailand are trying to play Germany's game right now. How quickly can Germany side out here? First ball handled. And it's Weitzel back to the middle. The way they started is the way they end. Germany absolutely dominant in the third set, showing all kinds of range and skill. A true team performance.