The senior Polish nationwide volleyball crew ended the common part of this 12 months’s version of the Volleyball Nations League with a match in opposition to the Cuban nationwide crew. Within the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, the White and Reds confidently received in opposition to the Cubans and are actually ready to satisfy their rival, with whom they may meet subsequent week on the courtroom of the Atlas Enviornment in Łódź within the quarter-final match. The Cubans’ loss on this match moreover ensured that the Serbian crew superior to the Olympic Video games in Paris.
Poland – Cuba 3:0 (25:17, 25:20, 25:20)
Immediately’s match began with an efficient assault by Wildredo Leon (1:0), whereas the Cubans made a number of errors on the web, permitting our crew to take the primary three-point lead (7:4). The rivals additionally didn’t do properly within the service subject, Miguel Angel Lopez Castro spoiled the serve (13:10). Leon was very efficient in assault, and Cuba’s representatives had been unable to search out any option to cease him (19:13). Through the change of obligation, Kuba’s second setter, Lyvan Taboada Díaz, appeared on the serve (22:14), however Tomasz Fornal’s spectacular play from the left wing left little question that on this recreation our volleyball gamers had been significantly better than the rival crew (25:17) .
The second set had the same course to the primary set – following some time of point-for-point play (3:3), the Cubans began making errors in their very own actions, which resulted in a three-point loss to our crew (7:4). The captain of the Polish crew, Bartosz Kurek (15:11), made a formidable single block in opposition to the opponent’s attacker (15:11), and Tomasz Fornal (20:16) additionally added a degree scored instantly from the serve. Our volleyball gamers didn’t enable their opponents to take the initiative even for a second (23:17), and the victory lastly grew to become a reality following one other unsuccessful serve by the Cubans (25:20).
On the opening of the final a part of this match, the Polish block once more functioned completely (6:3), and Mateusz Bieniek, who obtained barely fewer balls right now, began attacking from the middle of the web (10:6). Wilfredo Leon, in a manner well-known to followers, as soon as once more disturbed his opponents within the serve, sending a sequence of extraordinarily tough serves to the Cuban aspect, due to which the White and Reds gained 9 factors (17:8). The Cubans tried to muster the final of their energy (20:15), however the Poles didn’t intend to surrender the victory both on this recreation or in all the match, saving the final level following their opponent’s mistake (25:20).
Poland: Leon, Fornal, Janusz, Bieniek, Huber, Kurek, Zatorski (L) and: Bołądź, Łomacz
As a result of: Lopez, Simon, Yant, Thondike, Concepcion, Sanchez, Garcia (L) oraz: Taboada, Masso
