Poland: Warszawa close to suffering surprising defeat vs. Lubin in the advance of Round 2

The title contenders VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa were very close to suffering a surprising defeat against Cuprum Lubin in the opening match of the second round of the 2020/21 Polish volleyball Championship.
The team from the Polish capital trailed 2-0 in sets before turning the match around: 3-2 (20:25, 23:25, 25:18, 25:21, 15:12).
Artur Szalpuk was the top scorer for Warszawa with 24 points, including 4 winning blocks, while Jan Król made 73 % attack. Wojciech Ferens and Colombian Ronald Jiménez scored 16 points each for the losing side, while Kamil Maruszczyk had 75 % reception (19 % perfect).

2020/21 PlusLiga, regular season – Round 2

| September 18 |

Cuprum Lubin – Verva Warszawa Orlen Paliwa 2-3 (25:20, 25:23, 18:25, 21:25, 12:15)
Top Scorers: Jimenez 16, Ferens 16, Maruszczyk 14, Gunia 8; Szalpuk 24, Krol 19, Kwolek 17, Wrona 10, Nowakowski 8. MVP: Szalpuk.

| September 19 |
• Jastrzebski Wegiel – Asseco Resovia Rzeszow 3-0 (25:21, 25:16, 25:18)
• Indykpol AZS Olsztyn – Slepsk Malow Suwalki 0-3 (22:25, 21:25, 27:29)
• Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle – MKS Bedzin 3-0 (25:16, 25:19, 25:23)

| September 20 |
• PGE Skra Belchatow- Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 1-3 (27:25, 24:26, 24:26, 23:25)
• Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom — Trefl Gdansk 0-3 (19:25, 21:25, 11:25)

| September 21 |
• GKS Katowice – Stal Nysa 3-2 (23:25, 20:25, 25:21, 25:18, 15:12)

| Standings |
VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa 5
Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle 3
GKS Katowice 3
PGE Skra Belchatow 3
Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom 2
Jastrzebski Wegiel 2
Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 1
Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 1
Cuprum Lubin 1
Asseco Resovia Rzeszow 0
Trefl Gdansk 0
MKS Bedzin 0
Slepsk Malow Suwalki 0
Stal Nysa 0