Poland: Jastrzębski Węgiel show its power against reconstructed Resovia, Suwalki and ZAKSA ok

Jastrzębski Węgiel dominated over Asseco Resovia Rzeszów in Round 2 of the 2020/21 Polish Plusliga regular season.
What was supposed to be an interesting clash in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, turned out to be a match with the domination of one team, with the home side who wins with a clear 3-0 (25:21, 25:16, 25:18).
It was the 41st league encounter of these big rivals, and Jastrzębski prevailed for the 20th time. The team from Rzeszów made quite a respectable roster in order to redeem for the horrible PlusLiga campaign last season, absolutely one of the worst ever, as they finished in the penultimate position in the standings.
Moroccan Mohamed Al Hachdadi was the top scorer for the winning side with 15 points, while Jakub Popiwczak made 75 % reception (25 % perfect). Slovenian Klemen Čebulj scored 11 points for Resovia.
In the other matches, Ślepsk Malow Suwalki won in straight sets against a disappointing Indykpol Olsztyn. The man of the match was the opposite Boladz with 19 points and 67% in attack.
In the last match, Nikola Grbic’s ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle respects the prediction by beating MKS Bedzin in straight sets.

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)

| September 19 |

• Jastrzebski Wegiel – Asseco Resovia Rzeszow 3-0 (25:21, 25:16, 25:18)
Top Scorers: Al Hachdadi 15, Fornal 12, Gladyr 9, Louati 6, Wisniewski 6, Kampa 5; Cebulj 11, Butryn 10, Krulicki 6, Szerszen 6, Taht 4. MVP: Al Hachdadi.

• Indykpol AZS Olsztyn – Slepsk Malow Suwalki 0-3 (22:25, 21:25, 27:29)
Top Scorers: Schott 15, Concepcion 12, Schulz 11; Boladz 19, Walinski 13, Rousseaux 12, Sapinski 6. MVP: Boladz.

• Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle – MKS Bedzin 3-0 (25:16, 25:19, 25:23)
Top Scorers: Semeniuk 13, Kaczmarek 12, Smith 11, Sliwka 8, Kochanowski 7; Faryna 12, José Ademar Santana 9, Sobanski 8. MVP: Semeniuk.

| 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 |
Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle 6
Jastrzebski Wegiel 5
VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa 5
GKS Katowice 3
PGE Skra Belchatow 3
Slepsk Malow Suwalki 3
Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom 2
Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 1
Cuprum Lubin 1
Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 1
Trefl Gdansk 0
MKS Bedzin 0
Asseco Resovia Rzeszow 0
Stal Nysa 0