Poland: Jastrzębski not allowing Skra beat them even after nearly 4 years! Comeback of Warta Zawiercie over Radom

In a big classic of the Polish club volleyball, Jastrzębski Węgiel defeated PGE Skra Bełchatów in an amazing clash in Jastrzębie-Zdrój. The home side defeated Skra for the ninth time in a row! The match was valid for Round 19 of the 2020/21 Polish PlusLiga regular season and was resolved only in the tie-break. Partially, it was 22:25, 25:21, 25:22, 21:25, 15:8.
Encounters of these two are labeled as classics in Poland given that, cunting today, they met 75 times in the history of the competition, and the last time Skra won was nearly four years ago, more precisely on February 26, 2017!
Rafał Szymura was the top scorer among the winners with 18 points, Michał Szalacha made 5 blocks, while Jakub Popiwczak had 70 % reception. Iranian Milad Ebadipour scored 16 points on the losing side.
In the evening match Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom seemed on the verge of winning against Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie but instead, ahead 2-0 (second set at 13!) And 13:11 in the 3rd set they arrived on Flavio’s service turn (break until 13:15) the reaction of the team of coach Kolakovic who, led by outside-hitter Orczyk (MVP of the match with 24 points, 52% in attack and 2 blocks) overturned the game to win at the tie-break.

📌| 2020/21 Polish PlusLiga regular season – Round 19

🗓| October 17
• Asseco Resovia Rzeszow — Stal Nysa 3-1 (25:19, 21:25, 25:17, 25:18)
🗓| November 3
• Trefl Gdansk — VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa 3-2 (25:17, 25:27, 14:25, 25:21, 15:11)

🗓| December 22
• Indykpol AZS Olsztyn – Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn—Kozle 0-3 (25:27, 17:25, 16:25)
• GKS Katowice — MKS Bedzin 3-1 (25:21, 25:19, 24:26, 25:22)
• Slepsk Malow Suwalki – Cuprum Lubin 3-1 (25:22, 23:25, 25:21, 25:18)

🗓| December 22
• Jastrzebski Wegiel — PGE Skra Belchatow 3-2 (22:25, 25:21, 25:22, 21:25, 15:8)
Top Scorers: Szymura 19, Bucki 16, Louati 13, Szalacha 9, Gladyr 8; Ebadipour 16, Petkovic 15, Bieniek 14, Sander 11, Klos 9. MVP: Szymura 19.

• Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom — Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 2-3 (26:24, 25:13, 20:25, 23:25, 12:15)
Top Scorer: Konarski 24, Ostrowski 12, Sander 11, Lucas Loh 10, Yosifov 10; Orczyk 24, Malinowski 19, Muagututia 15, Flavio Gualberto 12. MVP: Orczyk.

📄| Standings
Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle 41
Trefl Gdansk 33
Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 30
Jastrzebski Wegiel 30
GKS Katowice 26
Slepsk Malow Suwalki 26
VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa 25
Asseco Resovia Rzeszow 21
PGE Skra Belchatow 20
Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom 19
Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 18
Cuprum Lubin 14 Stal Nysa 12
MKS Bedzin 6