Poland: Stal Nysa stage huge upset by beating Jastrzębski, Gdańsk down Bełchatów

Stal Nysa staged a huge upset in Round 20 of the 2020/21 Polish Plusliga regular season.
After downing PGE Skra Bełchatów earlier, newcomers beat Jastrzębski Węgiel by a 3-1 (18:25, 25:18, 25:18, 25:23), ending the rival’s winning streak that consisted of five games.
Three points scored against the vice-leaders brought the team coached by Krzysztof Stelmach closer to securing their survival in the competition. This was the first duel between these two teams since 2005, given that Stal Nysa hasn’t been a member of the Polish club elite since then. Tunisian Wassim Ben Tara top-scored the winners with 20 points, while Łukasz Łapszyński made 4 blocks.

In a match filled with emotions, Trefl Gdańsk prevailed over PGE Skra Bełchatów in four sets. For the first time ever in the Polish top division, Mariusz Wlazły played against Belchatow, his former team for which he competed for 17 years. Before the match, an amazing ceremony took place: officials of the club from Bełchatów handed gifts to Wlazły, while his jersey No. 2 was raised under the roof of the Skra hall and will be retired from now on.
Bartłomiej Lipiński highlighted the winners, who got tied with Jastrzębski at 36 points, scoring 24 points and 5 blocks.

📌| Results & Program Round 20

🗓| January 9
• PGE Skra Belchatow – Trefl Gdansk 1-3 (18:25, 25:18, 29:31, 21:25)
Top Scorers: Ebadipour 18, Sander 17, Petkovic 15, Bieniek 9; Lipinski 24, Wlazly 20, Reichert 15, Crer 6. MVP: Lipinski.

• Stal Nysa – Jastrzebski Wegiel 3-1 (18:25, 25:18, 25:18, 25:23)
Top Scorers: Ben Tara 20, Lapszynski 17, Bucko 12, M’Baye 7, Schamlewski 7; Al Hachdadi 20, Fornal 14, Szymura 14, Szalacha 9. MVP: Lapszynski.

🗓| January 10
• Cuprum Lubin – Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom 3-0 (25:21, 25:17, 26:24)

🗓| February 14
• GKS Katowice – Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn- Kozle

🗓| February 28
• Slepsk Malow Suwalki – MKS Bedzin

❓| Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie – Asseco Resovia Rzeszow

📌| Recovery Match of Round 7 | January 10
• Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle – GKS Katowice 3-0 (25:16, 26:24, 25:16)

📄| Standings
Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle 44
Jastrzgbski Wegiel 36
Trefl Gdansk 36
Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 30
VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa 30
GKS Katowice 26
Slepsk Malow Suwalki 26
PGE Skra Belchatow 26
Asseco Resovia Rzeszow 24
Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom 19
Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 18
Stal Nysa 16
Cuprum Lubin 14
MKS Bedzin 6