Poland: Against all odds, Olsztyn shock Jastrzębski and Katowice stuns Gdansk in recovery matches of Round 9 and 11
1 min readIndykpol AZS Olsztyn shocked Jastrzębski Węgiel in the 2020/21 Polish PlusLiga regular season in a delayed match of Round 9.
Prior to the match, Jastrzębski had the role of the favorites given they are currently the vice-leaders in the standings, while Olsztyn occupied 11th place. However, the latter prevailed and moved one place up: 3-1 (15:25, 27:25, 26:24, 25:16). These two teams will meet again in four days in a match valid for the 22nd round. Damian Schulz, MVP of the match, stood out on the winning side with 23 points and 63% in attack.
On the evening match, Katowice stuns Trefl Gdansk, by winning a delayed match of Round 11 at tie brrak. MVP of the match the middle-blocker Zniszczol, absolutely the man of the match especially from the service line (3 aces e 1 error on 26 serves).
📌| Recovery matches of the week
| January 19
| Round 10
• Stal Nysa – Cuprum Lubin 1-3 (25:20, 23:25, 29:31, 16:25)
| Round 11
• Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie – Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle 1-3 (21:25, 25:23, 13:25, 19:25)
| January 20
| Round 9
• Indykpol AZS Olsztyn – Jastrzebski Wegiel 3-1 (15:25, 27:25, 26:24, 25:16)
Top Scorers: Schulz 23, Zalinski 13, Poreba 11, Andringa 11; Al Hachdadi 16, Fornal 14, Wisniewski 11, Gladyr 8. MVP: Schulz.
| Round 11
• GKS Katowice – Trefl Gdansk 3-2 (15:25, 25:23, 25:19, 19:25, 15:11)
Top Scorers: Jarosz 15, Buchowski 14, Kwasowski 13, Zniszczol 12; Wlazly 23, Reichert 12, Crer 12, Lipinski 10, Mordyl 8. MVP: Zniszczol.
📄| Standings
Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle 56
Jastrzebski Wegiel 40
Trefl Gdansk 38
VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa 35
Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 30
Asseco Resovia Rzeszow 28
GKS Katowice 28
PGE Skra Belchatow 27
Slepsk Malow Suwalki 26
Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 24
Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom 22
Cuprum Lubin 20
Stal Nysa 16
MKS Bedzin 6