Poland: Aluron prevail over ZAKSA’s backups, Resovia down another title favorites in just one week! Relegation for MKS Bedzin

Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie upset leaders and titleholders Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle (who already secured first place in the charts) in Round 24 of the 2020/21 Polish PlusLiga regular season. Such a situation let their head coach Nikola Grbić make rotations in the lineup, giving chances to backups in the match against 6th placed (prior to the match) Aluron, who took advantage of it and inflicted the second defeat in a row to ZAKSA in the competition. Aluron swept rivals by a 3-0 (25:18, 25:23, 25:19) mostly thanks to Mateusz Malinowski, autho of 13 points and Brazilian Flávio Gualberto who also contributed with blocks.
In just one week, Asseco Resovia Rzeszów managed to down two major title contenders, Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa. Resovia took revenge on the team from the Polish capital for the recent defeat in PlusLiga of 3-2 and beat them in 4 sets today. Karol Butryn top-scored the winning side with 19 points, while Fabian Drzyzga served 4 aces.
The day then ended with Stal Nysa’s 3-1 victory over Olsztyn, a result that sanctioned the mathematical relegation of MKS Bedzin.

| Results & Program Round 24
| February 5
• Jastrzebski Wegiel – Slepsk Malow Suwalki 3-0 (32:30, 27:25, 25:13)

| February 6

• Stal Nysa – Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 3-1 (30:28, 25:22, 22:25, 25:23)
Top Scorers: Ben Tara 23, Bucko 16, Lapszynski 10, Zajder 8; Kapica 16, Andringa 16, Zalinski 13, Poreba 9. MVP: Bucko.

• VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa – Asseco Resovia Rzeszow 1-3 (22:25, 25:22, 17:25, 16:25)
Top Scorers: Superlak 19, Kwolek 13, Szalpuk 9, Wrona 8; Butryn 19, Szerszen 16, Tammemaa 11, Jendryk 10. MVP: Butryn.

• Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle – Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 0-3 (18:25, 23:25, 19:25)
Top Scorers: Kluth 14, Rejno 10, Zawalski 8, Depowski 6; Malinowski 13, Muagututia 12, Halaba 9, Flavio Gualberto 8. MVP: Malinowski.

| February 7
• Trefl Gdansk – GKS Katowice 3-1 (21:25, 25:22, 25:23, 25:21)
• Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom – PGE Skra Belchatow 1-3 (18:25, 23:25, 26:24, 16:25)

| February 8
• Cuprum Lubin – MKS Bedzin 3-0 (25:11, 25:20, 25:20)

| Standings (updated on February 6)
Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle 60
Jastrzebski Wegiel 50
Trefl Gdansk 44
VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa 42
Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 38
Asseco Resovia Rzeszow 37
PGE Skra Belchatow 33
GKS Katowice 29
Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 28
Slepsk Malow Suwalki 27
Cuprum Lubin 25
Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom 22
Stal Nysa 20
MKS Bedzin 7