Polish Cup: ZAKSA barely survive Aluron and will play for trophy against Jastrzębski Węgiel
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Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle defeated Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie after an exhausting fight in the semifinals of the 2021 Polish Volleyball Cup, official name TAURON Puchar Polski.
3-2 (20:25, 25:19, 25:18, 20:25, 15:11) is the final result of the match, played in Kraków.
The titleholders thus entered the final for the second time in a row (the last edition of the Final Four wasn’t held due to the coronavirus pandemic). There, the team coached by Nikola Grbić will face Jastrzębski Węgiel, who destroyed Trefl Gdańsk in straight sets (25:22, 25:18, 25:19) in the other semifinal.
| 2021 Polish TAURON Puchar Polski | Semifinals
| March 13
• Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle – Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 3-2 (20:25, 25:19, 25:18, 20:25, 15:11)
Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle: Toniutti 1, Sliwka 19, Kochanowski 14, Kaczmarek 19, Semeniuk 18, Rejno 8, Zatorski (L); Kluth 0, Depowski 0. Not Entered: Staszewski, Smith, Prokopczuk, Zawalski, Banach (L). Coach: Grbic.
Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie: Cavanna 0, Orczyk 11, Niemiec 3, Malinowski 19, Muagututia 20, Flavio Gualberto 6, Zurek (L); Gjorgiev, Kania 6, Bociek 0, Halaba 6. Not Entered: Czarnowski. Coach: Kolakovic.
MVP: Kochanowski.
• Jastrzebski Wegiel – Trefl Gdansk 3-0 (25:22, 25:18, 25:19)
Jastrzebski Wegiel: Kampa 0, Louati 6, Gladyr 7, Al Hachdadi 16, Szymura 7, Wisniewski 10, Popiwczak (L); Bucki 0, Kosok 0. Not Entered: Gierzot, Tervaportti, Szalacha, Biniek (L). Coach: Gardini.
Trefl Gdansk: Janusz 0, Reichert 9, Crer 4, Wlazly 7, Lipinski 10, Urbanowicz 3, Olenderek (L); Kozub 0, Sasak 2, Mordyl 1. Not Entered: Pietruczuk, Janikowski, Majcherski (L), Zaleszczyk. Coach: Winiarski.
MVP: Al Hachdadi.
| FINAL | MARCH 14
• Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle – Jastrzebski Wegiel