Poland: ZAKSA third team to advance to playoff semifinals!
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The regular-season winners Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle beat Ślepsk Malow Suwałki in Game 2 of the 2020/21 Polish PlusLiga playoff semifinals to advance to the semifinals.
For the second time in the quarterfinal series, the 8th-seed took the opening set against the CEV Champions League finalists but succumbed in the continuation of the match. Partially, it was 20:25, 25:20, 25:21, and 25:21. Łukasz Kaczmarek was the most prolific player among the winners with 21 points, while Kamil Semeniuk made 75% reception (20 digs, 3 errors, 35% perfect).
Recall that Jastrzębski Węgiel and PGE Skra Bełchatów secured progression to the top 4 yesterday, while the series between VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa and Trefl Gdańsk is tied at 1-1.
| 2020/21 Polish PlusLiga, playoff semifinals – Game 2
| March 27, 2021
• Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie (7) – Jastrzebski Wegiel (2) 1-3 (26:24, 18:25, 23:25, 22:25) Serie: 0-2
• VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa (6) – Trefl Gdansk (3) 3-2 (25:22, 25:23, 21:25, 21:25, 15:13) Serie: 1-1
• Asseco Resovia Rzeszow (5) – PGE Skra Belchatow (4) 0-3 (20:25, 21:25, 22:25) Serie: 0-2
| March 28
• Slepsk Malow Suwalki (8) – Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle (1) 1-3 (25:20, 20:25, 21:25, 21:25) Serie: 0-2
Top Scorers: Klinkenberg 16, Boladz 16, Sapinski 10, Takvam 9; Kaczmarek 21, Semeniuk 18, Sliwka 12, Kochanowski 11. MVP: Toniutti.
