Poland: Aluron return to 3rd place, renaissance of Resovia under Méndez continues!

Other two matches of Plusliga Round 15 were played on Sunday.

In the afternoon, the renaissance of Asseco Resovia Rzeszów under the command of Marcelo Méndez continued: the PlusLiga powerhouse scored the third consecutive victory upon the arrival of the Argentine head coach.
However, they struggler a lot to defeat in four sets a reworked GKS
Katowice without opposites Jarosz and Domagala, and with Rousseaux forced to play in this position, as well as outside hitter Szymanski, second setter Nowosielski and second libero Ogorek.
Mendez’s guys lost the first set and then their life got complicated in the third, with a disadvantage 24-20, but then they won 33-31 after saving 2 set points and, in the end, they also take the hard-fought fourth set.
A team not very effective in serving (20 errors with 5 aces), but with great numbers in attack (62% and 56% team efficiency, against the good 56% and 44% efficiency of the rivals). However, in addition to the super performance of the MVP Muzaj (25 points, 69% in attack and 67% efficiency) was enough to win the game.

In the evening, Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie returned to 3rd place in the current charts. The Zawiercie side has swept Trefl Gdanks to record the 5th win in a row in the competition, leveling with 4th-placed PGE Skra Bełchatów at 33 points. Argentine Facundo Conte was the top scorer in the match with 16 points.
Also in this match, great numbers in attack for both sides (68% and 59% efficiency for the winners, 63% and 53% efficiency for Gdansk), but it is the great performance in serving of Kolakovic’s side (4 aces and 7 errors vs. 0 and 16 errors) that also made the difference.
A Gdanks who, in last action of the match, lost their middle-blocker Pablo Crer.

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🏐| PlusLiga 2021/22 | Results & Program Round 15

| January 8
• Indykpol AZS Olsztyn – PGE Skra
Belchatow 1-3 (23:25, 25;21, 26:28, 26:28)
• Stal Nysa – Jastrzebski Wegiel 0-3 (18:25, 16:25, 22:25)

👉🏼 January 9

• Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie – Trefl Gdansk 3-0 (25:19, 25:16, 25:22)
Top Scorer: Conte 16, Kovacevic 14,
Konarski 10, Zniszczol 9; Lipinski 13, Sasak 13, Mika 8, Crer 7.
MVP: Tavares.

• Asseco Resovia Rzeszów – GKS Katowice 3-1 (21:25, 25:18, 33:31, 25:22)
Top Scorers: Muzaj 25, Deroo 19, Cebulj 15, Kochanowski 14, Kozamernik 7: Rousseaux 26, Hain 15, Kogut 11, Kania 10, Quiroga 8.
MVP: Muzaj.

| January 10
• LUK Lublin – Slepsk Malow Suwalki 3-1 (25:16, 18:25, 25:22, 25:21)

| Postponed until further notice
• Cuprum Lubin – Projekt Warszawa
• Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle – Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle 40
Jastrzebski Wegiel 38
PG Skra Betchatow 33
Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 33
Projekt Warszawa 29
Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 25
Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 21
GKS Katowice 14
LUK Lublin 14
Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom 13
Trefl Gdansk 13
Cuprum Lubin 12
Slepsk Malow Suwalki 9
Stal Nysa 6

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