Poland: ZAKSA down leaders Jastrzębski at tie break! Three points for Warszawa

Round 15 of 2022/23 Plusliga continued today, on Sunday, with other two games.

PlusLiga’s biggest derby didn’t disappoint the supporters’ expectations!
After a five-set battle between the champions Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and the vice-champions, Jastrzębski Węgiel, of the competition, with numerous twists and turns, the victory was earned by ZAKSA, 2-3 (20:25, 25:19, 25:21, 22:25, 11:15).
All volleyball fans in Poland got used to the exciting clashes between these two sides, It was no different today. In the decisive set, the titleholders kept their cool, and Jastrzębski failed to reclaim the lead in the table, which now belongs to Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie.
Interestingly, in the previous season, the two teams met each other 10 times, and the Kędzierzyn-Koźle side, who later even confirmed the title of the CEV Champions League winners, established a clear dominance with eight wins. This season, however, the cards have turned. Before the start of the 15th round, it was the Jastrzębie-Zdrój team that led PlusLiga since the start and, therefore, was the favorite of the clash of the giants, although they recently lost twice in PlusLiga and, with today’s result, they recorded their third defeat in the last four matches.
Both teams, however, suffer from a plague of injuries: Wiśniewski, Gladyr, and Toniutti are out, while ZAKSA have similar issues with Hubert, Kaczmarek, and Stępień not at the disposal of coach Tuomas Sammelvuo.
Bartłomiej Kluth was the man of the match for ZAKSA with 25 points, while Ukrainian Dmytro Pashytskyy recorded 4 blocks. The Frenchman Stéphen Boyer in Jastrzębski’s jersey matched Kluth’s scoring output, while Boyer’s compatriot Trévor Clévenot made 6 blocks.

In the other match of the day, Projekt Warszawa defeat Trefl Gdańsk 3-0 (27:25, 25:22, 25:20).
Artur Szalpuk ended the game as top scorer with 20 points through 58% in attack, while Piotr Nowakowski also contributed with 4 winning blocks.

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🏐| Plusliga 2022/23 | Round 15

| Saturday December 10, 2022
• 14.45 (Local Time) | PGE Skra Bełchatów – LUK Lublin 3-0 (25:15, 25:22, 25:17)
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Cuprum Lubin – Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 1-3 (25:27, 29:27, 18:25, 21:25)
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom – Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 0-3 (20:25, 22:25, 18:25)

👉🏼 Sunday December 11, 2022
• 14.45 (Local Time) | Jastrzębski Węgiel – Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 2-3 (20:25, 25:19, 25:21, 22:25, 11:15)
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Projekt Warszawa – Trefl Gdańsk 3-0 (27:25, 25:22, 25:20)

| Monday December 12, 2022
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów – GKS Katowice 3-0 (26:24, 25:16, 25:23)
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Ślepsk Malow Suwałki – BBTS Bielsko-Biała 3-0 (25:21, 25:19, 25:15)

| Tuesday December 12, 2022
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Barkom Każany Lwów – PSG Stal Nysa 1-3 (25:20, 16:25, 19:25, 19:25)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 38
2. Jastrzębski Węgiel 38
3. Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 34
4. Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 30
5. Trefl Gdańsk 25
6. PGE Skra Bełchatów 24
7. Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 23
8 Ślepsk Malow Suwałki 21
9. Projekt Warszawa 20
10. PSG Stal Nysa 20
11. LUK Lublin 19
12. GKS Katowice 17
13. Barkom Każany Lwów 14
14. Cuprum Lubin 13
15. Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom 8
16. BBTS Bielsko-Biała 2

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