Poland: Gdansk down ZAKSA in the opener of Round 21!

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19 January 2023 Ivan

The boosted roster had no effect for titleholders Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle as they unexpectedly fell to Trefl Gdańsk in the opener of Round 21 of the 2022/23 Plusliga.

Gdańsk won 3-1 (25:22, 22:25, 25:18, 25:23), and literally demolished the rivals with services (15-2 in aces!
ZAKSA came to Gdańsk with newcomer Bartosz Bednorz (10 points today; 50% attack), who joined the team after ending the season in China. However, this didn’t have any effect on the fourth-placed side in the standings because the locals unexpectedly prevailed and moved up to fifth place in the charts following their fifth triumph in a row in the competition (13-7 and 38 points). And they are now five points behind ZAKSA who are 15-6.

Bartłomiej Bołądź and Mikołaj Sawicki scored 20 points each for the winners, with latter who served five aces, just like German Lukas Kampa, named MVP of the match Karol Urbanowicz made four blocks, and Argentine Jan Martínez had 71% reception (17 digs, 41% excellent). Łukasz Kaczmarek scored 22 points for ZAKSA.

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🏐| Plusliga 2022/23 | Round 21

👉🏼 Thursday January 19, 2023
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Trefl Gdańsk – Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 3-1 (25:22, 22:25, 25:18, 25:23)

| Friday January 20, 2023
• 17.30 (Local Time) | BBTS Bielsko-Biała – Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 1-3 (20:25, 17:25, 25:22, 19:25)
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów – Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom 3-0 (25:21, 25:23, 25:20)

| Saturday January 21, 2023
• 14.45 (Local Time) | Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie – LUK Lublin 3-1 (25:21, 18:25, 25:19, 25:17)
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Barkom Każany Lwów – Cuprum Lubin 3-1 (22:25, 25:22, 37:35, 25:18)

| Sunday January 22, 2023
• 14.45 (Local Time) | Projekt Warszawa – PGE Skra Bełchatów 3-2 (22:25, 25:22, 22:25, 25:21, 27:25)
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Ślepsk Malow Suwałki – GKS Katowice 3-0 (25:22, 25:20, 25:14)
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Jastrzębski Węgiel – PSG Stal Nysa 3-1 (22:25, 25:18, 25:23, 25:16)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 50
2. Jastrzębski Węgiel 46
3. Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 45
4. Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 43
5. Trefl Gdańsk 38
6. Projekt Warszawa 35
7. Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 34
8. PSG Stal Nysa 34
9. LUK Lublin 31
10. Ślepsk Malow Suwałki 28
11. PGE Skra Bełchatów 28
12. Cuprum Lubin 18
13. Barkom Każany Lwów 18
14. GKS Katowice 17
15. Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom 10
16. BBTS Bielsko-Biała 5