Poland: Leaders Resovia not strong enough for titleholders ZAKSA! 3 points for Jastrzębski and Katowice, who stun Aluron

The 22nd-round big match of the 2022/23 Plusliga didn’t disappoint volleyball fans.

Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle took down Asseco Resovia Rzeszów in an exciting clash in which the reigning champions proved better than the leaders in the charts at home with a score of 3-1 (25:23, 25:22, 20:25, 25:19).
Before today’s match, the balance of clashes between the two teams was perfectly tied: out of 80 matches played, 40 were won by the Kędzierzyn-Koźle side and the same number by their rivals.
Interestingly, thr ratio of sets was slightly more favorable for ZAKSA – 159:156.
Bartosz Bednorz was the most prolific player on the winning side with 19 points, including four blocks, while American Torey DeFalco tallied 23 points for Resovia.

The day continued with Jastrzębski Węgiel who, after an exciting first set, down Trefl Gdańsk 3-0 (37:35, 25:20, 25:20) without major problems, led by Mvp Trevor Clevenot who put down 15 points through 64% in attack.
In the evening GKS Katowice staged an upset by beating Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie in just three sets (25:23, 25:23, 25:19), who paid the heavy absence of one of their pillars, Uros Kovacevic.

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🏐| Plusliga 2022/23 | Round 22

| Friday January 27, 2023
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Indykpol AZS Olsztyn – PSG Stal Nysa 3-1 (26:24, 12:25, 25:15, 25:21)

👉🏼 Saturday January 28, 2023
• 14.45 (Local Time) | Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle – Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 3-1 (25:23, 25:22, 20:25, 25:19)
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Jastrzębski Węgiel – Trefl Gdańsk 3-0 (37:35, 25:20, 25:20)
• 20.30 (Local Time) | GKS Katowice – Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 3-0 (25:23, 25:23, 25:19)

| Sunday January 29, 2023
• 14.45 (Local Time) | LUK Lublin – BBTS Bielsko-Biała 3-1 (21:25, 25:16, 25:15, 25:12)
• 20.30 (Local Time) | PGE Skra Bełchatów – Barkom Każany Lwów 0-3 (26:28, 23:25, 19:25)

| Monday January 30, 2023
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Cuprum Lubin – Ślepsk Malow Suwałki 3-2 (18:25, 25:18, 22:25, 25:21, 15:9)
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom – Projekt Warszawa 0-3 (18:25, 18:25, 18:25)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 53
2. Jastrzębski Węgiel 52
3. Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 48
4. Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 46
5. Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 40
6. Trefl Gdańsk 38
7. Projekt Warszawa 37
8. PSG Stal Nysa 34
9. LUK Lublin 31
10. Ślepsk Malow Suwałki 31
11. PGE Skra Bełchatów 29
12. Barkom Każany Lwów 21
14. GKS Katowice 20
13. Cuprum Lubin 18
15. Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom 10
16. BBTS Bielsko-Biała 5

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