Poland: after beating titleholders last week, Warszawa shock also vice-champions! 3 points also for ZAKSA and Gdańsk
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The great moment of the Projekt Warszawa was once again confirmed in a match of the Round 24 of 2022/23 Plusliga!
The champions and vice-champions of the competition didn’t even score a single point in their matches against this rival.
Today the team from the Polish capital, currently at fifth-placed down second-placed Jastrzębski Węgiel on the road by 1-3 (18:25, 25:17, 21:25, 22:25) while, in the previous round andjust one week ago, they beat the titleholders, Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, also with a score of 3-1.
Moreover, this is the eighth match in a row won by Warszawa!
Thus, they repeated the feat of Indykpol AZS Olsztyn and LUK Lublin, who both defeated ZAKSA and Jastrzębski one after another and in the same order this season.
Artur Szalpuk was the most prolific player on the winning side today with 27 points through a 70% attack (21/30), including four aces, and was deservedly named MVP, while the Frenchman Stéphen Boyer was Jastrzębski’s top scorer with 19 points including five aces.
About titleholders Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, currently at fourth place, today easily defeated Barkom Każany Lwów in straight sets, with the only exception of a hard-fought first set (30:28, 25:21, 25:16), while Trefl Gdańsk won on the field of LUK Lublin with the same result (17:25, 17:25, 22:25).
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🏐| Plusliga 2022/23 | Round 24
| Thursday February 9, 2023
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Indykpol AZS Olsztyn – Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 1-3 (14:25, 22:25, 25:22, 32:34)
| Friday February 10, 2023
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom – Ślepsk Malow Suwałki 0-3 (25:27, 19:25, 16:25)
👉🏼 Saturday February 11, 2023
• 14.45 (Local Time) | Jastrzębski Węgiel – Projekt Warszawa 1-3 (18:25, 25:17, 21:25, 22:25)
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle – Barkom Każany Lwów 3-0 (30:28, 25:21, 25:16)
• 20.30 (Local Time) | LUK Lublin – Trefl Gdańsk 0-3 (17:25, 17:25, 22:25)
| Sunday February 12, 2023
• 14.45 (Local Time) | Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie – PSG Stal Nysa 3-0 (25:19, 25:17, 25:15)
• 17.30 (Local Time) | PGE Skra Bełchatów – Cuprum Lubin 2-3 (25:18, 25:21, 23:25, 23:25, 17:19)
• 20.30 (Local Time) | GKS Katowice – BBTS Bielsko-Biała 2-3 (18:25, 25:22, 25:27, 25:23, 10:15)
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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 56
2. Jastrzębski Węgiel 52
3. Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 50
4. Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 46
5. Projekt Warszawa 43
6. Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 40
7. Trefl Gdańsk 38
8. Ślepsk Malow Suwałki 38
9. PSG Stal Nysa 37
10. LUK Lublin 34
11. PGE Skra Bełchatów 29
12. Barkom Każany Lwów 24
13. GKS Katowice 23
14. Cuprum Lubin 20
15. Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom 13
16. BBTS Bielsko-Biała 6
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