Poland: Welcome back, Plusliga! Lublin win first game of 2024/25 on the field of Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie

Finally Plusliga is back!
And 2024/25 Poland’s elite competition opened with a thrilling game between last season’s runners up Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie and BOGDANKA LUK Lublin, ended after as many as 182 minutes of play with the score of 2-3 (29:27, 22:25, 23:25, 25:20, 12:15) in favor of the visiting side.
Led by setter Marcin Komenda, who earned first MVP title of the new season, and despite very similar numbers in both sides’ performance, the winners, without superstar Wilfredo Leon (on the bench), were better in decisive fifth set, led in score by a very good Kewin Sasak, top scorer for Lublin with 22 points to his name (including 2 winning blocks, 1 ace and 48% in attack), and middle-blocker Aleks Grozdanov, who added 11 points through 67% in attack and 3 winning blocks.
However, the most prolific player of the match was bomber Karol Butryn, who left the court with 23 points in Aluron’s jersey (51% in attack and 2 winning blocks).
Round 1 will continue on Saturday with other three games: PGE Projekt Warszawa will face ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Cuprum Stilon Gorzów (former Cuprum Lubin) will welcome Trefl Gdańsk while, in the evening, Ukraine’s Barkom Każany Lwów will face defending champions Jastrzębski Węgiel.

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Kolejka 1 – Round 1

👉🏼Friday September 13, 2024
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie – BOGDANKA LUK Lublin 2-3 (29:27, 22:25, 23:25, 25:20, 12:15)

Saturday September 14, 2024
• 14.45 (Local Time) | PGE Projekt Warszawa – ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 3-0 (25:22, 25:23, 25:19)
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Cuprum Stilon Gorzów – Trefl Gdańsk 3-2 (19:25, 25:19, 21:25, 25:22, 15:13)
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Barkom Każany Lwów – Jastrzębski Węgiel 1-3 (17:25, 14:25, 25:23, 21:25)

Sunday September 15, 2024
• 14.45 (Local Time) | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów – PSG Stal Nysa POSTPONED
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Indykpol AZS Olsztyn – PGE GiEK Skra Bełchatów 1-3 (29:27, 21:25, 22:25, 18:25)
• 20.30 (Local Time) | GKS Katowice – Nowak-Mosty MKS Będzin 0-3 (27:29, 19:25, 23:25)

Tuesday September 17, 2024
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Steam Hemarpol Norwid Częstochowa – Ślepsk Malow Suwałki 1-3 (25:20, 18:25, 23:25, 17:25)

Wednesday October 30, 2024
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów – PSG Stal Nysa 3-2 (23:25, 23:25, 25:22, 27:25, 15:9)

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🏐|STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. BOGDANKA LUK Lublin 2
2. Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 1
3. Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 0
4. Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 0
5. PGE Projekt Warszawa 0
6. Jastrzębski Węgiel 0
7. PGE GiEK Skra Bełchatów 0
8. Trefl Gdańsk 0
9. ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 0
10. Nowak-Mosty MKS Będzin 0
11. Cuprum Stilon Gorzów 0
12. Barkom Każany Lwów 0
13. PSG Stal Nysa 0
14. Ślepsk Malow Suwałki 0
15. GKS Katowice 0
16. Steam Hemarpol Norwid Częstochowa 0

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🏐| NEXT GAMES | Kolejka 2 – Round 2

Friday September 20, 2024
• 20.30 (Local Time) | BOGDANKA LUK Lublin – Trefl Gdańsk

Saturday September 21, 2024
• 14.45 (Local Time) | Jastrzębski Węgiel – Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie – Barkom Każany Lwów

Sunday September 22, 2024
• 14.45 (Local Time) | PGE GiEK Skra Bełchatów – Cuprum Stilon Gorzów
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Ślepsk Malow Suwałki – Indykpol AZS Olsztyn
• 20.30 (Local Time) | PSG Stal Nysa – GKS Katowice

Monday September 23, 2024
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Nowak-Mosty MKS Będzin – PGE Projekt Warszawa

Tuesday October 8, 2024
• 18.00 (Local Time) | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle – Steam Hemarpol Norwid Częstochowa

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