Polish volleyball gamers defeated Brazil 3:1 (18:25, 25:23, 25:22, 25:16) within the quarterfinals of the Males’s Volleyball Nations League. The Polish staff was cheered on by followers who gathered in giant numbers on the Atlas Area in Łódź.
The Poles completed the intercontinental spherical in second place, with ten wins. The Brazilian staff got here in seventh, with six wins.
In direct fight they triumphed Canary Islands, who defeated the White and Reds 3:1.
Poland – Brazil 3:1 (18:25, 25:23, 25:22, 25:16)
The primary set began with a fair sport between each groups, exchanging nice pictures (7:7). Neither staff was in a position to construct a protected benefit (12:12), though the Brazilians have been extra prone to achieve just a few factors. At 16:13, Lucarelli efficiently blocked the Poles’ block, thus consolidating the lead Canarinhos. Within the subsequent motion, Darlan tried an identical transfer efficiently. Marcin Janusz’s out serve introduced the friends their twentieth level. Tomasz Fornal’s efficient service introduced good spirits to the White and Reds, however Bernando Rezende’s timeout shortly stabilized the Brazilians’ play. The final level on this set was scored by Leal, who hooked the fingers of the blocker Jakub Kochanowski.
Nikola Grbić’s gamers began the second set a lot better, which was instantly mirrored within the outcome. Sadly, the center a part of the set belonged to the guests, who performed improbable video games right this moment. The Polish volleyball gamers, supported by the at all times loyal followers, made up for the loss with nice dedication, because of which they led to a really emotional ending. Bartłomiej Bołądź and Grzegorz Łomacz gave an excellent double change. At an essential second, Tomasz Fornal added a service ace to their joint achievement (23:22). The set ball was given to the Poles by a missed assault by Lucarelli, and Mateusz Bieniek took benefit of the prospect to shut the set, taking pictures the Brazilian receiver together with his serve.
The third sport had a tough begin, because of Lucarelli’s nice serves (1:5). From the very first actions, the Poles needed to chase the outcome. The purpose for contact was scored by Marcin Janusz, who waited within the block for his rivals and single-handedly stopped the assault Canarinhos (4:5). From that second on, the Polish volleyball gamers’ sport was considerably unblocked – this time, Nikola Grbić’s gamers dominated the court docket, delighting the viewers, which gathered in giant numbers on the Atlas Area. Jakub Kochanowski scored some extent for two:1 within the match, with an efficient assault from the center.
The fourth set belonged to the Polish staff, which this time didn’t enable its rivals to unfold their wings. As well as, the rivals’ staff was making increasingly more errors. A number of “factors” of reserve allowed our volleyball gamers to play way more freely, and though there was no scarcity of spectacular defenses on either side of the online, it was the White and Reds who transformed their actions into factors extra typically. The tip of this half went in response to the hosts’ plan, and after a protracted alternate, Mateusz Bieniek determined the destiny of the match.
Wilfredo Leon scored probably the most factors within the match (18).
The Polish nationwide staff will play the semi-final of the Males’s Volleyball Nations League on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.
Brazil: Leal, Fernando, Lucas, Lucarelli, Flavio, Darlan, Thales (L) – Bruno Rezende, Isac, Mauricio, Alan.
Poland: Bartosz Kurek, Wilfredo Leon, Jakub Kochanowski, Marcin Janusz, Mateusz Bieniek, Tomasz Fornal, Paweł Zatorski (L) – Grzgorz Łomacz, Kamil Semeniuk, Bartłomiej Bołądź.
Poland – Brazil match statistics: HERE
Quarterfinal pairs of the VNL last match in Łódź:
June 27, Thursday:
Japan – Canada 3:0 (26:24, 25:18, 26:24).
Poland – Brazil 3:1 (18:25, 25:23, 25:22, 25:16)
June 28, Friday:
17:00 Italy – France
20:00 Slovenia – Argentina
