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After a warm-up without the ball, followed by catch, pepper (interpersonal pass), spiking and serving, the game finally begins.
Players lining up
Match results and starting lineup
●Warsaw 2-3 Nisa ○ (20-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 12-15)
First set starting lineup
Warsaw: Grobelny Wrona Trinidad Kuforek Nowawski Petkovic L Wojtaszek
Nisa: Komenda Elglaui Seidel Bentala Kvasovski Mbaye L Dembiec
Match Report
Contrary to expectations, the match progressed with lower-ranked Nisa in the lead until the second set.
I knew that the opposite player, Bentala, had a high offensive power, but in addition to him, Moroccan player OH El Glaoui was also very active on both offense and defense. I wondered if Nisa had such a good player, so I looked into it again and found out that he had joined in January. Anyway, these two African players were amazing. Bentala's serve in particular was phenomenal.
On the other hand, Warsaw struggled to score from the side attacks. Among them, Kuforek was skillfully scoring points by mixing in soft shots, but he still struggled with side outs. In the middle of the second set, Warsaw brought in Poland's Szabuk, but was unable to change the flow of the game.
Nisa took the first two sets comfortably.
Ventala scores set point in the second set
In the third set, Warsaw's attacks were not successful and Nisa took a 5-point lead at 1-6. I thought, "It's going to end in straight sets," but the fact that you never know is what makes volleyball so interesting.
Warsaw's blockers shut down Ventala, who had been scoring easily until the second set. His spike errors also helped them narrow the gap, and after a long rally in the middle, Szalbuk scored to finally tie the score at 12-12.
After that, the two teams continued to exchange side outs, but in the final stages, Warsaw gained momentum by stopping Ventala again, and finally OP Petkovic made a cut to turn the game around and take back the set.
The fourth set was a close one until the middle, but Warsaw took the lead with a service ace from Kuforek in the final stages. They continued to win the fourth set and brought the game to deuce.
Kuforek's serve
The fifth set. To be honest, I thought Warsaw would continue with the momentum from the third and fourth sets. The match was progressing with Warsaw leading 5-4, but here, Nisa's OP Ventala made four consecutive breaks, including three consecutive service aces, and Nisa pulled away from Warsaw at 5-8.
After the court change, Warsaw tried to find an opportunity to counterattack, but in the end, Nisa's OH El Glaoui's pipe went all the way to the sideline, ending the game.
Thoughts etc.
Well, Nisa was amazing. Before the match, I thought Warsaw would win, but I was completely wrong. Even with the difference in the rankings, the match was close, and the lower-ranked teams can easily beat the higher-ranked teams. I felt that this is the fun of the Polish league and a sign of its high level.
Nisa's opposite Ventala is a really good player, so I hope he can go to a higher level team next season.
It had been a while since I last watched a match in person. It was unfortunate that there weren't many spectators, but being in the stadium with the voices of the supporters of each team and the general public echoing around made me feel like I was really back in Poland.
I'm not sure if it was jet lag, fatigue, or the cold, but there were times when I lost concentration (lol), but I left the venue that day savoring how happy I was to be in Poland.
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