In the 15th round of the Polish Men's Volleyball League (Przlyga), Nisa, which is 10th in the league and in which Miyaura Kento plays, played away against 14th-placed Lviv on Tuesday, December 13th local time, and won 3-1 (20-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-19).
Miyaura Kento made his first start of the season in this match, but his performance was lackluster and he was benched midway through the first set, which was a bitter defeat for him.
First set starting lineup
Nisa
OH: Buszek (Poland), Gerzhod (Poland)
MB: Zerba (Argentina), Abramovic (Poland)
OP: Miyaura (Japan)
S: Zukowski (Croatia)
L: Dembiec (Poland)
Lviv
OH: Kvalen (Norway), Fircal (Slovakia)
MB: Shchulov (Ukraine), Smoler (Ukraine)
OP: Tupchiy (Ukraine)
S: Yenipazar (Türkiye)
L: Kanayev (Ukraine)
*Positions: OH = outside hitter, MB = middle blocker, OP = opposite, S = setter, L = libero
The stats for this match areHere
Match Report
Lviv is a Ukrainian team, but they have been competing in the Polish league since this season, although they play their home games in Krakow, Poland.
Lviv's OH Kvaren was a player for FC Tokyo (now Tokyo Great Bears) last season.
In the first set, Nisa's OH Gerdjot and Lviv's OP Tupči were the main players, with both scoring points from the early stages and the match continuing to be a close one.
However, with a block from OH Gerjot and other factors, Nisa continued to take a lead at 10-9 as the match progressed.
However, OP Miyaura struggled offensively, with three consecutive spikes blocked in the middle of the match, and furthermore, due to his own serving and attacking errors, he allowed Lviv to take the lead at 18-22 in the final stages.
Wanting to change the flow of the game, Nisa made two substitutions, sending OP Bentala (Tunisia) and S Szczurek (Poland) onto the court, but in the end OP Tupčiy's spike was successful and Lviv took the set 20-25.
In the second set, Nisa started the set with OP Ventara instead of OP Miyaura, who was not in good form.
In the early stages, Gerjot scored consecutive spikes and a fake set from OH Busek was also successful, giving Nisa a 4-1 lead and a successful start.
After that, Nisa continued to break each rotation with serve and blocks, including a block by OP Ventala from S. Zukowski's serve, and extended their lead to 15-8.
To make matters even worse, Lviv's top point scorer OP Tupči was forced to withdraw due to injury, and Nisa was merciless, scoring a service ace from OH Busek and other goals to put them 10 points behind at 23-13 in the final minutes.
In the end, MB Shchulov's serve went wrong and Nisa took the set safely 25-16.
In the third set, OP Ventala and OH Gerjot scored service aces early on, giving Nisa a big lead of 8-3.
However, Lviv gradually broke through with spikes from OH Fircal and a service ace from MB Shchurov, tying the score at 14-14, and from there the game became a battle for side outs.
However, in the final stages, Nisa managed to break consecutively from veteran OH Busek's serve thanks to blocks by MB Abramovic and mistakes by the opponent, and finally an ace from OH Busek gave Nisa the set, 25-20.
In the fourth set, Nisa also took a big lead at 7-3 from the beginning, thanks to consecutive aces from OP Ventara and blocks from MB Zerba.
Lviv fought back with successive blocks from OH Gerdjot, but Nisa quickly made it 11-6 with an ace from OH Gerdjot, preventing them from closing the gap.
After that, Nisa's OP Ventala and Lviv's OH Kvaren continued to lead the game with a battle for side outs, and the game continued with the score at 19-16 as it neared the end.
Even in the final stages, Nisa continued to dominate with S. Zukowski scoring two spikes, and in the end, Lviv's OH Kvaren missed a spike, giving Nisa the win at 25-20 and a 3-1 victory over Lviv.
MVP: OH Michal Gerzsot (21 points (4 serves, 1 block), attack success rate 471 TP 3 T)
Miyaura scored one point and had an attack success rate of 111 TP and 3 T.
With this, Nisa remains in provisional 10th place with a total of 7 wins, 8 losses and 23 points.
The next match will be against Suwalki, who are in 6th place, away from home on Friday, December 16th at 17:30 local time (1:30 the next day Japan time).
The report for the first half is here:
Thoughts etc.
regrettable!!!!!!
Even though we won, it's still frustrating!!!
Well, the one who is probably most frustrated is Miyaura himself!!!
This game was his first start of the season.
It's true that regular opening pitcher Ventara wasn't in very stable form, so it seemed like his arrival was about to happen, but then the starting lineup was announced and I was overjoyed, with everyone saying, "What? Ventara's been left out of the starting lineup? What? Miyaken's in the starting lineup!!!!!"
Moreover, OH Busek, who currently lives nearby in Miyanoura and who he said is his best friend on the team, was also selected for the starting lineup that day, so I thought to myself, "That friendly duo is in the starting lineup at the same time!!"
But the results were harsh.
I can't decide on a spike.
It would have been fine if we just couldn't score, but the opponent's block kept stopping us time and time again, resulting in us conceding points...
Furthermore, since most of the other members were performing well, it was clear that Miyaura's poor form was holding the team back...
And then he left at the end.
He played as a relief server in the second set but made a mistake and did not play in the subsequent sets.
The team won.
We won with 3 points.
However, I think Miyaura personally had his worst performance of the season.
The volleyball gods are cruel, having the worst possible day come on his first start.
But this is the professional world.
If you can't seize the opportunity and demonstrate your abilities, you won't survive.
It didn't work this time, but I'm sure there's still a chance somewhere.
Ventala, who replaced Miyaura, also conceded a number of goals with his spikes and did not look in such good form.
This failure may have reduced the chances of another chance coming.
Still, the opportunity will surely come.
I hope that when that time comes, they will use the disappointment they felt at this time as a springboard to perform at their best.
Good luck Miyaken!!!
But Nisa! Well done, you won!!
First win in five games!!!
It was especially great to see the return of the service ace machine Gerjot and the performance of veteran OH Busek!!
Let's keep this momentum going and win more games in the second half of the season just like we did at the beginning of the season and make it to the playoffs!!
Considering how things were at the beginning of the season, I didn't think we'd be ranked this low at the end of the first half (lol), but I'm sure it'll be fine!
Good luck Nisa!!!
Photo: PZPL
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