In the 28th round of the Polish Men's Volleyball League (Przlyga), Nysa (8th place), of which Miyaura Kento plays, played against Rzeszów (1st place) at home on Friday, March 17th local time, and lost 1-3 (18-25, 25-27, 25-22, 17-25).
Miyaura Kento was a relief server in the second set and played as an opposite from the middle of the third set, scoring 12 points, tied for second on the team.
First set starting lineup
Nisa
OH: Gerzhod (Poland), Kwasowski (Poland)
MB: Jankowski (Poland), Zerba (Argentina)
OP: Bentara (Tunisia)
S: Zukowski (Croatia)
L: Dembiec (Poland)
Rzeszow
OH: Chebuj (Slovenia), Defalco (USA)
MB: Kozamelnik (Slovenia), Kochanowski (Poland)
OP: Butzki (Poland)
S: Zizga (Poland)
L: Zatorski (Poland)
*Positions: OH = outside hitter, MB = middle blocker, OP = opposite, S = setter, L = libero
The stats for this match areHere
Match Report
In the first set, both teams traded breaks in the early stages, but the match continued with the score tied at 10-10, with both opposites, OP Ventara and OP Muzai, leading the way in scoring.
However, in the middle of the game, with service aces from OP Muzai and OH Chebui, Rzeszow quickly widened the gap to 12-18.
Even after the final stages, OH Defalco and MB Kochanowski scored points from effective serves, putting Rzeszow in a set point position at 16-24, and finally OH Chebuj scored a spike to give Rzeszow the set at 18-25.
In the second set, MB Kochanowski started off with consecutive points from spikes and serves, giving Rzeszow a 0-2 lead, but OP Ventala soon scored a service ace to tie the score at 4-4, and the match continued to be close for a while.
Nisa scored points from three wingers, led by OP Ventala, while Rzeszów scored points from OH Defalco and OP Muzaj to advance to 16-16.
From there, Nysa scored consecutive breaks, including a block from OH Kwasowski, to extend their lead to 19-16, but in the final minutes, substitute OH Buszek (Poland) was caught in consecutive blocks by Rzeszow, and Rzeszow turned the game around to 22-23.
After that, Nisa brought OH Gerdjot back to the court, and with a block from MB Zerba and a spike from OH Gerdjot, Nisa showed tenacity and once had a set point at 25-24, but in the end OH Čeby scored consecutive spikes to give Rzeszów a 25-27 set.
In the early stages of the third set, Nisa extended their lead to 6-4 with spikes from OP Ventara and MB Zerba, but OP Ventara injured his leg and was replaced by OP Miyaura.
However, despite these incidents, Nisa continued to maintain a 12-8 lead thanks to spikes from OH Kfasovski and a service ace from OP Miyaura, and the match continued.
OP Butski, who came on as a substitute for Rzeszow, scored consecutive points with spikes and blocks to tie the score at 16-16, but OP Miyaura immediately scored a spike and two consecutive service aces to put Nysa back in the lead at 20-17.
In the final minutes, Rzeszów again caught up at 21-21 with a block from MB Kochanowski, but in the end OH Gerzhod scored a high spike and a block in succession to give Nysa the set back at 25-22.
In the fourth set, OH Gerzhod was bombarded with serves from the opponent from the beginning, allowing service aces from S Zizga, OH Defalco, and MB Kochanowski, giving Rzeszow a 3-9 lead.
From there, Nisa scored consecutive points with spikes from OP Miyaura, a service ace from OH Kwasovski, and a block from MB Zerba, bringing the score to within one point at 9-10, but in the middle of the game, a service ace from MB Kochanowski put Rzeszow back in the lead at 13-17.
After that, consecutive service aces from OH Cheby widened the gap to 15-21, and in the final stages, S Zisga also got a service ace, putting Rzeszow in a match point position.
In the end, OH Cheby scored a spike to take the set 17-25, and Rzeszów defeated Nysa 1-3.
MVP: MB Jakub Kochanowski (9 points (3 serves, 2 blocks), attack success rate 571 TP 3 T)
Miyaura Kento scored 12 points (3 of which were serves) with an attack success rate of 531 TP3T.
Their next match will be against Warsaw, who are in 6th place, away from home on Sunday, March 26th at 8:30pm local time (4:30am the next day Japan time).
Nisa's next game will be their final game of the regular season.
Thoughts on the match etc.
I watched this match live.
A truly disappointing defeat.
Although Miyaura was substituted due to an injury to Ventala, it was the first time in a while that he was able to play for a long period of time.
Although he struggled with his high ball attacks, getting blocked, his powerful spikes from quick sets on other occasions were almost always successful.
He also had a spectacular performance on the serve, hitting three aces in the third set, thrilling the home crowd.
In particular, when Miyaura scored three consecutive points with a spike and two service aces at 17-17, I was suddenly reminded of all the things I had not been given many opportunities to play until now, and not being able to perform well even when I did, and all the things we had talked about up until now, and my heart was filled with emotion and I almost came close to tears...
Could it be that if things continue like this, Nisa will pull off a come-from-behind victory and Miyaura will be named MVP!?!?!?!?
After Nisa overcame various difficulties to take back the third set, the atmosphere was such that it even made you think that.
But it wasn't that sweet.
In the fourth set, Gerdzhot was thrown off balance in serve reception from the beginning, allowing Rzeszow to take the lead in one go, and the gap remained the same until the end, following Nisa's usual losing pattern.
Miyaura's reliable serve also did not go well in the fourth set.
There is not much time left this season, and this may have been Miyaura's last match on the court as an attacker, so I wanted to see more, I wanted to see the full set.
What caught my attention was the starting rotation for the fourth set.
Nisa started the set in S1, the setter serves first rotation, just like in the second set, which also began with a serve.
It's true that if Ventala had been the opposite, the block would have been higher and that would have been fine, but setter Zukowski is taller than Miyaura, and Gerjot, who is also tall on the outside and has weak serve reception, would quickly drop back to the backcourt, so I thought right after the start of the fourth set that the disadvantages would outweigh the advantages.
On the other hand, starting in S4 with three rotations would have eliminated those disadvantages, and in the third set, Miyaura, who had the best serve, was able to serve, so it was probably a big advantage.
As expected, Gerjot, who had moved to the back court and was receiving serves in the middle, was hit by a barrage of serves from the opponents.
Personally, I think this was a mistake in coach Prinski's management.
At the beginning of the season, Gerjot's poor serve reception wasn't that noticeable, and he was invincible with his attacks and serves, but he really started to lose his appeal midway through the season.
The opponent in the final regular season game will be Warsaw, who are currently on an 11-game winning streak and yet to lose this year.
Still, if Gerjot makes a comeback, there's a good chance.
Recently we've relied too much on Ventala, and it's like watching a V-League team, but we won't be able to win that way, so the return of Gerjot is essential.
Ventala probably just has a cramp in his leg, so he will probably start again in the next match against Warsaw, but of course we are looking forward to Miyaura's performance as well!
Good luck Nisa!!!
Photo: PSG Stal Nysa
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