In the 20th round of the Polish Men's Volleyball League (Przlyga), Nysa, which Miyaura Kento plays for and is in 5th place in the league, played against 4th place Zaksa Kedzierzyn Kozile (hereinafter referred to as Zaksa) away on Monday, January 16th local time, and lost 0-3 (22-25, 19-25, 21-25).
Miyaura Kento played as a relief server in the first and second sets and was a great player, scoring one service ace.
First set starting lineup
Nisa
OH: Gerzhod (Poland), Kwasowski (Poland)
MB: Zerba (Argentina), Abramovic (Poland)
OP: Bentara (Tunisia)
S: Zukowski (Croatia)
L: Dembiec (Poland) / Biniek (Poland)
XAXA
OH: Staszewski (Poland), Silivka (Poland)
MB: Smith (USA), Pashtsky (Ukraine)
OP: Kaczmarek (Poland)
S: Janusz (Poland)
L: Shoji (USA)
*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, Nysa started scoring early with spikes from OH Gerjot and others, while Zaksa's OP Kaczmarek and OH Silivka made consecutive attack errors, giving Nysa a big lead of 9-5.
Zaksa then turned the game around to 12-13 with a service ace from OH Silivka and an attack from OP Kaczmarek, but Nysa quickly turned the game around again with consecutive spikes from OP Ventala to make it 15-13.
However, Zaksa scored four consecutive breaks, with MB Smith blocking OP Ventala from S Janusz's serve and OP Kaczmarek scoring with a feint, to take the lead again at 16-19.
After that, Nisa also tied the score at 22-22 with service aces from OH Gerjot and substitute OP Miyaura, but that was the end of their counterattack, and in the end, S Janusz blocked an attack from OH Kfasovski to give Zaksa the set, 22-25.
In the second set, there was a battle for side outs from the beginning, but while OP Ventala and OH Kfasovski were the focus of the ball for Nysa, Zaksa spread the ball around and scored points, and the match progressed to 9-9.
However, in the middle of the game, Nisa made some attacking mistakes during side outs, allowing Zaks to take the lead at 13-16.
Nysa wanted to change the flow of the match by bringing on OH El Graoui (Morocco), S Szczurek (Poland), and OH Buszek (Poland), but in the final minutes, OP Kaczmarek and S Janusz got service aces to widen the gap to 18-24, and finally MB Smith's quick hit gave Zaksa the set, 19-25.
In the third set, Nisa, with no other options, started the game with OH Elgraoui, MB Kramczynski (Poland), and S Szczurek.
At the start, Zaksa took the lead 4-1 with a spike and a service ace from OP Kaczmarek, but Nisa tied the score at 6-6 with a block from OH El Graoui and a spike from OP Ventala.
OP Ventala continued to play well, and MB Kramczynski hit a service ace to help Nysa turn the game around to 11-8, but then OH Silivka used a variety of serves to score four consecutive service aces, and Zaksa turned the game around to 11-13.
Shortly after, Nysa again turned the game around with a service ace from OH Busek to make it 15-14, but Zaksa also managed to keep the momentum going with three consecutive breaks, including two aces from OP Kaczmarek's serve, to make it 15-18.
After that, Nisa continued to score points with spikes from OH El Graoui, but they were unable to get a break. OP Ventala got a service ace at 20-24 to get some revenge, but in the end, OP Kaczmarek's spike was successful to win the set 21-25 for Zakza, who won 0-3 against Nisa.
MVP: OH Alexander Silivka (14 points (5 serves, 1 block), attack success rate 361 TP 3 T)
Miyaura Kento contributed with one point with his serve.
With this, Nisa's overall score is 11 wins, 9 losses and 34 points, dropping them to 8th place.
The next match will be against second-placed Jastrzębski Wenger, away from home on Sunday, January 22nd at 8:30pm local time (4:30am Japan time).
The report for the first half is here:
Comment from Kento Miyaura
I had the impression that Zakusa's serve was good, and conversely, I was also hitting good serves, but I think I made some mistakes. I was the same. If I could fix that... When I say fix, it's difficult because the gym is different, but the next game is also important, so I think it would be good if I could switch gears without being negative.
Photo: PZPL
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