PGE GiEK Skra's volleyball players started the match better (3:8) and kept the advantage gained at the beginning in the rest of the set. In the end, the Lviv team reduced the difference to two points (21:23), but Mateusz Poreba finished the important action. The missing point was awarded to the Belchatov team with a broken service of the guests (22:25). It was Barkom's mistakes that were the biggest flaw in this game.
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The beginning of the second part was also won by Belchatov's team (2:6), but this time the hosts made up for the loss quickly – when Mous Guei sent an ace, the score was 9:9. However, Scrum regained the advantage and scored five points in the middle of the set (13:18). Barkom responded with a series of winning moves when Vasil Tupcii appeared in the service box (20:18). The Lviv team followed suit and reached the set point after Oleg Shevchenko's attack (24:23). The guests took advantage, but Barkom closed the set with a point (26:24).
In the third set, we saw an equal game of both teams, but only until 11:11. In the middle part of the set, the Belchatov team, which was more efficient in the attack, gained a solid advantage (12:16, 15:20) and the Lviv team failed. In the end, PGE GiEK came under the control of Skra's volleyball players, who effectively blocked the opponent in the last action (16:25).
Barkom volleyball players dominated from the beginning of the fourth set (9:6). They played effectively in attack and maintained their scoring advantage in the subsequent actions. After Tupcchia's attack, they led 20:16, but after David Konarsky's ace, the guests reduced the difference to two points. However, Barkom kept the lead thanks to Tupcii's effective play in this game (25:20).
The beginning of the tie-break went according to the will of Belchatov volleyball players, who had three points before the change of sides (5:8). Lviv had problems with reception, Skra looked good on the service court, played effectively in attack, and after blocking points, he scored four points (6:10). In the last action, Barkom volleyball players made two mistakes, as a result of which PGE GiEK Skra won (10:15).
Barkom-Każany Lviv – PGE GiEK Skra Bełchatów 2:3 (22:25, 26:24, 16:25, 25:20, 10:15)
Barkom-Kazan: Denis Petrovs, Luciano Palonsky, Vladislav Shchurov, Vasyl Tupcii, Ilya Kovalov, Mous Gueye – Yaroslav Pampushko (libero) and Oleh Shevchenko, Vitaly Kucher, Bohdan Mazenko, Kristers Dardzans. Coach: Ugis Krastins.
PGE GiEK Skra: Adrian Aciobanitei, Bartholomew Lemanski, David Konarski, Bartholomew Lipinski, Mateusz Poreba, Grzegorz Lomaczy – Benjamin Dies (libero) and Przemyslaw Kupka, Pierre Derouyon, Victor Novak. Coach: Andrea Gardin.
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