The three factors collected with the sweep put the Polish on the prime of the Pool B standings forward of continental rivals the Netherlands, who downed Qatar 3-1 (25-18, 25-23, 26-28, 25-23 and have the identical three factors, however a decrease set ratio. The most effective two groups within the pool will qualify for the elimination rounds.
Again along with his nation’s nationwide staff after sitting out of the Volleyball Nations League, Polish captain and star reverse Bartosz Kurek had a robust return, delivering 13 factors (ten kills, two blocks, one ace). Exterior hitters Wilfredo León, with 14 factors (11 kills, two aces, one block), and Tomasz Fornal, with ten (six kills, three blocks, one ace), additionally had productive performances in Poland’s debut.
“It is nice to be again,” Kurek reacted. “The day off I took this season wasn’t precisely deliberate, and I needed to push exhausting to get again in kind and be capable to be right here with the staff. It is a lengthy match and we wish to be right here till the top. We do not are available with particular expectations as a result of they’re what take you down. We solely have to go on the courtroom and method each match as if it have been the ultimate, after which hopefully we’ll get to the true closing.”
