PlusLiga giants made the impossible. “The band is hardening”

Although it seemed that due to the match of “Jedynki” with “Eight” after the basic phase, the favorites would not have major problems, but Steam Hemarpol Norwid Częstochowa proved – that it was no accident that it was one of the revelations of the 2024/25 season. The inhabitants of Częstochowa put everything in a rematch with JSW Jastrzębski Węgl. The national champions even with 0: 2 in sets, however, were able to get out of oppression and prove once again that they are completely deservedly one of the main candidates for gold.

PlusLiga: Jakub Popiwczak after the success of JSW Jastrzębski Węgiel

In Tuesday’s quarter -finals, the hosts imposed a very high pace. Strong play, effective game even with a slightly worse party – it gave arguments to equal fighting with favorites. Norwid won two sets, but the opponent did not allow more that day. Jakub Popiwczak was one of the important characters, according to the unwritten tradition.

– I would not like to call it as trouble or trouble. They just played volleyball well, they showed it this season. And this is a band that, when you watched his matches in front of the TV in the first round of the main phase, the eye was happy and they wanted to support themselves. They had a lot of positive energy. And today they showed this game exactly. 2: 0 for them it was not a coincidence or our trouble, but a great game of Norwid – he appreciated the attitude of the Libero’s rivals of the Polish champions.

Ultimately, tie-break guests decided 15:12 to their favor. The MVP match was chosen Benjamin Toniutti, an invaluable team leader, both in the context of Capitan duties – and what gives the team on the pitch. The Frenchman got a statuette, and Łukasz Kaczmarek scored the most points for the winners. “The pet” added 22 stitches to the achievements of Polish champions.

– However, we had to understand that if we want to win this meeting, here nobody will give us anything. You have to throw the highest run, not some half measures. Fortunately, it succeeded, which is why I am proud and happy that despite the good level of the hosts of the game, we finally get out of this match (…) I will not hide that as Polish champions, two in a row, we do not think about the semi -final. We want to reach this most important playing, for a gold medal. Today’s step was very important. I think that in such hard matches the team shows character, the team is hardening. That is why I am extremely happy that we are winning in this way – he did not hide the joy after Tuesday’s success of Popiwczak.

In the semi-final JSW Jastrzębski will face the winner of the couple Bogdanka Luk Lublin-ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, where the decisive decision will take place in Sunday match number 3.

Let’s add that the club from Jastrzębie-Zdrój over the past decade (counting from the 2014/15 season), only twice was in the best four league. Of which for the last four seasons (counting from the 2020/21 campaign), JSW Jastrzębski could enjoy the Polish champion three times. They are PlusLiga’s real giants, and it must be remembered that in the last two seasons the Silesian team also reported in the finals of the Champions League – the most prestigious games from the CEV stable.