Polish national team in serious trouble! Another thriller in Ergo Arena

Polish volleyballers joined the Saturday match with the Bulgarians, behind them a break in the tournament played in the Tri -City Ergo Arena. However, the team led by Nikola Grbcia had two matters at the back of their heads. First of all, Poles needed victory to ensure their participation in the VNL 2025 final tournament in China. And secondly, the hosts had a fairly unexpected defeat with Kuba (1: 3), when on Thursday they could not close the fourth party, leading 24:22.

League of nations: Another five sets of Poles. Thriller and strong support for fans

On the other side of the net on Saturday a young Bulgaria team stood. A young, but certainly having a lot of talent and potential for a return – after years – to a large representative of the representative volleyball. Bulgarians were additionally against the wall, because although they certainly have considerable ambitions, the entrance to the best “eight” of the League of Nations table, this is not such an easy matter. So it was another meeting after Iran and Cuba, in which Poles competed with an opponent with a sports knife on their throat.

This time, coach Grbić focused on the initial statement: Bartosz Bednorz, Bartłomiej Bołądź, Szymon Jakubiszak, Mateusz Poręba, Artur Szalpuk, Jan Firlej, and Maksymilian Granieczny. The Poles started with the first set of 25:17 and it seemed that this would be the day when Poland would provide itself in the final struggle of VNL 2025. For this was needed to win the eighth match in the eleventh performance.

The second set, however, turned out to be alarming, because the Poles let Bulgarians get off enough for the rivals to believe that they could repeat what Kuba did several dozen hours earlier. Even worse, in the third installment the hosts released the lead, it seemed relatively certain. At 20:18 coach Grbić let Kamil Semeniuk also got his time to the field of Tomasz Fornal. As it turned out, later … Wilfredo Leon entered the rescue – for the attacker’s position – help in admission. However, this did nothing and the Poles lost the second set in a row, this time 23:25.

If someone had little emotion, the real horror was waiting in the 4th set. Poles came out composed of: Kewin Sasak, Wilfredo Leon, Tomasz Fornal, Szymon Jakubiszak, Mateusz Poręba, Jan Firlej, and Maksymilian Graniczny. Poles, however, had to defend two match balls, at 23:24 and 25:26. Somehow (literally) the hosts came out of oppression, supported by a great -playing audience in Ergo Arena. And the song Lady Pank “always where you”, sung at the worst moment, probably additionally suffered volleyballers to fight.

Seta service set at 29:27 closed the team captain introduced a moment earlier during the Tri -City tournament, Central Jakub Kochanowski.

There was euphoria, which moved to a tie-break. Poles started well because from 4: 2. Well, however, since after a few consecutive minutes it was 6: 8 or 8:10. The fans in the stands again chanted the mentioned hit Lady Pank, wanting to additionally stimulate the Polish team. After Asie, the Fornal was only 11:12 to the detriment of the hosts.

Ultimately, however, Bulgarians took success to the finish, closing the match priceless – in every respect for this team – a 3: 2 victory. In a tie-break finally 11:15.

VNL 2025 tournament in Ergo Arena. When and with whom will Polish volleyball players play?

The Polish national team in Ergo Arena will play one more hit match.

On Sunday, to close the struggle in the Tri -City, Poles will be waiting with the Olympic champions – French (20:30). It will be a kind of rematch for the IO 2024 final, maintaining all proportions of the seriousness of the League of Nations.

All VNL 2025 volleyball matches in the Tri -City Ergo Arena are and will be shown on Polsat Sport channels. In addition, broadcasts in the internet version can be followed via the Polsat Box Go platform.