The Polish representatives, after a series of three defeats at the world championships, once again breathed hope into the hearts of the fans. After losing 3-0 to the reigning Serbs on Wednesday, there was no trace left. White and red played a sensational match with the Americans and beat the Olympic champions Tokyo 3:0. This earned them promotion to fourth place in Group F.
When is the next game of the Polish championships? History favors us before the clash with the Canadians
Although the favorites for this clash were the volleyball players from the United States, the hosts of the event showed up from an excellent side. In the first set, they recorded a successful chase and managed to make up for the six-point loss to their rivals. They took the lead in the deciding moments and then won 25:23. The next two sets were controlled by Stefano Lavarini’s players. The Polish women won them at 20 and 18, respectively, winning the game 3:0.
Now the representatives of Poland have a day off from competition. Another meeting in Lodz Arena Atlas white and red will play in Friday October 7, and their rivals will be Canadian. North American volleyball players are doing surprisingly well in this championship. In Group C, they took 3rd place with 8 points, only losing to the Serbs and Americans. At the start of the second phase, they beat Thailand 3:1, only to lose 0:3 to Turkey after an even second game.
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The definitive favorites of this duel will be the Poles, who have won all previous meetings with the Canadians. In the last seven head-to-head only encounters in the last year Nations League the rivals were able to stand up Polish volleyball players, but they lost 2: 3. In this year’s tournament, Lavarini players won 3: 1, which is a good sign ahead of Friday’s game.
The meeting between the Poles and the Canadians will take place on Friday October 7 at the Atlas Arena in Łódź at 8:30 p.m.
