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    Photo of Chantal KAISER

    Chantal KAISER

    Poland are the only team that is still unbeaten in Pool B, as on Sunday, Bulgaria lost 2-3 to Germany.
    Magdalena Stysiak has been for sure the strongest Polish “weapon” in the past days, finishing as top scorer in all the matches played by her team.

    Spain, on the other hand, recorded their first victory in the group on Sunday, when they won after a hard-fought match against Grecee in five sets. Alhtough Spain are the clear underdog in this matchup, the young Raquel Montoro, who was the best for her team in the past days, can cause problems to the Polish defence.

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      First Referee
      Chantal KAISER
      FRA
      Second Referee
      Aleksander SIKANJIC
      LIE
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      Kolodruma is the biggest multifunctional complex in Plovdiv, famous with modern architecture and impressive atmosphere. The hall is unique not only being the only covered Olympic-sized cycling track in the Balkans, but also for being able to host 22 sports at the highest level. Kolodruma has also a hall for warm up trainings, press center, locker rooms, coach rooms, LED screens, underground and grand parking for 438 cars. The Arena is connected to four boulevards so getting there is easy. Capacity: 6100
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      Naycho Tsanov Blvd., PLOVDIV, 4000 Capacity: 6100

      City bus lines that have stops near the arena: 4, 10, 17, 99 PLOVDIV AIRPORT – distance to the hall is 12.2 km, cca. 15 min by car. There’s no public transportation from the airport. SOFIA AIRPORT – distance to the hall by car using highway A1 is 151 km and takes around 1 hour 40 minutes. Get directions

    Featured Players

    POLAND SPAIN

    Zuzanna EFIMIENKO-MLOTKOWSKA

    10
    POLAND Middle blocker

    Bio

    Born in Lubań, Zuzanna spent a lot of time in the countryside helping her aunt out on the farm, so her first dream was to become a farmer. She started to play volleyball thanks to her 2 older sisters. Her greatest achievements are the Polish championship title, promotion to the VNL Final 6 and individually the best MB of the CL along with 2x best MB of the Polish Cup. She loves to read books.

    POLAND SPAIN

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    POLAND

    Address

    ul. Puławska 383 WARSAW

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    Contacts

    phone +48 22 462 82 20 email pzps@pzps.pl
    Team Leaders
    Katarzyna WENERSKA
    Setter
    Zuzanna EFIMIENKO-MLOTKOWSKA
    Middle blocker
    Malwina SMARZEK
    Opposite
    Team Schedule

    Previous Games

    31/08/2021 vs. 0 - 3 L play circle Go to Match Centre
    29/08/2021 vs. 3 - 1 W play circle Go to Match Centre
    25/08/2021 vs. 1 - 3 L play circle Go to Match Centre
    • All Time
    • 33
      Competitions Played
    • 2
      Titles
    • Competition
    • 7
      Matches Played
    • 5
      Matches Won
    • 71%
      Win %
    • 16
      Sets Won
    • 584
      Points Won
    • 43%
      Attack %
    • 44%
      Reception %

    Team

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    17
    SMARZEK Malwina
    Opposite
    • Birth Date: 1996
    • Birth Place: Zary
    • Height: 191 cm
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    1
    NOWICKA Julia Iwona
    Setter
    • Birth Date: 1998
    • Birth Place: Częstochowa
    • Height: 175 cm
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    2
    GRAJBER-NOWAKOWSKA Martyna
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1995
    • Height: 181 cm
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    3
    ALAGIERSKA Klaudia
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1996
    • Height: 190 cm
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    8
    STENZEL Maria
    Libero
    • Birth Date: 1998
    • Height: 167 cm
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    9
    STYSIAK Magdalena
    Opposite
    • Birth Date: 2000
    • Birth Place: Wielun
    • Height: 202 cm
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    10
    EFIMIENKO-MLOTKOWSKA Zuzanna
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1989
    • Birth Place: POLAND
    • Height: 196 cm
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    11
    LUKASIK Martyna
    Opposite
    • Birth Date: 1999
    • Birth Place: Gdansk
    • Height: 190 cm
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    13
    JAGŁA Monika Katarzyna
    Libero
    • Birth Date: 2000
    • Birth Place: Bydgoszcz
    • Height: 177 cm
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    16
    POL Marta
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1995
    • Height: 188 cm
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    19
    FEDUSIO Monika
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1999
    • Height: 183 cm
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    20
    CZYRNIANSKA Martyna
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 2003
    • Height: 191 cm
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    26
    WENERSKA Katarzyna
    Setter
    • Birth Date: 1993
    • Height: 180 cm
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    88
    GORECKA Zuzanna
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 2000
    • Birth Place: Radom
    • Height: 181 cm
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    Staff

    NAWROCKI Jacek
    Head Coach
    KAWKA Waldemar
    Assistant Coach
    KAWKA Przemysław
    Assistant Coach 2

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    POLAND

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    SPAIN

    Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Match

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    Match Report

    Smarzek on fire for Poland’s fourth straight win in Pool B

    Article 23 August 2021

    Malwina Smarzek was on fire during Poland’s 3-0 win over Spain in Pool B of the EuroVolley 2021 Women. The result all but ended Spain hopes for qualification to the Round 16 and assured Bulgaria’s and Czech Republic’s progress to the next stage.

     

    ● Monday’s match marked Smarzek’s second start of the tournament. And unlike the one against Czech Republic her presence on the court was seen from the get go. She finished the first set with nine winning spikes and a block for a total of 10 points. While Spain managed a paltry 22% kill rate.

     

    ● In the second set Polish head coach Jacek Nawrocki put a team of mostly backups. But despite spending most of it out of the court Smarzek still managed 7 points and the team had a whopping 60% kill rate. With suffocating blocks Poland led by as many as 14 points before closing the set 25-15.

     

    ● Down two sets Spain showed no signs of resistance. The third set was the most lopsided of the tournament. Martyna Czyrnianska scored as many points as the whole Spanish team. And the 17-point difference is the biggest in all of EuroVolley 2021 Women pools so far.

     

    ● Smarzek led all the players in scoring with 22 points. Czyrnianska added 12 while Maria Segura and Raquel Montoro finished as joint top scorers for Spain with 6 each.

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    The match in numbers

    84
    Points

    The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.

    64
    Duration

    The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.

    200
    Spectators

    Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.

    162
    Match Spikes

    The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.

    38%
    Reception Level

    An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.

    10-4
    Net Domination

    The number of successful point winning blocks of POLAND compared to SPAIN.

    2-2
    Ace Count

    POLAND number of service aces compared to SPAIN

    19-23
    Error Difference

    Errors leading to points of POLAND, next to those from SPAIN

    "It was an easy match, good preparation for the one against Bulgaria. Actually, we expected it to be a bit more difficult because Spain can play good volleyball. They just had a bad day. The good thing for us is that all our players could get on court today."

    Zuzanna Efimienko-Młotkowska
    Middle blocker, Poland

    "We could've played better for sure. Obviously, they are a stronger team than us but it is not an excuse. They dominated on all aspects of the game. We gave our best but it was not enough."

    Lucia Varela Gomez
    Middle blocker, Spain