Highlights
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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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeChantal KAISERFRASecond RefereeAleksander SIKANJICLIE
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Venue Information
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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How To Attend
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
Magdalena STYSIAK
3
POLAND
Opposite
Bio
Magalena comes from the countryside and is not ashamed of it. Her brother persuaded her to play volleyball. At the age of 13 she went to the best sports school in Poland-SMS Szczyrk. She spent a year there and then moved to a sports school in Police. Her greatest achievement to date is the 4th place at ECH and selection to the dream team at the VNL (2019). She likes to spend time with her family.
Team
Team Leaders
Team Schedule
Previous Games
31/08/2021 | vs. | 0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
29/08/2021 | vs. | 3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
25/08/2021 | vs. | 1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
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33Competitions Played
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2Titles
- Competition
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7Matches Played
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5Matches Won
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71%Win %
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16Sets Won
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584Points Won
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43%Attack %
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44%Reception %
Team
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NOWICKA Julia Iwona
Setter
- Birth Date: 1998
- Birth Place: Częstochowa
- Height: 175 cm
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STYSIAK Magdalena
Opposite
- Birth Date: 2000
- Birth Place: Wielun
- Height: 202 cm
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EFIMIENKO-MLOTKOWSKA Zuzanna
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: POLAND
- Height: 196 cm
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JAGŁA Monika Katarzyna
Libero
- Birth Date: 2000
- Birth Place: Bydgoszcz
- Height: 177 cm
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GORECKA Zuzanna
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 2000
- Birth Place: Radom
- Height: 181 cm
Recent Results
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Match Report
Smarzek on fire for Poland’s fourth straight win in Pool B
Article
23 August 2021
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
Zuzanna Efimienko-Młotkowska"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."
Middle blocker, Poland
Lucia Varela Gomez"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."
Middle blocker, Spain