When your team wins against a giant like Perugia, it means that the playmaker must have done very well. On Wednesday, Marcin Janusz fared better than Simone Giannelli, the best quarterback of the last World Cup. The Pole wisely led the team’s game, was able to hide the less well-disposed Olek Śliwka and promote Bartosz Bednorz. And only this misunderstanding during the match ball in the second set… But let’s forget about this action, fortunately, this lost set has no meaning, because ZAKSA won by three points.
2 pkt (for 2 blocks)
Aleksander Śliwka 3+
The captain of ZAKS, who led the team to victories many times, did not have the best day. In the attack, he was blocked as many as six times, and he made two mistakes in the end of the second lost set. Sliwka, as usual, was great in the so-called. dirty work – he helped in the defense, kept the reception of the service, mobilized his colleagues and showed off clever actions when he hid his hands in the block and the attackers hit the cars. However, he played at zero efficiency (balance of points won to lost), so the score cannot be higher.
7 pkt (6 attack, 1 block). Efficiency: 0. Attack: 27 percent (4/15 – 6 times blocked, 2 errors). Taking the serve: 45 percent (20 tries – 1 error).
Bartosz Bednorz 6
This player was missing at the beginning of the season. Since Bednorz joined Kędzierzyn-Koźle from the Chinese league, the European club champions have returned to winning ways. And what “Benji” presented in the match against Perugia was a concert! Fantastic attacks, finished even with a triple block and in the most important moments, effective blocks and a very good game in accepting the serve. Bednorz overshadowed Wilfredo Leon and Kamil Semeniuk, and yet there is no certain place in the Polish national team. right? For ZAKS fans, the most important thing is that the 28-year-old host extended the contract in Kędzierzyn-Koźle and Gino Sirci will not bring him to Perugia like Kamil Semeniuk and coach Nikola Grbic a year ago.
23 pkt (20 attack, 3 block). Efficiency: +13. Attack: 59 percent (20/34 – 1 error). Taking the serve: 57 percent (27 tries – 2 mistakes).
David Smith 5+
The American has been in great form recently. Next to Bednorz and Kaczmarek, he was the best player on the pitch in the match against Perugia – he was crazy in the serve (4 aces), he made a mistake in the attack only once, he showed off great blocks.
11 pkt (5 attack, 2 block, 4 serve). Efficiency: +7. Attack: 83 percent (5/6 – 2nd error).
Dmytro Pasitsky 4+
He did not disappoint, although he made one fatal error when he threw a passing ball out. He was worse than Smith in the service, but in attack and block he did not disappoint.
7 pkt (5 attack, 2 block). Attack: 83 percent (5/6 – 1 mistake).
Lukasz Kaczmarek 5+
The hero of the quarter-final against Trentino did not score as many points this time, but once he had the ball, he usually scored. Great and effective in attack. Marcin Janusz could blindly play to “Zwierz”.
14 pkt (13 attack, 1 block). Efficiency: +11. Attack: 54 percent (13/24 – blocked 3 times).
Erik Shoji 5–
To withstand the service bombs served by Wilfredo Leon and co. is a great art. The American was a pillar of ZAKS’ defense, he also made several defenses. Coach Tuomas Sammelvuo can count on Erik.
Taking the serve: 38 percent (16 tries – 2 mistakes).
Bartholomew Kluth too short to be rated.