Poland defeats Argentina by 3-1 at 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup - Volleyball update
The Polish national men’s volleyball team competed with the Argentinean squad on the November 22nd during the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup that is currently going on in Japan. Several of the Japanese cities are playing host to the championship but
the match between Poland and Argentina took place in Nagoya at the Nippongaishi hall where the Poles put together a good win by 3-1
The contest took four thrilling sets to reach its close at the end of which the Polish were celebrating their comeback win. The opening frame of the contest started off on even grounds but as the match progressed the Argentineans were able to take the lead
and extend their advantage to the end of the set to earn a match win by a significant margin. The loss of the first set caused the Polish to step up their game in the second and challenge the Argentineans. As a result, the Polish were able to propel themselves
forwards and equalize the match by winning the second frame. The third set was the most competitive one as both the teams wanted to gain dominance in the match. The Polish and the Argentineans stayed neck to neck with each other during the entire frame but
the Argentineans were able to bag another win.
The momentum generated by winning the third frame made the Argentineans come out strong in the fourth frame to and seal the deal on the match at the following final set scores: 18-25, 25-20, 25-23 and 25-22.
The coach of the Polish team, Andrea Anastasi, expressed his jubilation upon winning the match in the following manner: "Today was a good day for Poland. They play a different system than the European system. We played well consistently after the first set
and fought for every ball. We have taller players and so play a certain way. They have quicker players and use their own style.”
On the other hand, the coach of the losing team, Javier Weber, shared his views by making the following comments: "I thought both teams played well today. They played better after the 20th point when it counted. That was the difference in the third and fourth
sets.”
The player that was able to top the Polish side was Zbigniew Bartman as he made his presence felt by adding a total of 17 points to his squad. Bartman was helped by his team mate Michal Winiarski who contributed by putting up a total of 15 points for his
team. On the Argentinean end, the most active player was Facundo Conte who was also the leading scorer of the entire match as he tallied a total of 19 points for his team.
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