Bogdanka LUK Lublin defeated Trefl Gdansk in three sets, which was enough for the team from Lublin to return to fourth place in the standings and will spend at least the next week in this position.Our national team's captain, Alex Grozdanov, played strongly and finished with 12 points (4 blocks).

The match began with an exchange of blows, but after Jakub Czerwinski's error, LUK started to pull away from their opponents (9:7). McCarthy Finian added an ace, and after two more errors by Piotr Orczyk, the difference between the two teams increased (15:9). Kevin Sasak and Wilfredo Leon performed effectively at the net, and Trefl was completely helpless (20:12). In the end, Sasak added another ace, and an error by Alexey Nasevich ended the unequal struggle in the first set (25:15).

In the second set, the guests did not slow down. Right from the start, they made two blocks against their opponents, and after a point from Leon's serve, they built a solid lead (7:2).In the middle of the set, Alex Grozdanov was effective,LUK added another block, and the hosts were losing point after point (16:9). Isolated successful attacks by Nasevich did not bring the hosts back into the fight. After Beny Tuinstra's actions, the players from Lublin approached victory in this part of the match. In the end, the Leon/Sasak duo reminded everyone of themselves again, and the guests triumphed convincingly with 25:16.

In the third set, Leon and Tuinstra built a lead for the guests (6:3), but this time Trefl became more active. With Rafal Sobanski's serve, they got back into the game.Only the block against Nasevich and Grozdanov's attack put LUK back in front (16:14). The players from Gdansk, however, did not give up, but after M'Baye Mustafa's actions, the first decisive moment of this match arrived. Blocking and serving proved to be key. These two elements tipped the scales of victory in favor of the team from Lublin (25:22).

MVP Wilfredo Leon 19 points (2 aces, 4 blocks)

Trefl Gdansk – Bogdanka LUK Lublin 0:3 (15:25, 16:25, 22:25)

Trefl:M'Baye (4), Orczyk (1), Nasevich (16), Petrashko (4), Kampa (3), Czerwinski (2), Kojka (libero) and Jorn (6), Sobanski (7) and Mordyl

LUK: Komenda (5), Leon (19),Grozdanov (12),Tuinstra (5), McCarthy (4), Sasak (14), Cirek (libero) and Sawicki, Tuinstra (5), McCarthy (4), Sasak (14), Cirek (libero) and Sawicki.