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Poland made a full comeback against Ukraine and finished with two wins in the first week of the VNL

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June 14, 2026 at 11:15

Poland made a full comeback against Ukraine and finished with two wins in the first week of the VNL

Poland finished the tournament in the Chinese city of Linyi with a victory over Ukraine after a comeback from 0:2 to 3:2 (19:25, 18:25, 25:22, 25:21, 15:11).
In the first two sets, Nikola Grbic's team played unconvincingly, made many errors, and failed to counter the Ukrainians' stable play. Aleksander Sliwka and the Polish offense faced serious difficulties, while Dmytro Yanchuk was among the opponent's leaders.
After being down 0:2, Poland changed their appearance. Excellent defensive plays by libero Maksymilian Granechny, the strong performance of Aleksiej Nasewicz, and better blocking helped "Drużyna Polska" (Polish Team) win the third and fourth sets and force the match into a tie-break.
In the decisive set, Nasewicz and Giezot led the team forward, while the Ukrainians committed a series of service errors. The Poles pulled ahead 13:9 and closed out the match after a successful block by Bartłomiej Lemański.
The most effective player for Poland was Aleksiej Nasewicz with 19 points, while Dmytro Yanchuk scored 13 points for Ukraine.
Currently, before the remaining five matches of the tournament's final day are played, Poland and Ukraine occupy 6th and 7th place respectively in the temporary standings of the Nations League, with both teams having 7 points after four played matches.

photo:volleyballworld.com