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This time, the final tournament of Polish Cup was played in Warsaw and lasted 2 days. Belchatow did not allow any hopes to their opponents.
Semifinals
PGE Skra Belchatow – Asseco Resovia Rzeszow 3:1 (25:15, 25:22, 30:32, 25:16)
In the first semifinal Skra Belchatow met Resovia Rzeszow. Skra was leading from the beginning and the result of first technical time wa 8:3 for them. The setter, Miquel Falasca had a good day and he was creating every action calmly and confidently. Skra played well on service and attack – also middle blockers had a lot of chances to help the team. The third set was the most exciting part. After long and hard finish, Resovia won 32:30 and they kept their hope to stay in match. The last set was an “execution” – Rzeszow scored only 16 points and Belchatow was waiting for the next rival.
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle – Tytan AZS Częstochowa 3:1 ( 21:25, 25:23,25:23, 25:18 )
Meeting between Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle and AZS Czestochowa was a big question about form of AZS, because this team is having big problems right now. However, the first set was balanced and no one could build a bigger leading until the end, when Czestochowa got 2 points more and Lukasz Wisniewski finished this set with a good service. In the second part, Zaksa played better and AZS made more mistakes, so Kedzierzyn won this and another part with the same result: 25:23. The last part was shorter and it was a good time of brazilian player, Idi. Zaksa finished this match with the block and they advanced to the final.
Final
PGE Skra Bełchatów – Zaksa Kędzierzyn–Koźle 3:0 (25:19, 26:24, 25:18)
Polish fans were expecting a great show, but reality proved to be disappointing. Zaksa was making simple mistakes and they could not use their chances when Skra was wrong. Belchatow was also blocking perfectly and they played well in every set. Zaksa had problems in attack and service, when their rivals showed a great quality in every single element. This final was ended by attack of Daniel Plinski and Skra won Polish Cup once again, which means they have a place in the next edition of Champions League.
Best server: Mariusz Wlazly (Skra Belchatow)
Best receiver: Michal Winiarski (Skra Belchatow)
Best digger: Pawel Zatorski (Skra Belchatow)
Best blocker: Jurij Gladyr (Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle)
Best attacker: Bartosz Kurek (Skra Belchatow)
Best setter: Pawel Zagumny (Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle)
MVP: Mariusz Wlazly (Skra Belchatow)