PGE Skra Be³chatów is currently a shadow of itself. . On Sunday, Joel Banks’ players had the opportunity to break the losing streak and take their ninth win of the season. However, to the great dissatisfaction of the fans gathered in the Energia Hall, this did not happen.
Skra failed again in Hala Energia, the 14th defeat in the season
In the match of the 22nd round, the Bełchatów team hosted Barkom Kazany Lwów. The first match of both teams brought a five-set battle, in which the newcomer of PlusLiga turned out to be better. Skra certainly counted on a rematch.
Already the first set showed that it will be very difficult to win. After an even start, the visitors jumped to 12:9, and the ambitious attitude of Banks players allowed them to equalize with time at 15:15. After a while, the hosts even took the lead, and the score 22:20 could indicate that they will soon take the lead in the match. However, that did not happen. Skra wasted three set balls, and the rivals have already used the first chance to close the game, winning 28:26.
The Lviv team had a good opening of the second set, jumping to 8:5. The hosts also this time were gradually chasing the result, which brought them the equalizer at 14:14. Later, they even managed to take a two-point lead, after which soon only memories remained. The league newcomer returned to the lead in the decisive moments and after a while enjoyed the 25:23 victory.
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At the beginning of the third set, both teams continued to score consecutive points and exchanged the lead from time to time. From 11:11, Barkom’s volleyball players won four more actions and developed an advantage that they did not give up until the end of the match. Bełchatów could not respond to the great game of their rivals. Thus, Lviv won the game to 19, noting a 3:0 victory in the entire match.
Sunday’s loss was Skra’s 14th loss this season. The disastrous attitude of the team translates into only the 11th position in the PlusLiga table. Bełchatów have 29 points on their account and are increasingly moving away from playing in the play-offs. They lose five points to the currently eighth LUK Lublin.
Source: Sport.PL
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