October 31, 2007

The weakness of Jastrzębski Węgiel






On Tuesday Jastrzębski Węgiel struggled against AZS Częstochowa. The supporters of this teams have been at war since a long time so the matches are always very emotional. We urged Jastrzębie on but our team lost 3:1.


It was very weak match of Jastrzębski Węgiel. The first set was enough good. Jastrzębie was a equal rival for Częstochowa. The fight was fierce. The players didn't give any ball a miss. The difficult services made it possible for Jastrzębski to win.


The rest of the match belonged to Częstochowa. The host played much better than Jastrzębie. We weren't able to manage with the strong, determined services of Częstochowa. As a matter of fact Jastrzębie hadn't a good reception. And we were blocked by our opponents. Oh, it was a really nightmare! Jastrzębski made many mistakes in the attack.


Robert Prygiel, our spiker, plays recently very weakly. He can't manage with block. Robert too often dribbles instead of attack and the opponents know he can do it. The coach Roberto Santilli must deals with him. Maybe it's only an issue of the psyche but that shouldn't happen. Prygiel have been out of shape since two months. It is worrying...


AZS Częstochowa - Jastrzębski Węgiel 3:1
(20:25, 25:17, 28:26, 25:22)


The table:

1. Asseco Resovia SSA Rzeszów 11
2. Mlekpol AZS Olsztyn 11
3. ZAK S.A. Kędzierzyn-Koźle 11
4. PGE Skra Bełchatów 10
5. Wkręt-Met Domex AZS Częstochowa 10
6. Jastrzębski Węgiel SSA 6
7. Jadar Sport SSA Radom 4
8. Delecta Bydgoszcz 4
9. Płomień SSA Sosnowiec 4
10. AZS Politechnika Warszawska 1

October 24, 2007

Jastrzębski Węgiel still without win in Champions League


Last Wednesday Jastrzębski Węgiel played against Sisley Treviso. Jastrzębie surprised everyone who expected the quick defeat of Jastrzębski Węgiel. The players gave their all and were close to win. Unfortunately, they lost 3:2...

















The match took place in the new gym (actually it was an ice rink :/) because our own gym ("Kurnik":D) is too small for Champions League. By contrast:

Kurnik:
new gym:




Almost 3000 of the fans were on the match!



Our former coach Tomaso Totolo (photo) had to be very surprised that we have so large and roomy gym :)






The beginning of the match gave a hope to the supporters. Jastrzębie played very good and was leading 6:3! But we played with famous Sisley... It is one of the best teams in my opinion. They got it together and came back to the game. Jastrzębski Węgiel, however, stopped dead. I don't know, maybe the fighting spirit was lacking, maybe the leader was missing (Robert Prygiel, our spiker, was out of shape)...

Both the first set and the second were a total domination of the Italian team. There were the moments when Jastrzębie scoreda couple of points in a row but it was too little to Jastrzębie won.




The supporters didn't lose hope and we were right: Jastrzębski Węgiel won two next set! The large part of the wins can be credited to Evgeni Ivanov and Igor Yudin.

Igor played amazingly: good block, good reception and good attack. But it is annoyingly for me when... Ok, sometimes I think he attacks a little bit blindly. When he see a three-man block he should feint or try use the block but he risk and he's blocked.

Evgeni also played very good. He's a great blocker. His behaviour appeals to me: he demands from the supporters really loud cheers. And I can tell that he didn't become disillusioned :)

Wojciech Jurkiewicz (also blocker) played flawlessly! Ok, he had a some errors in the block but he hadn't the failed services or the errors in the attack.




The tie-break was a total disaster! jastrzębie wasn't able to come back to the game. We made many mistakes and we lost 15:8. What a pity... Jastrzębski Węgiel was able to win. Sisley played weaker than usually. Jastrzębie had a chance of winning. Unfortunately, Jastrzębski also played weak...




I hope Jastrzębie will play better in the next match with Sisley Treviso and Jastrzębie will win...

Jastrzębski Węgiel - Sisley Treviso 2:3 (21:25, 17:25, 25:23, 25:19, 8:15)


October 18, 2007

Knack Roeselare - Jastrzębski Węgiel 3:0
(25:23, 25:18, 25:21)

Jastrzębski:N.Iwanow, Murek, Yudin, Jurkiewicz, E.Iwanow, Prygiel, Rusek (libero) oraz Kamiński, Czarnowski
Knack:Freriks, Walter, Contreras, Ogurcak, Verhelst, Hardy, Lemay (libero) oraz Brand


The next match will take place 24 October in Jastrzębie. Our opponent will be Sisley Treviso where our former coach Tomaso Totolo is working now.

October 14, 2007

The last matches of Jastrzębski Węgiel







Jastrzębski Węgiel vs PGE Skra Bełchatów





October 6th
0:3 (23:25, 23:25, 23:25)


It's a pity that Jastrzębie lost. It have been the best match since a long time. Jastrzębie played very, very good, they fought a equivalent duel with Bełchatów. The enough weak services determinated the loss. Unfortunately, the referee made few "mistakes" (but the supporters of Jastrzębski Węgiel are accustomed to that..) Maybe it seems that I'm not objective but even a sports commentator paid attention to him...

Anyway I think Jastrzębie began to become a real team. Last season was a defeat because of too many stars in the team. Every one of them wanted to be a leader. Luckily, Jastrzębski Węgiel is being now a team with a ambitious and hard-working (at least: some players are hard-working ;P) players. I believe they will show that they can achieve a great deal.




Jastrzębski Węgiel vs Mlekpol AZS Olsztyn



October 10th
2:3 (25:17, 15:25, 21:25, 25:22, 15:17)


It was a strange match. I don't know what I should think about it. Hmm, the game was uneven. For example: the first set a enough good but the second... Well, we weren't in little short of the emotions. It was a very fierce match. Roberto Santilli, coach of Jastrzębie, got very upset. Finally he showed his Italian origins:) The previous coach Tomaso Totolo accustomed us to such behaviour ;P

I was really angry about 5th set. Many, too many failed services and we lost...
But overall, the situation looks good. The team take shape:)


Jastrzębski Węgiel vs Płomień Sosnowiec





October 13th
3:0 (25:17, 25:22, 25:18)


We won. Jastrzębski Węgiel didn't play sensationally but I understand that. The atmosphere was sleepy, the emotions were lacking... Płomień demonstrated a good play but it was many mistakes. The match lasted for an hour and to be honest, many supporters were complaining about the boredom but I think there were a few interesting actions.

October 11, 2007

6.10.2007
KS Jastrzębski Węgiel vs Skra Bełchatów 0:3 (23:25, 23:25, 23:25)



10.10.2007
KS Jastrzębski Węgiel vs Mlekpol AZS Olsztyn 2:3 ((25:17, 15:25, 21:25, 25:22, 15:17)


The reports will be soon (Friday or Saturday)- unfortunately, I have no time because of the school :(

October 4, 2007

Bad News from Italy




Yesterday the Polish supporters found out about an injury of Łukasz Kadziewicz.
"Kadziu" is a basic player in our national team. Together with Daniel Pliński they are the best pair of blockers in the world. He is the ex-player in Jastrzębski Węgiel. Currently Łukasz is playing in Sparkling Milano (Italy). Unfortunately, last Wednesday he broke a leg...
According to the Italian commentators Kadziewicz broke a leg during a morning training. He played in the first set in the match with Copra Volley Piacenza but because of the ache he left the court. Łukasz most probably don't play in this year...
The injury of Kadziewicz is a blow to our national team but also (or rather first of all) to the Polish supporters. He is a favourite volleyballer for many fans. Actually Łukasz is the very controversial person and you like him or not but you can't be indifferent to him. I like him very much because he is a nice, frank and wise man. I hope that he will recover as soon as possible...

October 2, 2007

The beginning of new season


The first match of KS Jastrzębski Węgiel took place in Bydgoszcz (on Monday). Our opponent was Delecta Bydgoszcz. Jastrzębie won but I think that they played very poorly, below their abilities... It was many failed services, attacks, they didn't play in block. Roberto Santilli (coach) said that it had been bad match.

The first and second set... It was total defeat. Bydgoszcz played without complex, they had a good reception of service. I couldn't recognized Jastrzębski Węgiel!
Fortunately, from the third set everything changed. Jastrzębie improved. They won the fourth set. 25:12! The match ended with the win of Jastrzębski Węgiel 3:2.

I believe that Dawid Murek was our best player. He played evenly all the time. (Dawid is a new captain of the team) Igor Yudin was also very effective. In tie-break we took the lead after his service. Personally, I enjoyed the cooperation between Nikolay Ivanov and the blockers Patryk Czarnowski and Wojciech Jurkiewicz. I hope in next match will be better.


Delecta Bydgoszcz - Jastrzębski Węgiel 2:3
(25:21, 25:23, 20:25, 12:25, 12:15)

Jastrzębie: Prygiel, Murek, N. Ivanov, Yudin, Czarnowski, Jurkiewicz, Rusek (L) oraz Kamiński, E. Ivanov, Łomacz, Siezieniewski
Delecta: Janczak, Grant, Cerven, Hoffmann, Kacprzak, Sopko, Dębiec (L) oraz Stępień, Kaczmarek, Kozioł

The other matches:
Płomień Sosnowiec - Skra Bełchatów 0:3 16:25, 27:29, 22:25
AZS Olsztyn- AZS Politechnika Warszawa 3:0 25:19, 25:21, 25:17
AZS Częstochowa- Jadar Radom 3:2 25:23, 21:25, 30:32, 26:24, 15:13
Resovia Rzeszów- ZAK S.A. Kędzierzyn-Koźle 3:0 25:21, 25:23, 25:21