Poland vs. Kenya - Highlights | Women's World Championships 2025

The setter to serve first. We are underway. Lukasik with the touch. Shiglovska out to Chernyanska. A good early touch from Sele. That'll do her confidence. The world are good. And the side out from Belinda Barraza. Emma, what a start from her. Good pass this time. Needs to go away. Only the tip. Poland not looking sharp at all. Chernyanska, third time lucky for her. Touch on that ball. Sande, served one ace in the first game. Shiglovska, passing well. Corner looked dug well by Sele. Oh, Stiszak. Tata gets a taste of her own medicine. Tempo, a fraction rushed. Tata wants to swing as strong as possible. Stiszak, the setter makes it so hard to make correct block decisions. Lukasik, two attack points. To her name, that's far. Blocked touch, give Poland a chance. Chernyanska, cross court. Sele's made some great digs already. That one launched to Lukasik. Over on two. Thank you very much, Vaneska. One step earlier. Overpassed. Corner look. Easy work for her. Shiglovska, good pass. How close? Very close. Smart thing. Set point. Side out will do it for Poland. And a side out is what they get. Smart thing. Off the head of Letik. Second set started by Vaneska. Top pass finished by Barasa. Really good find. Ball working off the net, out near three meters. Emma seems to have a pretty good handle of what's going on in the Kenyan side of the net right now. Stiszak. Getting each other's way. They've done it again. Lukasik with the overpass. A lot of trust in these players to find a lever in here. Good serve. Forces Emma out wide. That means Tata can take a run at great touch. Oh, here we go. Chase that down. Good option on the free ball. Oluocha. World class hitting from Oluocha Jumbo. Corner look. Trying to find a solution for her team's problems. No dice that time for Barasa. Smart set. Recycles. To Damascus. Wasn't a great set at all. It's been a real problem for Poland. And this is a real problem for Poland too. Emma out wide. Tata off the hands. This is a good rally. Damascus left-handed. Does well to not touch the net. Emma. Another lovely defensive play. The joust comes back. Poland's way. Damascus again. Blocked again. Chernyanska. Poland just cannot finish it. Can Kenya. A Jumbo. Three meters off the net. You want to reach that game feeling good about how you're playing. Disha. Blocked. What's crazy about this is A Jumbo's only attacking at 30%. She feels as though she has been on fire all night as Chernyanska ducks that one down. Wernerska. Polowacz. Barasa. She has been a brilliant, brilliant asset to this Kenyan team in the second set. Wernerska. Sele. Emma. Goes at it one-handed. Kenya need to stay focused. And Korniluk will punish them, as she has done there. John. That's a good serve. Served it from deep. Stysiak. Sele. Whoa, it's nearly touched the ceiling. What a swing from Stysiak. Korniluk. Well, she's remembered. She's captain. Tata will take a breather. Mercy Likaio coming in. Plays for the Directorate of Criminal Investigations. Volleyball club. Lukaszewski. That and a half. So Gryka can go again. Good pass. Good block, but it means that reacts well. Leting. Love it. No suggestion of a free ball. Atzmitud. Well watched by Stysiak. Lukaszewski. One-handed. Stysiak. Stands and delivers. And Kenya can go again. Leting. In this Kenyan style of play, in their heart of hearts, they probably want Poland to win, because they want to see him in the last stages of the tournament. But you've got to give Kenya their flowers. Lukaszewski can only find Ieminza. Letting. Blocked by Korniluk. Supported by Wynerska. Presented by the captain. This has done so well not to touch the net. Lukaszewski. The neutrals behind his team. She's been a lot better. Good team in their domestic league. She's not going to get a touch this time round, unless she gets a block on this. But there will be no blocking. Korniluk. First touch from the captain. Sande Tata. So good down the line from Terry Tata. Wynerska is out off. Stepanek in. Set point then. Kai. Oh, she's found the line. Made sure they're always an option. Sande, still set point. Plenty of opportunity. Poland. Smart set. Only needs one. Interestingly, Kovalewska has stayed out and will start the fourth set and begin the fourth set. Emma Barasa. Here we go. 5-2, three-point lead. Sklowska sends that one backwards. Lukaszewski. Free ball. Oh, it's an overpass. And Lukaszewski has gone away with one. Big time. This could be a long set. 6-8. Selle again. Emma has to work. Great block. Korniluk waiting. Selle receives again. They're not getting the quality of ball in to Emma. They do this time. Slide attack. Lukaszewski over on one. Oh, Oloch. Emma. This for the lead. In from Tirmianska. Better pass from Oloch. Ta-ta. Massive, massive block. But then that move has to get out to the right spot before Smarczyk to work a little bit harder. Swing from T. He's in. A jumbo. Great service. Number five for Tirmianska. Change comes now. Tirmianska. Selle. So good, so patient. Has to try and power up cross-court. Ta-ta. Great block on Smarczyk. Karu's got it. Ta-ta. Tirmianska does well and Lukaszewski does better. 18-14. Poland in a great position. Oloch. More and more like Poland again. And it's Łukaszek. Excellent service run to try and finish this one off. And Łukaszek doesn't finish it off. Well scrambled. Ikaru, free ball. Łukaszek feeds it in. Piuszewska. Off the hands of Emma. Poland have done it. But it is not the lack of effort on the other side of the net. The scoreline will say 3-1.