Lublin vs Belchatow | Highlights | Tauron Liga 26/27. Three sets went beyond 25 points, Skra saved three straight match points, and a player off the bench stole the show! BOGDANKA LUK Lublin came from a set down to defeat PGE GiEK Skra Bełchatów 3–1 (25–27, 25–20, 26–24, 26–24) on Matchday 4 of the 2026–27 men’s TAURON Liga. The battle lasted 117 minutes at Hala Globus in Lublin, Poland, on November 4, 2026.
Skra took the opening set 27–25, handing Lublin its first set loss of the league season. The hosts hit back 25–20 in the second, and the match turned in the closing rallies of the third. Mikołaj Sawicki, who came off the bench to replace Ran Takahashi, scored the final two points to win the set 26–24 and put Lublin ahead.
Lublin looked ready to finish the job at 24–21 in the fourth, but Skra saved three consecutive match points to make it 24–24. The hosts took the next two rallies, and Antoine Pothron’s attack went out on the final point to seal another 26–24 set and a dramatic home win.
Sawicki earned MVP honors with 22 points, including three aces. Wilfredo Leon matched him with 22 points on his return to action, Mateusz Malinowski added 12, and Ran Takahashi finished with six. Tomohiro Ogawa played libero for Lublin. Brazil’s Alan Souza led Skra with 20 points, followed by Michał Szalacha with 11 and Igor Grobelny and Antoine Pothron with 10 apiece.
Skra scored 18 points from blocks to Lublin’s six, while the hosts finished with 68 kills to Skra’s 43 and five aces to Skra’s three. After opening the season with three straight sweeps, Lublin showed it could win the close sets too, extending its perfect league start to four wins and 12 points from four matches.
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This is a match report from the Tauron Liga in Poland, featuring a competitive clash between Bogdanka Luke Lublin and PGNiG Skra Bełchatów. After dropping the first set, Lublin fought back to win the match in four sets, maintaining their perfect start to the season through strong substitutions and key performances from Leon and Malinowski.
Away we go, round four drama from the Tauron Liga here in Poland.
And it's the home side, Bogdanka,
Luke Lublin in the yellow shirts that get the
first opportunity to attack and the first point. Right one of the
biggest servers in world volleyball.
Hasn't delivered though so far on the
Red Bull ace ranking. Leon seems to be going for
more controlled serves these days.
Great pick up from Magawa and in turn
great pick up from Kowalski. Leon out of the pipe.
This is painful, this is really hurting Skra at the moment.
In season with Lublin, the ball over pass,
oh well blocked, oh it's so much.
And Moussa Gaye, 1 metre 98 tall middle man apologising
to the rest of his team.
To the close with your fellow blocker, that gives the cross-court ball.
Well by Leon Alain, defended by Agawa off the block.
Leon changes his position in backcourt to run the ten ball.
Definitely in the set.
Kimmard messes up the ball toss but gets the ball in.
Defend it.
It's coming back.
It's coming back with power.
Brilliant effort.
Free ball.
Good chase round form.
Grosz dan off.
Sack, sack, count.
Malinowski can't put it away.
Well, Martin Komenda's gone across
to the referee to complain about something.
...wise as well because Womach is at the serve line.
Alan into the frontcourt for three rotations.
Well, they chase Malinovsky all the way out.
Set point number three, more importantly.
Belny, good serve.
Agawa pressured out of system.
Ball for Ryan.
He's blocked again.
This time by Novak.
And Skrabovatov take set number one.
Of Duncan Luke Lublin in the yellow.
The home side here in the HSW Globus Arena.
Their perfect record at the start of this season
has been ruined by the visitors.
Skrabovatov in the darker shirts.
lead by a set to nil,
Alain keeps doing his great work out on the right side
black and yellows leading by a set to nil
and take the first point.
Thunders it onto the baseline, ace,
brilliant and the timeout is swift from
Christophe Stelma, looks of it, Rojdanov
getting into the match gradually.
15 commence to serve, nothing has looked easy for Luke Lublin tonight,
Things looked in rhythm.
Savitsky off the block, Leon does the rest.
We're in for another close one.
Oh, maybe not, maybe not.
Groshdanov, blocker supreme.
Gima and Malinovsky in.
Must have made a big enough difference, along with Savitsky.
Thank you.
Savitsky's having some fun out there.
Peach of a set.
Serve from Malinovsky.
And gets the block.
Both setters now getting in on the blocking action.
Five set points arrive. Malinowski with another big serve.
I think he's booked his place on court
for the start of set number three.
Oh, a gower. Immense. That is unbelievable.
Sovitski can't put it away this time.
Gets another quick ball, goes angle.
Kowalski cashes in on the defence.
The two Libros looking magnificent here.
Oh, superb.
I think we might be looking at the starting line-up though
from Lublin's point of view for the next set.
Malinowski, beautiful swing, absolutely beautiful from the lefty,
and that'll do it, that'll do it, set two in the bag for Bogdanka,
Luke Lublin, and it looks like Stefan Antiga has managed,
away we go with set number three, one all, Bogdanka,
Luke Lublin in the yellow, do indeed start the set, one all, Tron,
French international with the serve, it's Leon down the line, wow.
Well Malinowski as a left-hander finds some ridiculous angles,
he's a pretty, if not
plenty more, he's way to 20, huge, a well-controlled ball,
Grabelny gets the return, Leon tidies up off
the block and Malinowski's hammering away,
could pick up for more match, in play, oh dear,
oh dear, not so good from Alan,
brilliant again from Ogawa and another monster rally ensues.
Still in play. Malinowski, swing for the point, blocked.
Alain's got him.
I'm starting to speak now.
That was a fantastic rally.
Out of system, in fairness, to Malinowski here.
Alain will go to the service line soon enough.
Once his service is over,
that's when Skra are going to have a real fight to stay in the set.
That's not going to help. Is there a touch, though?
Let's go.
Yeah, that's Grabo Hatovs,
his right hand.
22 all, break is gone for Lublin.
Oh, and then Grojdanov.
He's roofed by Chalaha.
That's a fabulous block.
And things have turned round dramatically.
Set point.
Poitron to serve.
Skra.
Looking to salvage this.
It's way out of system.
Komenda gets there.
Leon gets the reuse.
Gower.
Bump sets.
Nicely done.
Nicely done.
Right.
Leon made to wait for this next serve.
Well worth the wait.
Terrific from Leon, chance to win it,
Savitsky has to go tip and tips middle for the point.
Well, they made it tricky for themselves, didn't they?
Serving for home side, Bogdanka, Luke Lublin.
It's the team in the black and yellow,
PGGX Skrabovatov and he starts, played two of the sets.
and pass
Phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal.
Try and see
that block arriving,
just the one break left
then for Lublin.
Another good pass from Leon, doesn't go back to Musuge,
goes by Novaks, missed a few
serves over the last couple of sets.
It's that one in just, back out to Savitsky again, bounced,
absolutely bounced.
Happy about something, that's from Musuge.
Alain Roofed, just didn't quite get
his feet to the ball there.
The substitutes have all come on and done really well for Lublin,
Including Kofi Yimak. Good serve.
Good block from Savitsky and he's been the pick of the subs.
It's not been a perfect performance tonight,
but Lublin with a chance to maintain their perfect record.
Novak at least puts a stay on the inevitable.
Still set point, still match point.
Ball is good from Agawa.
Wide again, Savitsky's blocked.
Scores a level.
Stars of the night, Shalaha.
Novak has served his team back into the game.
Savitsky.
Makes a precious swing.
Goes for it.
Great serve.
Isolated hit.
A pot run.
Out.
Challenge.
And it is out.
It is Bogdankovic-Luglin's victory.
But it's not been easy.
It has not been easy.
And PGA GX Scrabble.
