In a thrilling friendly match held in Gdańsk, Poland emerged victorious against the United States with a 3-2 scoreline. The Americans dominated the first two sets, but the hosts staged a remarkable comeback to win the match.
The previous day, Coach Nikola Grbić’s squad narrowly lost to Japan, 2-3. Top scorers included Bartosz Kurek (21 points), Kamil Semeniuk (16), Tomasz Fornal (13), and Jakub Kochanowski (12) for Poland, and Matthew Anderson (21), Aaron Russell (16), Torey DeFalco (12), and Taylor Averill (12) for the USA.
Both teams will begin their Olympic campaigns on July 27th, with Poland facing Egypt in Group B and the USA taking on Argentina in Group C.
Match result: Poland 3 – USA 2 (18-25, 23-25, 28-26, 25-22, 15-8)
