Poland 🇵🇱 vs. Vietnam 🇻🇳 - Highlights | Women's World Championships 2025

Serving through Duan, Poland receiving, or are they? No they're not. Juan Duan serves an ace. 2-2. Paulie Desmond, both serve really dipped. That's close to the tape. Good touch there by Goyen. Got a free ball. Poland should punish, but they don't. Great swing, great pick up. Ziklowska with the touch. And Szyrnianska comes through for three. From the Polish team, the Polonets have it. Again they've gone short with the service. Oh wow. This has potential to get ugly if you're the defender in this situation. Playing in the USA that season in the Love Bee League, leaving Zhezhov. Right on the line. Miles in. Got all of it. All of it. What they want to do to accommodate what Vietnam are forcing them to do. Short serve. Oh what a block. Big one on Lukasik. Really nice hand discipline. It was a period in time where the team wanted to go massive on the outsides and have a slightly smaller middle who's a little bit faster. Back underway. Back underway with a bang. Exclusive answer. Do Poland lose that challenge? As soon as I find that out, I'll let you know. Stysiak has to chase back. Not a great first touch and an opportunity here for Vietnam to make it 14-14. And they have. Nice smile on the face of Stefano Lavarini. Once more, it's just variation. So what happens now in this final third of the set? Lukasik. Played very close to the tape at the top of the net. It doesn't give the blocker any real option. Has to be a commit block. Hands over different style of volleyball on the other side of the net. They need to get their heads in the right place. Long to an anchor. Is it short? Lukasik reacts well. Zunianska can't get a clean swing. The timing is off. But there is nothing off about that block from Korneluk. There are few greater expressions of joy in the world of sport than whatever happens with Agnieszka Korneluk after a block. Poland playing effectively two liberos on the court. Not allowed to. Stysiak lets the ball drop a little low. So 1-0. Service error. Not a service ace. A lovely cross-court swing from Zunianska. That Laverini has been asking for is exactly this. Lukasik makes a really good quality reception. Allows Zunianska to approach in rhythm. 5-2. This is a bit more like it from Poland. Ching Wong. That one dropped a little shorter. Creates the overpass. Lukasik feeds it in. Stysiak finishes it off. Results of Vietnam. Hoi Yen Nguyen coming in for the first time today. And it's a challenge for Poland when they see these different situations to make sure that they are taking on defense a little bit more of a different look. Another good block and Vietnam having to scramble. Into the hands of the biggest Polish block. Generate those opportunities. Doesn't get a good strike at all. Miscommunication means Lukasik can swing. Better block touch from the team in blue. 21 points to 9 now. Poland closing in on equaling this game after two sets. Lukasik. Good hands on that by Nguyen. And a massive block in the middle. Lukasik dominating the net. Lukasik. Lukasik for the set. Wins it with an ace and Poland are level. Vietnam serving first in the third set. One set all here in the opening game of the World Championships for these two teams. Korneluk in quickly. 4-7. Stysiak to be played at by Ching Wong. I think she got caught in two mines late on didn't she? Is it in? Is it out? 19 points. 14 attacks and 5 blocks. And this time it's Jurczyk making the block. This is their opportunity to play the top team in this pool. They're going to need to really keep their attention on the right parts of the game to find that they can get the most value from their time on court. Tram to serve. A tiny bit less technical than Lukasik. Now Poland worked out the option this time. Korneluk using her height. Good cover. Vaneska bumps that high for Stysiak. Who does. Comes in and cleans up. Pretty scrappy play very nicely. Vaneska serves received by Ching Wong. Korneluk block creates the opportunity. Good scramble. Poland can go again. Korneluk again. Korneluk with the set. Stysiak with the swing. Beautiful set. Clip it up and put it in the highlights reel. Is not winning the karaoke competition I will tell you that. A bit pitchy. A little pitchy. Poland serving first in the fourth set. Leading by two sets to one and trailing by one point to nil. Twilek. A little more fast and getting it close to tight. Giving the option to pick the spot. Korneluk serves. It's close. It's in. A serve. Wing V. Chudyanskaya. Thinking about defending that ball. It is Twilek. First serve of the game for Vaneska. Lukasik. About to play that. Korneluk off the hands. Diving save. Korneluk playing that. Getting out of the way. Lukasik off the hands. Better defense this from Vietnam. And Uyen Nguyen. Not sure. Back to back points then for Poland from 6-1 to 6-3. That's a good ball in. Here is Viktor Tron. Nice change of rhythm as well. Vaneska has been dictating the play. Moving the ball around. Ball point deficit. It's not insurmountable but they have to fight really hard on reception. Give themselves some better looks in offense. And that is one. To go in. Getting a second chance from the service line. Chudyanskaya receives. Down goes in. Finally it works to the middle for Vietnam. It's not been for lack of effort. Coming into the passing unit. Match point Poland. It is Wysiak with the touch. Vaneska. Stysiak. Lukasik. Back to Stysiak. Drills it down the line. And Poland win it in full.