Poland 🇵🇱 vs. Cuba 🇨🇺 - Highlights | Week 1 | Men's VNL 2026

It is Cuba in red serving Poland in white and red receiving week one of the men's volleyball nation's league here in Linyi, China. The reigning champions Poland looking for side out they've got another opportunity to do it. Oh that's a touch what a great pickup that is from Wilson and it is a break point start for Cuba. Cuba hanging tough on the first point. Gomez that's going to be a freebie outside pretty much and a very good swing from Gierszok. Became a free didn't he went with that spread realizing he was out of position. Good touch from Slivka oh what a lovely save that is. Oh monster block that is absolutely huge. Nice good swing through the middle from Masiak. Decent ball in and that is a great block for Poland. It looked like it was heading out but it's come off the attacker as it went out. That's a good serve that's a nice touch half a chance more great defense from Poland lovely block again. Kamuka with the serve solid blocking you have to be a little bit smarter lovely middle's having to commit with the middle so one-on-one's outside now for Poland. Ferlet with the serve that's a good touch lovely really good setup and nicely done good footwork by Slivka he could have had the swing if he wanted. Everything was clean and stable no one stressed Slivka perfectly under control. The left-hander there also has the advantage of seeing the ball as a tester instead of just six. Good save Lukaku's got to get out of the way and the block is exceptional for Kuba. That'll do it what a swing that is from Lemanski wraps up the set 25-16 Poland lead one set to nothing. Poland with the serve leading one set to nothing over Kuba and straight away to the business of getting points good touch free ball for Poland oh lovely ran the pipe and Slivka sliding in nicely done so Kuba and I the next opportunity that you have after achieving reception how early Majchak will take a step to his right that's a good swing from Majchak tight chance again here for Kuba not happening lovely block Lemanski adds to his blocking tally well again lovely quite a wind-up for Lemanski it might stay in play you know it will do now Kuba got to get back and get set because here come Poland and they'll take the point a little bit of a mishap between oh yes Alejandro Gonzalez as we mentioned playing in Brasov he keeps playing like this he's definitely put himself in the shot window for next season for somehow it's crept through and they'll take the point in the Japanese league last season watching his players I can't believe Gurbic wasn't play continues Martinez has another go and that one's right back at him they closed the line that time squeezed it big time oh yes another great block it's all a bit tight over there there's no real room for Martinez to do what he wants and so Kuba called timeout oh what a good save Slivkia no door shut and bolted nope that won't do it Piel tried to go short and Diaz tried to go short and Kuba have come up short in that set and it is now go Suarez with the serve and it's Poland with the side out and the first point of the set Olay Olay with the serve Jan Ferlet goodness me you're just gonna have visions of the block going Wilson for the first time in set number three chance here for Kuba can they get something to work no good up from Zik another chance for Cuba not happening great blocking by Poland really good blockers that was a positive situation for Cuba here comes Gomez that's a decent touch it'll be a free ball oh yes well that's the one place Gonzalez was always going to go to drop on the cross-court angle right back at you what a swing that is recognized setter on the court for Cuba Martinez serve stays in play looking for touches not being acknowledged so will there be a challenge let's have a look waggly Polish fingers there i think it is what is that after the fact though it's weird one isn't it is it um whether or not it has actually hits my shacks tip of the index first good touches in the block stable ball oh yeah that'll do touch through on the block just to see how fast that ball moves in slow motion off the hand of Masevich the Cubans have got it right Suarez excellent back to business chance for a break point a little too tight on the net but good reactions no double touches anywhere that sent the ball over the net no catch ball and that one is absolutely bounced right almost pushed away by Wilson he's way above the ball well done got out of the way of it just in time Cardenas he was waiting for the call also see some friendly faces when they face Slovenia that'll do it well played very nice tied it up lovely my shack puts it on the floor and it is just the start that Poland wanted they have beaten Cuba by three sets to nothing