Fijałek/Prudel POL [9]- Goldschmidt/Chiya RSA [21] 2:0 (21:19, 21:13)
POLAND:
1.Mariusz Prudel
2.Grzegorz Fijałek
SOUTH AFRICA:
1.Freedom Chiya
2.Grant Goldschmidt
Grzegorz Fijałek and Mariusz Prudel started very well a match against South Africa players. After an effective block of Prudel polish team had advantage of 5:0. Good attacks of Freedoma Chiya reduced the two points advantage on 14:12. However, a watchful game of the polish players gave our team another dominance in points 18:13. Grant Goldschmidt managed to block polish players twice and together with Chiya’s several excellent actions the result reached 19:19. Luckily, after Mariusz Prudel’s block the match finished with the result 21:19 for Poland.
In the second set after a service ace of Goldschmidt the players from Africa reached a two-points of advantage 1:3. After Prudel’s block the result was 3:3. Since that moment the fight was very balanced. Good attack of Fijałek gave our players advantage of 12:10, which increased on 14:10 after several mistakes of the rival. The game of our players improved. The white-and-reds won 21:13, and the whole match finished with the result 2:0 what leads to promotion to another round of the Olympic games tournament.
Group matches of the polish team:
Fijałek/Prudel – Samoilovs/Sorokins 1:2 (21:12, 15:21, 12:15)
Fijałek/Prudel – Gibb/Rosenthal (USA) 2:0 (21:17, 21:18)
Fijałek/Prudel POL [9]- Goldschmidt/Chiya RSA [21] 2:0 (21:19, 21:13)
