WARSAW, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Poland's men's volleyball team made a spectacular comeback to beat Germany 3-2 (20-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-12) in the Hubert Wagner Memorial in Krakow on Saturday.
The team coached by Nikola Grbic secured their second victory in the tournament after beating Egypt in straight sets. Lukasz Kaczmarek was the most prolific player with 15 points, while Mateusz Bieniek added 14. Gyorgy Grozer and Anton Brehme delivered 15 points each for Germany.
The visitors, led by Polish coach Michal Winiarski, made a strong start en route to win the first set 25-20 with good attack from the middle by Tobias Krick. They continued the momentum in the second set and secured the lead with an effective block to make it 25-22.
However, Poland turned the pace as Tomasz Fornal, Kaczmarek and Grzegorz Lomacz led the hosts to a spectacular comeback.
In the tie-break, Grbic's players proved their quality once more as they built a four-point advantage early in the set before Poland's block killed Germany's hopes to win tie-break 15-12.
On Sunday, Poland will face Slovenia, while Germany plays against Egypt in the last round of the Wagner Memorial. ■
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