Poland started with a victory on the home ground, but they will need to step up their game in the upcoming bouts with Russia and France.
Lodz, Poland, June 24, 2016 - Poland defeated Argentina by 3-1 in their first game of the second FIVB Volleyball World League 2016 Intercontinental Round weekend.
Stephane Antiga, coach of Poland: "This was a very long and hard match. We fought in every set. Of course we can play better, but today we made too many errors in serving. Our team captain, Michal Kubiak, did not play today, because he has a different training plan, but every player had a chance to play. I think in the next matches this weekend our game will look better than today."Julio Velasco, coach of Argentina: "Congratulations to Poland! I think there were moments when we played on a similar level, but in the end Poland played better and made fewer mistakes. We need to concentrate on our winning mentality, because the beginning of the fourth set was not good. We won the third set and the next set was supposed to look better. I did not like our float reception and even if the serve is really good, we should receive it better."
Michal Kubiak, captain of Poland: "We are happy for the victory, especially here in front of our fans. Thank you for the congratulations, but it is history now, so we are thinking and concentrating only on the game against Russia tomorrow."
Luciano De Cecco, captain of Argentina: "I want to congratulate Poland's team, but also my teammates, because we played good volleyball tonight. I think this is the way to play better and better. We played on similar level as Poland, which is good."