Stormy comeback: What a start for Roberto Piazza

Project Warsaw, led by Roberto Piazza, returned to the game after losing the first set and started the new season of the Polish Volleyball Premier League with a 3-1 win against Indicpol Az Olsztyn.

According to "Varzesh Se", the Warsaw Project volleyball team faced Indicpol Olsztyn in their first match in the 2026/2027 season of the Polish Volleyball Premier League and finally managed to win with a score of 3-1. Roberto Piazza's students lost the first set with the result of 29-27, but won the next three sets with the results of 25-23, 25-17 and 25-16 to have a successful start to the new season.

In the first set, Project Warsaw took a 9-4 lead, but the visiting team equalized the score and tied the game. The close competition between the two teams continued until the final points, and while Project Warsaw had reached the set point with the result of 24-22, Jakub Michczak's direct service took the game to extra points. In the end, Pavel Cheslik registered two straight service points to seal a 29-27 victory for Olsztyn. In the second set, the visiting team took the lead first, but with the brilliance of Bartosz Gomulka and Kevin Tilly, Warsaw changed the result and tied the game with a 25-23 advantage.

In the third set, Piazza's students imposed their advantage on the opponent from the beginning and took control of the game by creating a difference of points. Project Warsaw did not allow Olsztyn to return and won with a decisive result of 25-17. In the fourth set, despite the relatively better start of the visiting team, the host took the initiative very early and increased the difference with the brilliance of Yuri Romano in the service area. Finally, Bartosz Bednorje finished the work with two straight services in a row so that Project Warsaw ended this set with the result of 25-16.

Bartosz Bednorje was the best player of the Warsaw Project in terms of scoring with 15 points, and Bartosz Gomulka and Yuri Semniuk also scored 12 points each. On the other hand, Pavel Halaba was the best scorer of Olsztyn with 13 points. In this match, Project Warsaw had a better performance in attack and by registering 48% success in this section, compared to 38% of the opponent, it showed a noticeable advantage. Also, the host had a better performance in defense on the net by registering 12 points, compared to Olshtin's seven points. In the end, Yuri Semenyuk was selected as the most valuable player of the match by registering eight points out of 11 successful attacks, one direct service point and three successful defenses.