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On Saturday and Sunday, both teams will be They had the opportunity to rematch in the World League. Matches in Hoffman Estates, near Chicago, will start at 2:10 Polish time. For both teams are of great importance, because victory can bring to the finals of this year’s tournament.

Duels Poles with Americans They have become classics over the years and all the World League volleyball. Both teams are fighting for years for the highest goals, both always play at a high level and both, when they hit each other, do not come down from the dance floor until he will fight a real battle. In recent years, with one exception, White and Red duels with Cowboys bring great excitement.

The last duel Both teams, at the beginning of the second phase of volleyball World Cup, the Americans ended up winning in Lodz. In the Atlas Arena, our team played real horror, but she could not stop the Cowboys. The defeat 1: 3 (27:29, 22:25, 27:25, 23:25) came unexpectedly for rushing team, on the court ruled Taylor Sander (23 pts.) And Matthew Anderson (21 pts.), Who outshine even Mariusz Wlazłego (17 pts.). For our staff cold shower proved to be valuable, volleyball Stephane Antiga draw conclusions and to end the tournament just won. Poles were world champions, they favored Americans waded second phase of the tournament and failed. And our from defeat in Lodz do not lose, a series of consecutive victories is already eleven meetings, and can even grow.

In the World League for the last time Poland stumbled with the Americans in 2013, still under the leadership of Andrea Anastasi. Then the White-Reds Cowboys hosted in Katowice and Wroclaw and won twice in the beautiful spectacles – 3: 1 (25:23, 17:25, 25:21, 25:23) and 3: 2 (25:22, 19:25 , 13:25, 30:28, 18:16). Particularly interesting was the second match in Wroclaw densely blows rained down on both sides until our proved to be a hair better than visitors from overseas. The most important match of the two teams took place but a year earlier.

8 July 2012 in Sofia met teams Polish and US in the final of the World League. Our team had never won these struggles, the Americans made the play only once. White-Reds climbed to the heights of its capabilities, ograli rivals after a phenomenal battle 3: 0 (25:17, 26:24, 25:20) and went down in history. Zbigniew Bartman in the finals scored 16 points, Bartosz Kurek “eye” less, and on the other side of the net almost non-existent famous Matthew Anderson. The first frame is no longer a game, the second of Americans will scare the attacker, and the third after adventures will again host disease. Our team in Sofia played fabulous volleyball, outclassed his rivals in the finals.

Similarly successful meeting White-Reds played late autumn 2011 in Japan. In Fukuoka staff broke the Yankees 3: 0 (25:15, 25:20, 25:18), marching with a win to win the World Cup. The Americans got a harsh lesson on the podium they failed to climb, and our team took second place in the World Cup, second only to Russia.

To find the last defeat of the Americans before the World Cup we have to go back to the beginning of the 2011 season, in Hoffman Estates our first team won 3: 0 (25:22, 25:19, 25:20), would be one day later 1: 3 (21:25, 25:15, 18:25, 22:25). In the same hall, our grappling with the cowboys on Friday and Saturday. In the same competition – the World League 2011 – both teams have measured even at Atlas Arena in Lodz. Our first probably won 3: 0 (25:20, 25:22, 25:19) to one day later to be beaten 0: 3 (22:25, 19:25, 35:37). Balance? With the last nine meetings, our team lost three, won six times. Only once played the tie-break, up to five games ended after three batches of combat.

How will this together? We’ll find out on Saturday and Sunday morning.

Recent matches of the Polish from the US:

• September 10, 2014 (the World Cup), Atlas Arena, Lodz; Poland – USA 1: 3 (27:29, 22:25, 27:25, 23:25)

 
     

• July 7, 2013 (World League), Centennial Hall, Wroclaw; Poland – USA 3: 1 (25:23, 17:25, 25:21, 25:23)

 
     

• July 5, 2013 (World League), Spodek, Katowice; Poland – USA 3: 2 (25:22, 19:25, 13:25, 30:28, 18:16)

 
     

• July 8, 2012 (World League), Armeec Arena, Sofia; Poland – USA 3: 0 (25:17, 26:24, 25:20)

 
     

• November 28, 2011 (World Cup), Marine Messe Fukuoka; Poland – USA 3: 0 (25:15, 25:20, 25:18)

 
     

• June 19, 2011 (World League), Sear’s Centre, Hoffman Estates; USA – Poland 3: 1 (25:21, 15:25, 25:18, 25:22)

 
     

• June 18, 2011 (World League), Sear’s Centre, Hoffman Estates; USA – Poland 0: 3 (22:25, 19:25, 20:25)

 
     

• May 28, 2011 (World League), Atlas Arena, Lodz; Poland – USA 0: 3 (22:25, 19:25, 35:37)

 
     

• May 27, 2011 (World League), Atlas Arena, Lodz; Poland – USA 3: 0 (25:20, 25:22, 25:19)