Volleyball: Poland beat Netherlands in second European championship win

Poland defeated the Netherlands 3-1 in their second straight win at the Men's European Volleyball Championship on Friday.

Poland's Tomasz Fornal (right) in action against the Netherlands in Skopje on Friday night.

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The Poles, one of the world's strongest teams, beat the Czech Republic 3-0 in their opening game of the EuroVolley tournament in Skopje, North Macedonia, a day earlier.

Drugi mecz i drugie zwycięstwo reprezentacji Polski ❗️ Po pierwszym trochę nerwowym secie, kolejne przebiegały już koncertowo - brawo Panowie 💪

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The Polish team, managed by Serbian coach Nikola Grbić, will take on hosts North Macedonia in its next match at the continental tournament on Sunday.

 Nikola Grbić. Photo: EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI 

The 2023 Men's EuroVolley championships are being held in North Macedonia, Italy, Bulgaria and Israel from August 29 to September 16.

The Poles won the bronze at the 2021 EuroVolley tournament.

Poland won world championship titles in 2014 and 2018 and finished runners-up last year.

Earlier this year, Grbić's men won the Volleyball Nations League.

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Source: IAR, PAP, polskieradio24