Daugavpils "Ezerzeme" come back from 0-2 to beat Jēkabpils "Lūši" in Latvian club clash
In a Baltic League volleyball match, Daugavpils side "Ezerzeme"/Daugavpils University beat "Jēkabpils Lūši" 3-2 at home after trailing 0-2 in sets.
In the Baltic Volleyball League, which features clubs from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, Daugavpils team "Ezerzeme"/Daugavpils University beat "Jēkabpils Lūši" 3-2 (23:25, 19:25, 25:23, 25:19, 15:9) at home. The Latgale side rescued the match after losing the first two sets, and it is their second consecutive win.
How the match unfolded
In their first four games of the season, all played away in Estonia, "Ezerzeme" lost to Võru "Barrus" (1-3), Tartu "Bigbank" (0-3) and Tallinn "Selver" (0-3), and beat "Audentes" 3-1. The previous weekend they defeated Šiauliai 3-0.
Against Jēkabpils, the Daugavpils team opened the first set by winning the first three rallies and led 17:14 and 19:17, but "Lūši" took the set at the finish. The visitors also won the second set and were one set away from victory.
In the third set, Jēkabpils built a 14:9 lead, but "Ezerzeme" produced an eight-point run and took the set. The hosts started the fourth set at 10:4, kept up that pace in the fifth and won it convincingly. Jēkabpils had previously lost 1-3 to champions Pärnu and again missed out on a first win.
Top performers
For Daugavpils, Sandis Vilcāns scored 27 points, including three service aces and several blocks. Armands Rokjāns added 14 points and Iļja Makarovs 12, with four points from blocks.
For Jēkabpils, Leo Štolcs collected 21 points, with five service aces and three blocks. Arturs Gulovs scored 17, including three aces, and Kārlis Jaundžeikars 14.
