SEMARANG - Jakarta LavAni Livin' Transmedia has set a record in the four-big or final four Proliga. In the last match at GOR Jatidiri, Semarang, Sunday, April 19, 2026 WIB evening, LavAni successfully defeated Bhayangkara Precision with a score of 3-1 (25-20, 25-15, 18-25, 25-22).
The victory over Bhayangkara Presisi not only ensured LavAni as the champion of the second round of the Final Four. They also confirmed their status as an undefeated team during the four-round. By becoming the second round champion, LavAni received a coaching money prize of Rp. 60 million.
The fight against Bhayangkara Presisi is actually a warm-up for both teams. The reason is, LavAni and Bhayangkara Presisi have secured tickets to the grand final which will be held in Yogyakarta.
However, LavAni still lowered the best formation in the match. They immediately lowered their Dream Team, including Dio Zulfikri as an attack organizer and Hendra Kurniawan in the middle blocker position. Not only that, the deadly trio of Boy Arnes, Taylor Sander, and Georg Grozer was also lowered so that LavAni immediately played pressing.
Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi which was commanded by Nizar Zulfikar was not without resistance. The defending champion tried to keep up with the attacks of Rendy Tamamilang and Bardia Saadat. Only, the LavAni defense was too solid. Boy Arnes et al. closed the first set with a 25-20 lead.
Entering the second set, Bhayangkara Presisi tried to change strategies to dampen the opponent's attack. However, LavAni showed consistency in the game by making attacks.
As a result, Georg Grozer and Taylor Sander repeatedly broke through the opponent's block with a hard spike. This set was one-sided and ended with a landslide score of 25-15 for LavAni's victory.
Behind two sets, Bhayangkara Presisi tried to bounce back. This time, Bhayangkara's attack coordination was much more neat, while LavAni lost momentum. The third set was won by Bhayangkara Presisi with a score of 18-25, while reducing the position.
The fourth set was dramatic and full of determination. Both teams chased each other for numbers. Not wanting the match to continue to full set, LavAni again intensified the attack and ended Bhayangkara's fierce resistance with a score of 25-22.
The victory made LavAni step into the final with high confidence. Only LavAni's assistant coach, Erwin Rusni, said his team was not at the 'monster' level he wanted. In the match, the team performed well since the first set. However, behind the victory, the players still have to pay attention to the receive.
"The players are still receiving the service of the foreign player Bhayangkara. We really hope to receive the service, be able to immediately counterattack and dead ball on the opponent's side," said Erwin.
Apart from technical factors, the extreme weather of Semarang City became an additional opponent for LavAni. The players' physical condition was exhausted, making their performance not considered to have reached the optimal 100 percent.
However, this victory is a tremendous moral injection. They have valuable capital to appear more confident in the grand final.
Meanwhile, Bhayangkara Precision coach Reidel Alfonso Gonzalez Toiran responded to this defeat with a cool head. According to him, the defeat in Semarang is only part of the process towards the peak of performance.
Toiran said that the strength of his team is currently not optimal, because the performance level has just touched 60%. He said the main evaluation was the communication of the players and their coordination on the field. According to him, the players still often miscommunicate.
Similar optimism was said by Rendy Tamamilang. This national volleyball star is not afraid even though he lost in the final four. For Rendy, this match is a costly evaluation material to minimize 'unforced errors' in Yogyakarta.
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