JAKARTA - Jakarta Popsivo Polwan finally managed to lock in the third position in the women's sector of the 2026 Proliga after securing victory over Jakarta Electric PLN Mobile in the second leg of the third place battle.
Darko Dobriskov's squad successfully defeated the opponent team through a five-set match drama with a final score of 3-2 (19-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-16, and 15-8) at the Amongrogo GOR, Yogyakarta, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, WIB night.
This second leg battle became a proving ground for Malwina Smarzek and Yonkaira Pena who performed impressively at crucial moments. Both of them were in the best form to bury the ambitions of Neriman Ozsoy and colleagues to climb to the top of the podium.
The PLN Electric actually directly stepped on the gas at the beginning of the first set. Relying on the deadly duet of Kara Bajema and Neriman Ozsoy, the team was leading 11-7 and widening the gap to 15-8 in the middle of the set.
Even though Malwina Smarzek and Yonkaira Pena tried to cut the deficit to 15-20, the solid defense led by Agustin Wulandari and his friends was very difficult to break through so that the first set belonged to Electric PLN.
The tension of the match heated up in the second set with a reciprocal attack. The twin score decorated the scoreboard from 5-5 to 12-12. The momentum turned when Popsivo Polwan started to press and was ahead 15-12.
Darko Dobriskov then took a tactical time out when they were leading by a narrow margin of two points 24-22. As a result, Malwina Smarzek's hard spike managed to ensure that the second set belonged to Popsivo so that the score became even.
Jakarta Electric PLN again found the rhythm of the game in the third set so that it immediately took a quick 9-5 lead. Popsivo was able to resist through Amalia Fajrina, plus some attack errors from the Electric PLN players, the score narrowed to 15-16.
However, Neriman Ozsoy's calmness at the end of the points made Jakarta Electric PLN move away again and finally managed to secure the third set with a score of 25-20.
The Polwan Popsivo who were at the end of the road finally went berserk in the fourth set led by Yonkaira Pena who managed to bring them ahead 7-3. Malwina Smarzek also performed amazingly by scoring six consecutive points to put his team in an increasingly safe position.
On the other hand, the difficulty of getting out of the pressure made Jakarta Electric PLN even further behind 11-21. This situation made Popsivo Polwan calmly force the match to continue to the deciding set.
The drama reached its peak in the fifth set so that it created a figure of 7-7 before the set interval. However, after the change of venue, Popsivo Polwan appeared more focused. They sped away from the Electric PLN figure to 12-7.
This advantage was maintained until a final attack ensured Popsivo Polwan's victory with 15-8. The result automatically makes Jakarta Popsivo Polwan officially holding the third-ranked title of the 2026 Proliga.
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