Proliga 2023 Volleyball: Putting Samator 3-1, LavAni Unbeaten

Jakarta Match LavAni Allo Bank and Surabaya BIN Samator in the continuation match of PLN Mobile Proliga 2023 at GOR Satria, Purwokerto, Sunday (15/1/2023). (Between/Sumarwoto)

JAKARTA - The Jakarta LavAni Allo Bank volleyball team was unbeaten until the end of the first round of the second week of PLN Mobile Proliga 2023 after winning over Surabaya BIN Samator 3-1 (27-25, 25-13, 23-25, 25-21) at GOR Satria, Purwokerto, Banyumas Regency, Central Java, Sunday.

In the previous match, the team owned by the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono defeated Kudus Sukun Badak with a landslide score of 3-0. Likewise in the first round of the first week, LaVani sweeping the victory and currently perched at the top of the Proliga 2023 standings.

Jakarta assistant coach LavAni Allo Bank Samsul Jais said the victory achieved could not be separated from the results of the evaluation carried out after Bandung's first round of the first week against Dio Zulfikri and his friends.

"Alhamdulillah, in this match LavAni was able to carry out the instructions, especially the service targets. Our service targets really attack so that the opponent can't do the combination. LavAni is strong in counter attack. We have points from counter-attacks several times," he said after the match, as reported by Antara.

Samsul Jais assessed that LaVani's players had lost concentration in the third set. This is because the player is too confident after winning 2-0. Luckily the defending champion was able to return to his best performance in set four.

"What we are worried about in the third set is that the opponent is not strong but concentrated, the rhythm of LavAni's game is decreasing. But in the last points we were able to control again, it can raise the rhythm of the game," said Jais.

Jakarta striker LavAni Allo Bank, Fahri Septian Putrantama admitted that the match against Surabaya BIN Samator was extraordinary because both teams tried to do their best.

"So from the mentality, from the psychological of the players, to the physicality of the players also affected today's match. Earlier we lost the set once," he said.

Meanwhile, Assistant coach of Surabaya BIN Samator Sigit Ari Widodo admitted that the Jakarta LavAni Allo Bank game was very good so his team had to lose.

"Today LavAni played very well and played outstandingly. As our coach said for the match strategy, it turns out that LavAni's language is knowing," he said after the match.