Resolute Kenya Pipeline comfortably register victory in their opening match against Rwanda Police in a 3-1 (25-10, 25-19, 21-25, 25-18) in Pool D.
KPC started off with a bang and were winning 8-3, before Police started engaging. A few spikes and volleying the ball to gaps at the back of the court won Police points, however KPC were comfortably in control and won the set 25-10.
Errors from Police allowed KPC to extend their points and made it difficult for Police to come back shutting down Police with excellent blocks. A run of points brought Police back into the set, but the KPC lead was too much and in the end the Rwandans succumbed 19-25.
In a repeat pattern of the earlier sets, KPC established an early lead 9-3 and then extended it significantly. Police came back late in the set with a number of points and took the third set 25-21.
It was all to play in the fourth set. KPC want to win, Police fighting to force to deciding set, it was KPC that ran way with the game with a 25-18