CUP IN SURGUT: CAPTURE OF KUZBASS
«New» – "Magnitka-University" 3:0
The third game day was opened by Nova and Magnitogorsk-University. Representatives of the Superleague issued a master class, expressed in a two-fold superiority by the middle of the first set - 16:8. Only at the very end, leading 23:12, the Volga players allowed themselves a moment of weakness and took the game with a score 25:17.
The first point in the second set was earned by Magnitogorsk, however, they immediately received ten points in response - 10:1 in favor of Nova. With this advantage, you can bring the game to the end in a calm mode., which was done - 25:13 after an exchange of errors on the pitch.
The most interesting thing happened in the third set. Equal start, and after 6:6 an attempt to escape is made by the Urals. Zakharov attacks in a rope, 6:8. It seemed, that Nova can easily eliminate this misunderstanding, but instead got "-3": Titic hits three times in one draw, but every time the ball came back into play, "Magnitogorsk" started up, 9:12. Further more: 10:14. Nova coaching staff returns Schenkel and Morov to the court, Titic closes the gap with ace, 13:15, and a successful game on the block restores parity, 15:15. So, nostril to nostril, rivals advance to the final, in which luck smiles a little wider on Nova - 27:25. Take this set Magnitogorsk, and unknown, what size comeback would we see, which once again confirms the well-known idea that, that you can't relax with anyone, nowhere and never.
Lokomotiv-Izumrud – "Tyumen" 0:3
The second match of the day was held in a more interesting and stubborn struggle, despite the score. At all, rivals are similar, so to speak, by type, except that the Urals are a little younger. For the sake of interest, it is quite possible to follow the duel between Bannov and Ganin, Fialkovsky and Shabaev, Sinitsa and Akhametova, Parkhomchuk and Yakutin ... And in general, a slight advantage is in favor of the Tyumen, what they embodied in the scoreboard.
In the first game, Lokomotiv eliminated the starting gap (4:8) on Ropavka's powerful serves - and even took the lead, 11:10. Opponent immediately leveled, and a double-edged interesting game with protracted draws began. Yakutin restored parity to Parkhomchuk with a single block, 20:20, and Parkhomchuk answered Yakutin in the same way at the most important moment, bringing a set-ball, 22:24. The rebound from the block after Ganin's attack flew out, but the libero Moldagumarov from Tyumen got the ball in an acrobatic etude, the Urals did not expect such a surprise and failed to deal with the discount, 22:25.
In the second game, Lokomotiv was in the lead for a long time – 6:3, 8:5, 11:8. But Syropyatov stalled in the fourth zone - and the gap is already minimal, 11:10. Ropavka corrects the picture with another ace, 13:10, but the Urals do not maintain the required level of concentration and make mistakes serially - Ganin hits out, Yakutin - online, Syropyatov - to the block, and then Goncharov draws up an ace, 14:17, game upside down. Sytnik replaces Ganin, instead of Akhametov - a pupil of the Surgut volleyball Firsov, and the situation is slowly getting better.. Sytnik is three times accurate and the gap becomes minimal, 19:20. But the next series of their own marriage leaves Lokomotiv-Emerald without a chance to fight, 20:25.
In the third set, the Tyumen players almost immediately fix their dominance and keep it throughout the game, gradually increasing the gap. 5:7, 7:11, 8:15, 9:19... it seems, Valery Alferov resigned himself to defeat and begins to try out the substitutes. His counterpart Shulga also makes a double sub., and the game, meanwhile, calmly rolls to its logical conclusion, 16:25.
"Gazprom-Ugra" – "Kuzbass" 3:1
Most interesting match, certainly, took place in the evening, between Gazprom-Ugra and Kuzbass. Main question, which tormented all Surgut fans - will the team be able to mobilize after an offensive defeat the day before? As it turned out, could. Perhaps even, that just the loss of Tyumen became the catalyst for today's success.
Surgut began for health - 8:4 after Dragunov's save and Pirainen's attack, 11:5 after Ace Avdochenko. Generally, the game went on like this - Gazprom softened the attacks of the Kemerovo residents with a block, everything, what is below the grid, picked up Dragunov, and Kostylenko looked good on the grid, not seen on site for a long time. Ace in his performance - and the smell of defeat, 18:11. However, "Kuzbass" would not be "Kuzbass", if he hadn't tried to organize a chase. Taking a break from the game on every serve, the guests got to "-4" in the end, 22:18. The hosts came to their senses: in the endgame of a long draw, Kostylenko scores a fast ball, Dragunov dragging Glivenko's attack, Khabibullin outplays Pashitzky on the net, Pirainen ends the set with an ace - 25:18.
In the second set, mindful, how events unfolded in the match with Tyumen, got a little worried, when the own mistakes of the Surgut people gave odds to the opponent: Kostylenko and Avdochenko hit out, Khabibullin also submits there, 4:7. But then the team concentrated, Avdochenko corrected by ace, 7:7. At Kuzbass, in the presence of fine-tuning, Pashitsky and Demakov reign in the center - therefore the task is simple, move the reception away from the grid. It turns out - a block to Sivozhelez, 15:14. Absolutely equal stubborn game drags rivals to the end, 20:20 after Pirainen's attack, 22:22 - answers Glivenko.
Kemerovo residents are the first to get to the set-ball - Podlesnykh deals with the triple block, 23:24. Pashitzky sends the serve out, and Avdochenko decides the ending - first he writes out the long-awaited block to Demakov, and then scores the decisive goal, 26:24.
In the third set, the picture does not change: again a lot of struggle and beautiful moments, the libero is laid again and the block works - almost nothing is clogged to the floor. In the end from balance to 19:19 the hosts enter on slightly better conditions - Kostylenko is successful in the top four, and Demakov attacks out of bounds, 21:19. But this time Podlesnykh can write the ending to his asset. He is twice accurate in attack. (22:22), goes to serve and makes it difficult for the Surgut team to receive, realizing the replay pipe - 22:24. Pirainen wins back one set-ball, but Sivogland finds a gap in the block, 23:25.
The fourth game - and again an equal fight with a slight margin in favor of Kuzbass. As soon as the Surguts get on the balance, Podlesnykh gets down to business - 6:7, 10:11, 11:12. Glivenko blocked the road to Khabibullin, ran for the ball to the side of the opponent and did his team a disservice, 13:12. Again right there Podlesnykh - ace, 13:14. But gradually the advantage in the account passes to the side of Gazprom-Ugra, and Podlesnykh plays catch-up - 19:19 after a block-out at the end of another long play.
With the score 21:21 Khabibullin is twice looking for Avdochenko in the second zone, not getting into the pace with the attacker - both times the Belarusian lands in the block, 21:23. The timeout and Galimov's entry into the fourth zone instead of Pirainen disoriented Kuzbass a little – Dovgan's attack brings success. And then he organizes a block to Pashitsky, 23:23! Nevertheless, "Gazprom-Ugra" does not realize the chance for a match-ball, and Pakshin with an attack along the line brings a set-ball to his team. The block of Surguts eats the same Pakshin in the four, but one more set-ball gives "Kuzbass" Glivenko's attack, 24:25. Pirainen equalizes again, and Kostylenko, after softening the attack of Podlesnykh, confidently knocks the ball into the court - match-ball, 26:25! Pirainen serves powerfully, knocked out reception leaves "Kuzbass" without an attack, and the same Kostylenko wins back from the block out, 27:25.
Central blocker VK "Kuzbass" Mikhail Shcherbakov:
certainly, no one wants to lose even at the preliminary stage. We play to win, hosts win today, natural in some way. Can, they were more motivated, can, native walls, no one wants to lose at home. Tried, but couldn't win, there are reasons for this. Not quite ready yet. You can't think here, that someone from the national team will come and score decisive goals, gotta play with those, who is.
Senior coach of Gazprom-Ugra Yuri Melnichuk:
It doesn't matter in sports., how many times have you been beaten, important, how many times have you managed to hit back. I am glad, that the guys after yesterday's defeat did not lower their heads, approached differently today, fought for every ball, played like a real team. We dismantled "Kuzbass", now they are not full, weaknesses could be found. Emotionally well played, in the attack we can add. I think, must improve with each game.
Libero VK "Gazprom-Ugra" Grigory Dragunov:
Yesterday was a very disappointing defeat., today we had no right to show that level of play again. Everyone was extremely mobilized, motivated, we didn't care, who to play with. Today we have proven, that yesterday was a misunderstanding. Even though the team hasn't played yet, have questions. In "Kuzbass" players of the level of the national team, we knew it, that three zero will definitely not be, they also wanted to win. Good, that tomorrow is a day off - we will have a rest and we will prepare for "Nova".
