Beat the Kazan youth

In the last match of the first round, Gazprom-Ugra met with the Kazan youth team: Labinsky appeared on the site, Hlyakin, Tolok, Romanovsky, chestnuts, Kononov and Krasilnikov. Someday these names, perhaps, become well known, but so far these are not even rotation players, with the exception of Labinsky and Kononov. From our side, the start was: Ozhiganov, Alekseev, Pawn, Ionov, Makarenko, Inner, Dyakov.

Nevertheless, youth played very well, especially since the rival, Gazprom-Yugra, allowed. Throughout the match, we were unable to make any tangible margin of safety.: as soon as the positive balance grew by 3-4 points, immediately came back. Five points behind in first set (13:18) the hosts liquidated on the checkbox (22:22) and even the first ones earned a set-point after blocking Dmitry Makarenko. The captain personally corrected the situation with an ace, 25:24, Alekseev put an end.

In the second game at Zenit, Labinsky is unstoppable in attack. We initially lead, 8:5 after ace Alekseev, but in the middle of the set there is a massive failure: Tolok knocks out Dyakov with a glider, while Piun gets stuck in the block, 13:13. And Zenit pulled out the ending at the expense of the same Labinsky and Krasilnikov who supported him, we "helped" as best we could with our own sluggish game.

Vsevolod Abramychev went to pass in the third game, but in the course of the set again gave way to Ozhiganov. At all, problems with the pass haunted the Surgut team throughout the match. This "option", as well as a limping reception and became key factors in such a protracted struggle. On the site the same picture: after ace Alekseev we go forward, 8:4, but we immediately give the initiative, 9:9. Fortunately, by the end, we managed to return a small handicap and put the squeeze on the opponent by experience - Makarenko turned another unsuccessful pass into an attack with a hook a la Ngapeth.

The fourth game completely sparkled with all the colors of the “rainbow” prospect of winning back the second “five-hat” in two days, but when counting 15:17 "Gazprom-Ugra" erupted aggression when putting the ball into play. First, substitute Maxim Kirillov shipped four "bombs" (one ace and a hit), and then Dmitry Krasikov, replacing Nikita Alekseev diagonally, finished what he started - ace and three passing balls, finished off by Ionov and Makarenko.

We have distinguished centers: Piun put seven blocks, Ionov scored 10 The th round started on Friday with Ural's home win over Fakel 10. As a captain, he played the game Makarenko, sold the most necessary balls. In the "Zenith" it is necessary to note Mikhail Labinsky, nailed us 26 points with an efficiency of 64%. Michael messed up the ending, becoming a victim of filing Kirillov and Krasikov, but it was his efforts in attack throughout the match that allowed Kazan to put up such stubborn resistance to a more experienced opponent.

The first round ended for us in second place, we beat Zenit and Neftyanik in points. Tomorrow is rest day, and then all over again - the second round.

Head coach of VK Gazprom-Yugra Rafael Khabibullin: "Everyone solves his problems: Kazan is watching youth, we also continue to monitor our players. There are still questions. But we'll definitely figure it out., something interesting will be born for us ... Playing the third match in a row is hard. Fatigue accumulated, the opponent had less. The heaviest will be on the fifth or sixth game day. Guys, basically, fighters, endure. We are moving slowly, the main thing is in the right direction”.

Alexander Gorbatkov, senior coach of VC "Gazprom-Yugra".: “Today we tried a new bunch of players, that is, we continue to look for optimal combinations of players. The youth of Kazan is very serious, power plan players, it was not easy with them. As a result, the experience, connected moral and volitional qualities, somewhere played cleaner. This victory was needed. I repeat, that we are now playing with ourselves and the team needs to feel, what can she win?.

Gazprom-Yugra (Surgut) 3 : 1 Zenit-Kazan (Kazan)

match stats

Details

Date	Time	Championship
15.09.2022	21:00	KR 2022

Results

Team	1	2	3	4	GENERAL.
Gazprom-Yugra (Surgut)	26	21	25	25	3
Zenit-Kazan (Kazan)	24	25	22	18	1

Venue

g. Kazan / Exhibition Center "St. Petersburg"
Volleyball Center \"St. Petersburg", 1, Midhata Bulatova Street, 33-th Military town, Farm-2, Privolzhsky district, Kazan, Kazan city district, Tatarstan, Volga Federal District, 420011, Russia

Gazprom-Yugra (Surgut)

1	2	3	4	5	S	K	E	FACING	B	PTS
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Zenit-Kazan (Kazan)

1	2	3	4	5	S	K	E	FACING	B	PTS
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0