The Most Needed Victory
Promised the day before by Rafael Khabibullin "another volleyball" did take place. At first it seemed, that we will see a remake of the meeting of rivals in the first round, when teams alternately passed out and flipped a coin in the fifth set.
The first set went like this.: separate feats like two aces in a row by Anton Botin (5:5) were lost against the background of the predictable and poor-quality game of Vadim Ozhiganov. at level 13:11 we would have to realize the replay and go into the gap, but a bad pass - and Piun launches the ball into touch. And there Vasiliev scores (13:13) - and swing again. In the end, Alekseev did not decide twice at the mark 21:20, turning the account into 21:22 (first time by myself, second time - "thank you" transmission). Towards the curtain, Vasiliev put the ball in line, and Makarenko - no, 23:25.
Ozhiganov stabilized in the second game, Alekseev pulled his team to a small handicap (5:2 after the crash and 8:5 after a killer pitch and a passing ball finished off by Ionov) - and it went. Ionov covers Vasiliev, sending "Oilman" to talk with the head coach. Did not help: excellent game in defense and Makarenko's recovery from the block - 17:12. Immediately, Ushkov, who replaced Khaibulov, passes to nowhere, and Makarenko, after a few draws, organizes another replay with an excellent serve, which we began to steadily implement - this time Botin bounced back from the block, 20:13. Makarenko sold out in earnest, forcing Nikishin to suffer in the reception, 23:13. Actually, 25:16 after the canonical attack of Alekseev in line (thanks to Ozhiganov for the transfer).
I confess, there was a slight chill on the subject of "return", Gazprom-Ugra closes the regular season in St. Petersburg - sounds nice. Botin draws up another ace (3:2), Alekseev closes Panov one to one (7:4). Another block to Panov and a mini-benefit performance of our diagonal - fast attack (thanks to Ozhiganov for the transfer!) and a powerful pitch to Nikishin, who continues to suffer, Ionov hits a passing ball, 10:5.
Nikishin is forced to change to the second diagonal Rakhmatullin, and the one with the reception also can’t say, so that everything is fine. Ours purposefully target him, what pays dividends: Piun wins the net ball against Ushkov, then implements the replay, one more - on account of Botin, and also Alekseeva. Nikishin is back on the mark 9:17, when "Borjomi" has long been drunk. Teams made a lot of mistakes in the end, risking on serve, ace turned out only for Alekseev (24:16).
In the fourth set, the Surgut team began to break away at about the same place: Botin's attack and Vasiliev's block - 14:11. Timeout "Oilman" temporarily mothballed the situation, until the same Vasilyev hit out in a winning situation, and the exchange of productive views gave us another step to victory, 18:14. Ionov hammers from the top, Botin finishes the game after a successful block, and Kozitsyn "catches" Ushkov's pass below the cable and sends the ball out, 21:15. Everything will finally fall into place in the next draw: Makarenko raises Vasiliev's powerful blow in defense, and Botin skillfully gets a break point by winning back from the block. After such episodes, the opponent usually breaks down on a more sparing score.. "Oilman" still resisted, but six match balls is a lot. Gazprom-Ugra implemented the third, 25:19.
What to say? Marriage is still enough (this was especially evident in the first batch), but it's noticeably less. Pleases the mood and charge. pleases, that there was a hint of a killer instinct - do not let go of the opponent. On the other hand, "Neftyanik" did not play his best match. Generally, wait with fanfare, just quietly rejoice in progress.
Head coach of VK Gazprom-Yugra Rafael Khabibullin: We kept this game in mind, prepared for it, and the opponent spent his strength for past matches. By and large,, played for the first time today, without pulling composition. We have injured Rajab and Kostylenko, which significantly reduced the variability on the site, but those, who played - real fighters, showed character. Tomorrow, I think, nothing catastrophic will happen, we should be in the semi-finals. But six games in a week is a very big load.”.
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Oilman (Orenburg)Details
| Date | Time | Championship |
|---|---|---|
| 18.09.2022 | 18:00 | KR 2022 |
Results
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | GENERAL. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazprom-Yugra (Surgut) | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Oilman (Orenburg) | 25 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 1 |
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 |
Oilman (Orenburg)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | S | K | E | FACING | B | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
