First tour in Belgorod: ten years later

Ten years ago, 29 september 2012 of the year, in the first round of the Russian Championship, Gazprom-Ugra beat Belogorye on its site with a score of 3:0. What is characteristic - won "Gazprom-Ugra" from Belgorod and in the second round on its site. And then Belogorye became the champion of Russia.

A story from a decade ago lays out a simple truth: gods don't burn pots. Now before us again Belgorod, first tour, strong opponent. We lost twice to Belogoriya in the preliminary part of the Russian Cup, even though the second match was played by an experimental team. But the championship starts with a clean slate.

The Belgorod team is going through a generational change, and, is in the final stages of this painful process. Having fallen to the last place in the Super League a couple of years ago, the club invested considerable resources in the revival and a year later appeared in a more familiar capacity - if not the leader of Russian volleyball, then a formidable force, capable of much.

Belgorod had extremely ambitious plans for the current season, which had to be adjusted due to the virtual closure of the European transfer market. team, however, managed to keep striker diagonal Mohamed Al-Khachdadi, as well as a good refresh of the composition through domestic transfers. Of the significant innovations - the return of the binder Roman Poroshin, Acquisition of classy Libero Valentin Krotkov, reinforcement of the line of finishers by Ruslan Galimov, who shot in Nizhnevartovsk.

In the current championship, Belogorye expects to get close to the podium, and even swipe at the medal. Start the championship against such an opponent, and even away - the test is more than serious. The upcoming match will show, How prepared is Gazprom-Ugra for serious trials?, which in the Super League - one match per week. We will fight and remember the match in Belgorod 29 september 2012 of the year.