Twelfth round: some heat in cold water

12-th tour is held as if "in place", on a day off, but due to the previous tour wedged in the middle of the week, he assumed all the associated costs: fast moving, crumpled workout, universal suitcase mode. A business, generally, habitual, but good, what is not systemic. What is the result? One principled game in Kemerovo, a couple of hot showdowns in the basement, a bit of intrigue in Moscow and the total dominance of the hosts in the rest.

"Kuzbass" with a full house and triumph held a match on the new, seven thousandth arena, but Belgorod residents will be received at the old “prayed” site, the new one will work perfectly 2023 of the year.

and Kuzbass, and Belogorye can be measured using the Dynamo-LO scale, which both clubs have beaten in recent matches (Belgorod did not play on Wednesday). Here is an approximate equality, won in three sets and even the pattern of the game is similar. Home court seems to be for the owners, but "Belogory" is already so accustomed to playing away, which is not a fact. The reference points of the opponents are the same: Kuzbass depends on, how setters will play, Belogorye still has the factor of the second player. Who will be the first to close the problem, Finally, there are more than three matches on the tour.

Minsk will be epic, for the owners have tasted blood, and "Oilman" – almost ideal for continuing the feast. But there is a lot of "but". At first, Orenburg residents are not a sandwich with sausage, eating is not easy. Secondly, they themselves are hungry for victories and consider Minsk as prey. I smell electricity in the air and the struggle of nerves, which a priori should be stronger for guests, unless Oleg Mikanovich manages to properly relax the team. Perhaps, for the first time I will look with interest at the game in Minsk.

Another fundamental confrontation. «New», getting a click in Ufa, dreams of a home revenge “a la Gazprom-Ugra”. Yenisei, whose protracted click began just with the defeat of the Surguts at home, looking for opportunities to get out of another negative wave. Novokuibyshevsk (or Samara?) almost the last chance, ибо далее «Динамо» и все по нашему, Surgut, graphics. I give a small advantage to the owners, but it's in the details, with which "Yenisei" is theoretically able to cope. It will be interesting.

Here is the end of the story, the nine-match unbeaten streak of the Ufimians seems to be interrupted in the capital. Interesting is this: I can't understand the true level of the game "Ural". Yes, they pretty painlessly went "along the bottom" of the standings, but have never played with a top club. In Moscow, we will gain this knowledge - what is the "Ural" against the giants, How capable is he of resisting.

For every Babkevich in Kazan there is a Labinsky. Or Mikhailov, or Zemchenok. This is about me, on fingers, He showed, how much more powerful Kazan is in almost every position of almost any opponent, and Torch is no exception.. Novy Urengoy youth need to go out and frolic, veterans - look after, so that "playfulness" goes in a constructive way. There is hardly anyone, who will bet on the victory of the guests, there will be no intrigue. It's hard to blame the owners for anything.: they just ran far ahead and don't have to wait, while the rest (with rare exceptions) they will catch up.

There will be no intrigue in St. Petersburg. A year ago, ASK was able to catch the same Dynamo in Moscow, but today Zenit has a coach, who needs to prove his worth in every match. It's good for the coach too., and for Zenith, because everything is fine. Even if the hosts have a second squad on the court, half consisting of former Surguts (Kobzar, The place of the second central was taken by a native of Nizhnevartovsk Maxim Kosmin, Yakutin), today's ASC has no resources for effective resistance at this level. Team, what is called, material, but local Akels are increasingly missing, and especially there is no one to gnaw their places on the site.

Sosnovobortsy in the match with Samotlor will actively lick their wounds. With Jovovich or Strilchuk, Pirainen or Murashko is not so important. Guests have their own problems, but they are on a different level. Sure, no one loses in advance, Samotlor is capable of resistance as a team, but I just don't have any arguments in their favor. Is it magic, which works from time to time.

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