I didn't have enough strength

"Gazprom-Ugra": Ozhiganov - Alekseev, Piun - Kurbatov, Makarenko - Katich, Nagaec/Kabeshov

"Dinamo-LO": Jovovich – Pirainen, Kayumov - Safonov, Biryukov - Ivovich, Vyshnevetsky

Surgut residents suffered insulting, but well deserved defeat. Nikita Alekseev and Dmitry Makarenko have not fully recovered from their illness, which ultimately affected the outcome. And Dynamo-LO played just great in the second half of the match, allowing a minimum of their own marriage.

At the start of the match, the hosts' finishers could not outplay the opponent's block, and Jovovich decided to win the set with a pipe. At first this idea worked., but in the middle of the set the situation turned around: Katic issued an ace, another pipe Biryukov buried in the block, and Kurbatov alone closed his counterpart Safonov, 15:12. After a timeout by Alexander Klimkin, a block defense worked against Pirainen, and Makarenko bounced back from the hands, 16:12.

Mistakes by Alekseev and Katic in the attack allowed Dynamo-LO to get closer - 19:18, but Katic fixed the situation, having implemented an emergency attack after a knocked out reception on Kayumov's powerful serve, 20:18. Biryukov looked for his opponent's fingers, Have not found - 22:19. Strilchuk and Murashko appeared on the court as part of a double substitution, but Ozhiganov, with a discount, provided the owners with a seemingly comfortable ending, 23:20, that Makarenko confirmed with an attack from the fourth zone, 24:21. Pirainen replaced Strilchuk on the front line, and Murashko burst out with a series of powerful innings in an uncomfortable arrangement for the Surguts with the release of the setter from the first zone. Alekseev and Makarenko cannot replay the block, Botin, who replaced Alekseev, did not help either, 24:24.

Murashko's short serve and Pirainen's replay bring the guests a set-ball, 24:25. The swing swung in the other direction due to the mistakes of the Dynamo team - Murashko did not submit, and Ivovich launched the ball into the sky. In the end, Pirainen is flawless, but it is Sergey who at the decisive moment stumbles upon Katic's block, 29:27.

In the second set, the hosts broke away from the mark 5:5 – Makarenko closes Pirainen's attack, Melnikov hits out. Dynamo-LO has a double substitution, Strilchuk loads Melnikov again, but Piun is waiting for him, 8:5. The teams entered into protracted draws, Vishnevetsky and Nagaets work great, but Surgutians are a little better on the net - Murashko, who replaced Pirainen, did not expect a high pass, and Alekseev's answer is accurate, 15:11. The guests serve powerfully, but the hosts hold the reception and gnaw balls on the net. The key draw happened at the mark 19:17: a long episode with an abundance of defense and mutual chances of success ended with an adventurous campaign by Biryukov on a narrow ball into the hands of Kurbatov, 20:17. The guests went for broke, what led to marriage in attack, 22:17. Nagaets cleans Biryukov's discount and Alekseev wins back from the block, bringing the set-ball, and the owners put a block on the pipe of the same Biryukov, 25:19.

In the third set, the guests came out supercharged, and the owners are clearly addicted physically, starting to the same "push-ups" on the pitch. Dynamo-LO has the opposite: Ivovich's ace and Alekseev's blows to the cable and antenna set the tone: 1:6. Attempts to fix the failure only expanded it, the hosts on the grid did not work literally anything. Exit in the middle of Shakhbanmirzaev's game, Botina, Kirillov and Ionov did not save the situation, unlike Roman Murashko, who played the whole set efficiently and effectively. Serving guests moved the reception of Surgut from the grid, and on high balls it was not possible to score serially. Makarenko's blow in touch and two blocks to Kurbatov and Radjab ended the torment, 13:25.

At the beginning of the fourth installment, the Surgut team showed, that do not intend to give up: Makarenko saved the outgoing ball with his foot and Alekseev thanked the captain with a prudent discount, 2:1. Three mistakes in a row Murashko, 5:2 and Pirainen returns to the site. Alekseev stalled again, and an excellent serve by Biryukov led to a productive replay by Ivovich, 5:5. Equal play went to the mark 14:14, after which it was time for Fannur Kayumov. He scored and threw out a series of great serves.. To the credit of the owners, they almost got it right, especially magnificent was the perfect refinement of Katic in the fall with one hand, but Makarenko was eaten by the block, 14:19. The torment of the captain on the grid continued, and the ending of "Gazprom-Yugra" gave a series of his own mistakes: two on serving, marriage in the transfer of Ozhiganov and receiving a blow to the passing ball of Biryukov, 17:25.

From the start of the decisive game, Dynamo-LO rushed forward, covering in the fourth zone of Katic, 1:4. Kirillov goes to pass instead of Ozhiganov. Katic is on the mend, then, together with Nagayets, he works out in defense, and Alekseev scores, 4:5. One Breakball Gap Chase Goes to Mark 9:11, away all passes are given to Pirainen, who is impeccable. Then the block hooks Piun's attack and the Biryukovs increase the distance, 9:12. Submission arrives in Piuna, but Katic handles the accident, and Makarenko, at the cost of possible damage, insures a rebound from the block, the ball hangs over the referee's tower and Kirillov literally jumps on the referee, fetching the ball with a mistake, 10:13. Dynamo-LO will not give up such a gap, Pirainen and Ivovich put pressure on exhausted hosts, 11:15.

It's always a shame to lose, leading 2:0, but at least I would not reproach Gazprom-Ugra for the lack of character (senior coach Alexander Gorbatkov has a different opinion - see. comments). Leaders have not recovered, but it was not possible to measure the depth of the bench with Dynamo-LO. The guests turned on Pirainen at the right moments, Biryukov, Ivovich, Ant, and the center, on the pitch and even in defense Kayumov was effective. Dynamo-LO deserved this comeback against the backdrop of a lack of resources from the opponent.

Yaroslav Vasylenko, head coach of Dinamo-LO: Started well, looked at the opponent, Unfortunately, missed the end of the first set. A fight ensued, in the second game they considered, where they lost in the first. Then they calmed down, added emotions, due to substitutions were able to turn the game. We are glad, that won, it's hard to win here. Winning is important now, mid-season starts. I understand, that you guys are sick, we also had some not in the best condition, but no one cancels the game. Let's count closer to spring, who wins more.

Diagonal VK "Dynamo-LO" Sergey Pirainen: Actually we know, how hard it is to play in Surgut. And Kazan was beaten a couple of years ago, and now the leaders are being chained. Seems to be set up, but at first there was some excitement. They made their mistakes, and the game with high quality just went to nothing, so 0:2 losing. The coach made substitutions, they helped turn the game.

Alexander Gorbatkov, senior coach of VC "Gazprom-Yugra".: Skill is lacking and resilience, with which to end the game. We are already missing the game, and all at the end. Survived the first batch, 2:0 led them, but it is not possible to win three games. Now you can find any reason, to tell: "I'm so tired!», but many athletes got tired, but found reserves. We know many examples, when people got up and moved on. My opinion is pure psychology here. Couldn't get together, so, we are not yet ready as a team. That collective, who can win, conquer, go. The team lost, not personality: here everyone has to block somewhere, play as a partner, lead. There were some attempts, but that's not how it's done. We will work on it, do something, so that it doesn't happen again.

Gazprom-Yugra (Surgut) 2: 3 Dinamo-LO (Linen. region.)

match stats

Details

Date	Time	Championship
21.12.2022	19:00	CR 2022-2023

Results

Team	1	2	3	4	5	GENERAL.
Gazprom-Yugra (Surgut)	29	25	13	17	11	2
Dinamo-LO (Linen. region.)	27	19	25	25	15	3

Venue

g. Surgut / SC "Premier Arena"

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

Dinamo-LO (Linen. region.)

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